How do you say “dialect” in Vietnamese?
“Dialect” in Vietnamese is thổ ngữ (dialect), phương ngữ (topolect), phương ngôn (a regional aphorism).
Vietnamese words for “dialect”
- thổ ngữnounHanoi [tʰo˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰow˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]thổ dipping ngữ creaky rising
dialect; patois
for “dialect” meaning: A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonol
- phương ngữnounHanoi [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]phương level ngữ creaky rising
topolect; dialect
for “dialect” meaning: A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonol
- Yanni nói tiếng Berber nhưng anh ấy nói anh ấy không hiểu phương ngữ Kabyle.Yanni speaks Berber but he says that he doesn't understand the Kabyle dialect.
- phương ngônnounHanoi [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋon˧˧] · Saigon [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]phương level ngôn level
a regional aphorism; saying or proverb
for “dialect” meaning: A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonol