How do you say “difficult” in Vietnamese?
“Difficult” in Vietnamese is khó (difficult), khó khăn (difficult), khó tính (hard to please).
Vietnamese words for “difficult”
- khóadjectiveHanoi [xɔ˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥]khó rising
difficult; tough
for “difficult” meaning: Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
- Môn toán khó.Mathematics is difficult.
- khó khănadjectiveHanoi [xɔ˧˦ xan˧˧] · Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥ kʰaŋ˧˧]khó rising khăn level
difficult; hard
for “difficult” meaning: Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
- Mọi thứ đều khó khăn.Everything was difficult.
- khó tínhadjectiveHanoi [xɔ˧˦ tïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥ tɨn˦˥]khó rising tính rising
hard to please; difficult
- vất vảadjectiveHanoi [vət̚˧˦ vaː˧˩] · Saigon [vək̚˦˥ vaː˨˩˦]vất rising vả dipping
hard; laborious; difficult
- gayadjectiveHanoi [ɣaj˧˧] · Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˧˧]gay level
difficult; hard