How do you say “direct” in Vietnamese?

“Direct” in Vietnamese is ngay (right away), đạo diễn (to direct), thẳng (straight).

Vietnamese words for “direct”

• ngayListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋaj˧˧] · Saigon [ŋa(ː)j˧˧]ngay level

  right away; immediately; straight

• đạo diễnListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ ziən˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˦]đạo heavy diễn creaky rising

  to direct

  • Steven Spielberg là một đạo diễn.Steven Spielberg is a film director.
• thẳngListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˩] · Saigon [tʰaŋ˨˩˦]thẳng dipping

  straight; direct; nonstop

• thẳng thừngListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˩ tʰɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [tʰaŋ˨˩˦ tʰɨŋ˨˩]thẳng dipping thừng falling

  blunt; forthright; direct

Related Vietnamese words

• chỉ dẫnListenverb

  to guide; to instruct; to direct

• trực thuListenadjective

  direct

• gửiListenverb

  to send; to deposit

• trực tiếpListenadjective

  live; direct; straight

• một chiềuListenadjective

  one-sided; biased; compare đơn phương

• chỉ thịListenverb

  a directive; command; instruction

• ra lệnhListenverb

  to issue a command; to order

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.