How do you say “dirt” in Vietnamese?

“Dirt” in Vietnamese is đất (earth), bụi (dust), bùn (mud).

Vietnamese words for “dirt”

• đấtListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗət̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗək̚˦˥]đất rising

  earth; soil; dirt

  for “dirt” meaning: Soil or earth.

• bụiListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓuj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓuj˨˩˨]bụi heavy

  dust

  for “dirt” meaning: Soil or earth.

• bùnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓun˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩]bùn falling

  mud

  for “dirt” meaning: Soil or earth.

• ghétListennoun
  Hanoi [ɣɛt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɣɛk̚˦˥]ghét rising

  to hate; to dislike

• cáuListennoun
  Hanoi [kaw˧˦] · Saigon [ka(ː)w˦˥]cáu rising

  dirt; filth

Related Vietnamese words

• bợnListennoun

  filth; dirt; impurity

• cáu ghétListennoun

  dirt; filth

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.