How do you say “dive” in Vietnamese?

“Dive” in Vietnamese is lặn (to dive), nhảy (to jump).

Vietnamese words for “dive”

• lặnListenverb
  Hanoi [lan˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laŋ˨˩˨]lặn heavy

  to dive; to set

  for “dive” meaning: To swim under water.

• nhảyListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaj˧˩] · Saigon [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦]nhảy dipping

  to jump; to leap; to dive

Related Vietnamese words

• ngụpListenverb

  to dive

• nhàoListenverb

  to knead; to dive

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.