How do you say “doctor” in Vietnamese?

“Doctor” in Vietnamese is tiến sĩ (doctor), thầy thuốc (doctor).

Vietnamese words for “doctor”

• tiến sĩListennoun
  Hanoi [tiən˧˦ si˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦]tiến rising sĩ creaky rising

  doctor; doctorate

  for “doctor” meaning: The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.

• thầy thuốcListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰəj˨˩ tʰuək̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəj˨˩ tʰuək̚˦˥]thầy falling thuốc rising

  doctor; physician

  • Thầy thuốc cấm tôi tham gia chạy việt dã.The doctor forbade me from taking part in the marathon.

Related Vietnamese words

• tấn sĩListennoun

  doctor; doctorate

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.