How do you say “drama” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "drama" in Vietnamese?

"Drama" in Vietnamese is kịch (play), tuồng (look).

“Drama” in Vietnamese is kịch (play), tuồng (look).

Vietnamese words for “drama”

kịchnoun
Hanoi [kïk̟̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɨt̚˨˩˨]kịch heavy
play; drama
for “drama” meaning: A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
tuồngnoun
Hanoi [tuəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [tuəŋ˨˩]tuồng falling
look; appearance; mien
for “drama” meaning: Theatrical plays in general.

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.