How do you say “drive” in Vietnamese?

“Drive” in Vietnamese is lái (to control), lái xe (to drive a car).

Vietnamese words for “drive”

• láiListenverb
  Hanoi [laːj˧˦] · Saigon [laːj˦˥]lái rising

  to control; to drive; to ride

  for “drive” meaning: To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

  • Tôi không lái.I didn't drive.
• lái xeListenverb
  Hanoi [laːj˧˦ sɛ˧˧] · Saigon [laːj˦˥ sɛ˧˧]lái rising xe level

  to drive a car

  for “drive” meaning: To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

  • Tom lái xe.Tom drives.

Related Vietnamese words

• dongListenverb

  to drive; to escort

• lèo láiListenverb

  to steer; to drive; to control

• nhuệ khíListennoun

  fortitude; drive; morale

• ổ đĩaListennoun

  drive; disc

• đưaListenverb

  to bring; to take; to give

• đóngListenverb

  to affix; to station; to be stationed

• dồnListenverb

  to gather into one place; to flock to

• xuaListenverb

  to dispel; to make something go away

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.