How do you say “empty” in Vietnamese?

“Empty” in Vietnamese is trống (empty), rỗng (hollow), dốc (to slope).

Vietnamese words for “empty”

• trốngListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥]trống rising

  empty; vacant

  for “empty” meaning: Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

  • Bãi đỗ xe còn trống.The parking lot is empty.
• rỗngListenadjective
  Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]rỗng creaky rising

  hollow; empty

  for “empty” meaning: Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

  • Tôi cảm thấy trống rỗng.I feel empty.
• dốcListenverb
  Hanoi [zəwk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [jəwk͡p̚˦˥]dốc rising

  to slope; to dip

Related Vietnamese words

• hổngListenadjective

  empty; hollow

• lépListenadjective

  not well-filled; empty; hollow

• sạch báchListenadjective

  empty; vacant

• trống trảiListenadjective

  empty; deserted; desolate

• trớpListenadjective

  empty; shriveled

• khôngListenadjective

  not; no; (end-of-sentence yes/no question particle)

• đổListenverb

  to pour; to fall in love; usually one-sidedly

• koListenadjective

  not at all

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.