How do you say “except” in Vietnamese?
“Except” in Vietnamese is ngoại trừ (to except), trừ (to subtract), phản đối (to oppose).
Vietnamese words for “except”
- ngoại trừverbHanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨ˨˩] · Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʈɨ˨˩]ngoại heavy trừ falling
to except
for “except” meaning: To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- Không ai ngoại trừ Tom đã đến.No one except Tom came.
- trừverbHanoi [t͡ɕɨ˨˩] · Saigon [ʈɨ˨˩]trừ falling
to subtract; to exclude
for “except” meaning: To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- Chúng tôi uống tất cả mọi thứ trừ nước.We drink everything except water.
- phản đốiverbHanoi [faːn˧˩ ʔɗoj˧˦] · Saigon [faːŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗoj˦˥]phản dipping đối rising
to oppose; to object
for “except” meaning: To take exception, to object (to or against).
- chốngverbHanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [cəwŋ͡m˦˥]chống rising
to prop up; to lean on
for “except” meaning: To take exception, to object (to or against).
- trừ phiconjunctionHanoi [t͡ɕɨ˨˩ fi˧˧] · Saigon [ʈɨ˨˩ fɪj˧˧]trừ falling phi level
unless; except