How do you say “explain” in Vietnamese?

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

"Explain" in Vietnamese is giải thích (to explain), giảng (to explain), giảng giải (to explain).

“Explain” in Vietnamese is giải thích (to explain), giảng (to explain), giảng giải (to explain).

Vietnamese words for “explain”

giải thíchverb
Hanoi [zaːj˧˩ tʰïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [jaːj˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥]giải dipping thích rising
to explain; to explicate
for “explain” meaning: To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
- Tự giải thích đi.Explain yourself.
giảngverb
Hanoi [zaːŋ˧˩] · Saigon [jaːŋ˨˩˦]giảng dipping
to explain; to explicate; to lecture
giảng giảiverb
Hanoi [zaːŋ˧˩ zaːj˧˩] · Saigon [jaːŋ˨˩˦ jaːj˨˩˦]giảng dipping giải dipping
to explain; to explicate; to expound
thanh minhverb
Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ mïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰan˧˧ mɨn˧˧]thanh level minh level
to clarify; to explain
thuyết minhverb
Hanoi [tʰwiət̚˧˦ mïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ mɨn˧˧]thuyết rising minh level
to explain; to interpret
lý giảiverb
lý rising giải dipping
to explain; to describe; to interpret

Related Vietnamese words

cắt nghĩaverb
to explain; to clarify
diễn giảiverb
to interpret; to explain
lí giảiverb
to explain; to describe; to interpret
phân buaverb
to explain
dẫn giảiverb
to escort; to deliver
phân giảiverb
to decompose; resolve or break down

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.