How do you say “father” in Vietnamese?
“Father” in Vietnamese is bố (father), cha (you), ba (three).
Vietnamese words for “father”
- bốnounHanoi [ʔɓo˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓow˦˥]bố rising
father
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- Bố tôi bận.My father was busy.
- chapronounHanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˧] · Saigon [caː˧˧]cha level
you; father
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- Xin chào cha ạ.Hello, father.
- banounHanoi [ʔɓaː˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaː˧˧]ba level
three; father (Southern)
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- Ba của bạn sao rồi?How's your father?
- tíanounHanoi [tiə˧˦] · Saigon [tiə˦˥]tía rising
father; dad
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- cậunounHanoi [kəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəw˨˩˨]cậu heavy
you (to a friend of the same age); maternal uncle
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- Tom đã bị sốc khi biết tin cha cậu ấy lên cơn đau tim.Tom was shocked by the news that his father had had a heart attack.
- bọnounHanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨]bọ heavy
insect; bug
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- thầynounHanoi [tʰəj˨˩] · Saigon [tʰəj˨˩]thầy falling
male teacher
for “father” meaning: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- ôngnounHanoi [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]ông level
grandfather; Mr.; you (to an older man)
for “father” meaning: A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- Ông bố vừa đọc báo vừa ăn sáng.Father reads the newspaper, eating his breakfast.
- chúnounHanoi [t͡ɕu˧˦] · Saigon [cʊw˦˥]chú rising
paternal uncle; father's younger brother
for “father” meaning: A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- Ông ấy không phải ba tôi, ông ta là chú của tôi.He is not my father, he is my uncle.
- bácnounHanoi [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]bác rising
paternal uncle; father's elder brother
for “father” meaning: A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
Related Vietnamese words
- phụ thânnoun
father