How do you say “fear” in Vietnamese?

“Fear” in Vietnamese is sợ (to fear), hãi (to fear), sợ hãi (scared).

Vietnamese words for “fear”

• sợListenverb
  Hanoi [səː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂəː˨˩˨]sợ heavy

  to fear; to be afraid

  for “fear” meaning: To feel fear.

  • Tôi sợ chết.I fear death.
• hãiListenverb
  Hanoi [haːj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [haːj˨˩˦]hãi creaky rising

  to fear; to be afraid

  for “fear” meaning: To feel fear.

• sợ hãiListenadjective
  Hanoi [səː˧˨ʔ haːj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʂəː˨˩˨ haːj˨˩˦]sợ heavy hãi creaky rising

  scared; afraid

  for “fear” meaning: To feel fear.

  • Tôi đã bị trói chặt bởi sự sợ hãi.I was seized with fear.
• khiếp sợListenverb
  Hanoi [xiəp̚˧˦ səː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kʰip̚˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˨]khiếp rising sợ heavy

  to be afraid; to fear; to dread

Related Vietnamese words

• tôn sợListenverb

  to fear; to venerate

• eListenverb
• ngạiListenverb

  worried; hesitant; fearful

• nềListenverb

  to build with bricks; stones or mortar

• quợnListenverb

  uneasy

• loListenverb

  to bother; to worry

• lo ngạiListenverb

  to be worried and afraid; to be concerned; to be apprehensive

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.