How do you say “fine” in Vietnamese?

“Fine” in Vietnamese is tiền phạt (fine), mịn (smooth), khá (fairly/decently competent).

Vietnamese words for “fine”

• tiền phạtListennoun
  Hanoi [tiən˨˩ faːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩ faːk̚˨˩˨]tiền falling phạt heavy

  fine; penalty

  for “fine” meaning: A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

  • Anh ấy đã phải trả một khoản tiền phạt nhỏ.He had to pay a small fine.
• mịnListenadjective
  Hanoi [min˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mɨn˨˩˨]mịn heavy

  smooth; silky; fine

• kháListenadjective
  Hanoi [xaː˧˦] · Saigon [kʰaː˦˥]khá rising

  fairly/decently competent; fine; OK

• tốt đẹpListenadjective
  Hanoi [tot̚˧˦ ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tok̚˦˥ ʔɗɛp̚˨˩˨]tốt rising đẹp heavy

  good; fine

• đẹp đẽListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɗɛp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɛ˨˩˦]đẹp heavy đẽ creaky rising

  beautiful; fine

Related Vietnamese words

• ổnListenadjective

  satisfactory; fair; OK

• okListenadjective

  OK; okay

• kha kháListenadjective

  fairly/decently competent; fine; OK

• sắc sảoListenadjective

  sharp-witted; fine; sharp

• tinh xảoListenadjective

  exquisite; sophisticated; intricate

• tốtListenadjective

  good

• phạtListenverb

  to punish; to fine

• ô kêListenadjective

  OK; okay

• nguyên chấtListenadjective

  pure; unadulterated

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.