How do you say “fond” in Vietnamese?

“Fond” in Vietnamese is yêu mến (to have a dear affection).

Vietnamese words for “fond”

• yêu mếnListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˧ men˧˦] · Saigon [ʔiw˧˧ məːn˦˥]yêu level mến rising

  to have a dear affection

  for “fond” meaning: To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

Related Vietnamese words

• nềnListennoun

  background; foundation; basis

• âu yếmListenadjective

  to caress; to fondle

• đậm đàListenadjective

  pleasantly strong; intimate; fervid

• ngây thơListenadjective

  naive; innocent; unsophisticated

• cả tinListenadjective

  gullible

• yêu dấuListenverb

  to love dearly; to cherish

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.