How do you say “for” in Vietnamese?

“For” in Vietnamese is cho (to give), để (to).

Vietnamese words for “for”

• choListenpreposition
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧] · Saigon [cɔ˧˧]cho level

  to give; for; to let

  for “for” meaning: Because.

  • Bầu cho tôi đi!Vote for me!
• đểListenconjunction
  Hanoi [ʔɗe˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗej˨˩˦]để dipping

  to; in order to; to put

  • Tôi hết lời để nói.I'm at a loss for words.

Related Vietnamese words

• đễListenconjunction

  to place; to set

• vìListenconjunction

  because

• bởi vìListenconjunction

  because

• ủng hộListenverb

  to support; to back

• về pheListenverb

  to side with

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.