How do you say “forbid” in Vietnamese?

“Forbid” in Vietnamese is cấm (to prohibit), ngăn cấm (to forbid).

Vietnamese words for “forbid”

• cấmListenverb
  Hanoi [kəm˧˦] · Saigon [kəm˦˥]cấm rising

  to prohibit; to forbid

  for “forbid” meaning: To disallow; to proscribe.

  • Cuốn sách phù thuỷ cũ chứa đựng cấm thuật đen.The ancient grimoire contained forbidden black magic spells.
• ngăn cấmListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ kəm˧˦] · Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ kəm˦˥]ngăn level cấm rising

  to forbid

  for “forbid” meaning: To disallow; to proscribe.

Related Vietnamese words

• cấm đoánListenverb

  to prohibit; forbid; ban

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.