How do you say “foreign” in Vietnamese?
“Foreign” in Vietnamese is nước ngoài (a foreign country), xa lạ (strange), ngoại quốc (foreign country).
Vietnamese words for “foreign”
- nước ngoàiadjectiveHanoi [nɨək̚˧˦ ŋwaːj˨˩] · Saigon [nɨək̚˦˥ ŋwaːj˨˩]nước rising ngoài falling
a foreign country
for “foreign” meaning: Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
- Học tiếng nước ngoài không hề dễ.It isn't easy to learn a foreign language.
- xa lạadjectiveHanoi [saː˧˧ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [saː˧˧ laː˨˩˨]xa level lạ heavy
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
for “foreign” meaning: Alien; strange; uncharacteristic.
- ngoại quốcnounHanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ kuək̚˧˦] · Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ wək̚˦˥]ngoại heavy quốc rising
foreign country
for “foreign” meaning: Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
- ngoàiprepositionHanoi [ŋwaːj˨˩] · Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩]ngoài falling
out; outside; except
- Tôi thấy tiếng người ngoài rất thú vị.I find foreign languages very interesting.