How do you say “forest” in Vietnamese?

“Forest” in Vietnamese is rừng (forest), ngàn (the woods).

Vietnamese words for “forest”

• rừngListennoun
  Hanoi [zɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ɹɨŋ˨˩]rừng falling

  forest; jungle

  for “forest” meaning: Any dense collection or amount.

  • Có nhiều cây trong rừng.There are many trees in the forest.
• ngànListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋaːn˨˩] · Saigon [ŋaːŋ˨˩]ngàn falling

  the woods; the forest

Related Vietnamese words

• rúListennoun

  forest; woods

• đại ngànListennoun

  forest

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.