How do you say “forgive” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "forgive" in Vietnamese?

"Forgive" in Vietnamese is tha thứ (to forgive), tha (to forgive), bỏ qua (to forgive).

“Forgive” in Vietnamese is tha thứ (to forgive), tha (to forgive), bỏ qua (to forgive).

Vietnamese words for “forgive”

tha thứverb
Hanoi [tʰaː˧˧ tʰɨ˧˦] · Saigon [tʰaː˧˧ tʰɨ˦˥]tha level thứ rising
to forgive; to pardon
for “forgive” meaning: To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
- Tha thứ cho Tom.Forgive Tom.
thaverb
Hanoi [tʰaː˧˧] · Saigon [tʰaː˧˧]tha level
to forgive
for “forgive” meaning: To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
- Hãy tha cho chúng tôi.Forgive us.
bỏ quaverb
Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˩ kwaː˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ waː˧˧]bỏ dipping qua level
to forgive; to overlook
- Tôi vừa làm vỡ cái bình của bạn mất rồi. Bạn sẽ bỏ qua cho tôi chứ?I’ve broken your vase. Will you forgive me?
thứ lỗiverb
Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˦ loj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰɨ˦˥ loj˨˩˦]thứ rising lỗi creaky rising
to forgive

Related Vietnamese words

châm chướcverb
to forgive; to pardon
dung thaverb
to forgive; to tolerate
dung thứverb
to forgive; to condone; to pardon
miễn chấpverb
to pardon; to forgive; to exempt
miễnverb
to exempt from
dungnoun
beauty

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.