How do you say “formal” in Vietnamese?

“Formal” in Vietnamese is hình thức (model), khách sáo (ceremonious), chính thức (official).

Vietnamese words for “formal”

• hình thứcListenadjective
  Hanoi [hïŋ˨˩ tʰɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [hɨn˨˩ tʰɨk̚˦˥]hình falling thức rising

  model; form

• khách sáoListenadjective
  Hanoi [xajk̟̚˧˦ saːw˧˦] · Saigon [kʰat̚˦˥ ʂaːw˦˥]khách rising sáo rising

  ceremonious; formal

• chính thứcListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ tʰɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥ tʰɨk̚˦˥]chính rising thức rising

  official; formal; standard

Related Vietnamese words

• chánh thứcListenadjective

  official; formal; standard

• long trọngListenadjective

  formal; ceremonial; solemn

• trang trọngListenadjective

  formal; solemn

• chính quiListenadjective

  regular; standard; conventional

• chính quyListenadjective

  regular; standard; conventional

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.