How do you say “friend” in Vietnamese?

“Friend” in Vietnamese is bạn (you (friend, peer)), bạn bè (friends).

Vietnamese words for “friend”

• bạnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]bạn heavy

  you (friend, peer); friend

  for “friend” meaning: A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

  • Xin chào bạn.Hello, friend.
• bạn bèListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ ʔɓɛ˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓɛ˨˩]bạn heavy bè falling

  friends

  • Tôi có bạn bè.I have friends.

Related Vietnamese words

• bạn hữuListennoun

  friend

• chiến hữuListennoun

  a comrade in arms; battle buddy; fighting partner

• giúp đỡListenverb

  to help; to aid; to assist

• bầu bạnListennoun

  friends

• lông vũListennoun

  a feather

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.