How do you say “greet” in Vietnamese?

“Greet” in Vietnamese is chào (hello), chào mừng (to welcome), chào hỏi (to greet).

Vietnamese words for “greet”

• chàoListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩]chào falling

  hello; goodbye; to greet

  for “greet” meaning: To accost; to address.

  • Cô ấy cuối đầu chào.She inclined her head in greeting.
• chào mừngListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ mɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩ mɨŋ˨˩]chào falling mừng falling

  to welcome; warmly greet

  for “greet” meaning: To accost; to address.

• chào hỏiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ hɔj˧˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩ hɔj˨˩˦]chào falling hỏi dipping

  to greet; to salute

Related Vietnamese words

• đón tiếpListenverb

  to receive; to greet

• đónListenverb

  to pick up; fetch

• hoan hôListeninterjection

  bravo!

• khóc lócListenverb

  to weep profusely; to wail

• than khócListenverb

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

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.