How do you say “happen” in Vietnamese?

“Happen” in Vietnamese is xảy ((in xảy ra) to happen).

Vietnamese words for “happen”

• xảyListenverb
  Hanoi [saj˧˩] · Saigon [sa(ː)j˨˩˦]xảy dipping

  (in xảy ra) to happen

  • Nó xảy ra.It happens.

Related Vietnamese words

• tình cờListenadjective

  by chance; accidental

• ngẫu nhiênListenadjective

  random; accidental; by accident

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.