How do you say “hard” in Vietnamese?
“Hard” in Vietnamese is cứng (hard), rắn (hard), khó (difficult).
Vietnamese words for “hard”
- cứngadjectiveHanoi [kɨŋ˧˦] · Saigon [kɨŋ˦˥]cứng rising
hard; firm; rigid
for “hard” meaning: Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- Sâu bọ có lớp vỏ cứng.Insects have a hard skin.
- rắnadjectiveHanoi [zan˧˦] · Saigon [ɹaŋ˦˥]rắn rising
hard; firm; rigid
for “hard” meaning: Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- khóadjectiveHanoi [xɔ˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥]khó rising
difficult; tough
for “hard” meaning: Solid and firm.
- Khó đấy.That's hard.
- khó khănadjectiveHanoi [xɔ˧˦ xan˧˧] · Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥ kʰaŋ˧˧]khó rising khăn level
difficult; hard
for “hard” meaning: Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- Cuộc sống thì khó khăn đấy, nhưng tôi mạnh mẽ hơn nó nhiều.Life is hard, but I am harder.
- mạnhadjectiveHanoi [majŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [man˨˩˨]mạnh heavy
strong; powerful; vigorous
for “hard” meaning: Strong.
- vất vảadjectiveHanoi [vət̚˧˦ vaː˧˩] · Saigon [vək̚˦˥ vaː˨˩˦]vất rising vả dipping
hard; laborious; difficult
- gayadjectiveHanoi [ɣaj˧˧] · Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˧˧]gay level
difficult; hard