How do you say “have” in Vietnamese?

“Have” in Vietnamese is có (to have), dùng (to use).

Vietnamese words for “have”

• cóListenverb
  Hanoi [kɔ˧˦] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥]có rising

  to have; there is; yes

  for “have” meaning: To possess, own.

  • Họ có tiền.They have money.
• dùngListenverb
  Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]dùng falling

  to use; to employ

  • Tôi sẽ dùng một tách trà.I would like to have a glass of tea.

Related Vietnamese words

• chiếm hữuListenverb

  to have; to own; to possess

• nắm giữListenverb

  to have; to hold; to keep

• đãListenparticle

  already (marks a past or completed action)

• nênListenverb

  should; so; therefore

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.