How do you say “hi” in Vietnamese?

“Hi” in Vietnamese is chào (hello), xin chào (hello).

Vietnamese words for “hi”

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

  hello; goodbye; to greet

  • Chào mọi người.Hi, everyone.
• xin chàoListeninterjection
  Hanoi [sin˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˨˩] · Saigon [sɨn˧˧ caːw˨˩]xin level chào falling

  hello; hi (polite greeting)

Related Vietnamese words

• nàyListendeterminer

  this

• êListeninterjection

  hey

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.