How do you say “how” in Vietnamese?
“How” in Vietnamese is thế nào (how), sao (why), làm sao (why).
Vietnamese words for “how”
- thế nàoadverbHanoi [tʰe˧˦ naːw˨˩] · Saigon [tʰej˦˥ naːw˨˩]thế rising nào falling
how; what … like
for “how” meaning: By what title or what name.
- Tom thế nào rồi?How is Tom?
- saoadverbHanoi [saːw˧˧] · Saigon [ʂaːw˧˧]sao level
why; how; star
for “how” meaning: In what manner
- 12:45 thì sao?How about 12:45?
- làm saoadverbHanoi [laːm˨˩ saːw˧˧] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧]làm falling sao level
why; how
for “how” meaning: In what manner
- Thật đẹp làm sao!How beautiful!
- biết baoadverbHanoi [ʔɓiət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓiək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]biết rising bao level
“ knows how many/how much”; so many; so much
- Tôi tự hỏi nó sẽ biết bao lâu.I wonder how long it's going to take.
- ra saoadverbHanoi [zaː˧˧ saːw˧˧] · Saigon [ɹaː˧˧ ʂaːw˧˧]ra level sao level
how; what
- Họ không hiểu điện thoại di động hoạt động ra sao.They do not understand how mobile phones work.
- biết mấyadverbHanoi [ʔɓiət̚˧˦ məj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓiək̚˦˥ məj˦˥]biết rising mấy rising
how