How do you say “hunger” in Vietnamese?

“Hunger” in Vietnamese is đói (hungry), thèm (to want to eat).

Vietnamese words for “hunger”

• đóiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗɔj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗɔj˦˥]đói rising

  hungry

  for “hunger” meaning: A need or compelling desire for food.

  • Khi đói thì ăn gì cũng ngon.Hunger is the best sauce.
• thèmListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰɛm˨˩] · Saigon [tʰɛm˨˩]thèm falling

  to want to eat; to want; to crave

  for “hunger” meaning: To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.

Related Vietnamese words

• thèm muốnListenverb

  to thirst; to crave; to hunger

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.