How do you say “hurt” in Vietnamese?

“Hurt” in Vietnamese is đau (to hurt), nhức (to ache), xúc phạm (to offend).

Vietnamese words for “hurt”

• đauListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧]đau level

  to hurt; painful; sore

  for “hurt” meaning: To be painful.

  • Đau thế.That hurt.
• nhứcListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲɨk̚˦˥]nhức rising

  to ache

  for “hurt” meaning: To be painful.

  • Đầu tôi nhức vì tôi bị ốm.My head hurts because I'm sick.
• xúc phạmListenverb
  Hanoi [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ faːm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ faːm˨˩˨]xúc rising phạm heavy

  to offend; to derogate; to hurt

Related Vietnamese words

• hãm hạiListenverb

  to harm; to hurt

• xótListenadjective

  hurt; in pain

• chạmListenverb

  to touch; to make physical contact

• vết thươngListennoun

  wound; site of injury; cut

• tai hạiListenadjective

  harmful; disastrous; causing much harm and/or loss

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.