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How do you say “ill” in Vietnamese?

“Ill” in Vietnamese is ốm (ill), bệnh (disease).

Vietnamese words for “ill”

  • ốmadjective
    Hanoi [ʔom˧˦] · Saigon [ʔom˦˥]ốm rising

    ill; sick

    for “ill” meaning: Evil; wicked (of people).

    • Mẹ mình đang ốm nặng.My mother is seriously ill.
  • bệnhadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]bệnh heavy

    disease; illness; sickness

    for “ill” meaning: Evil; wicked (of people).

    • Một ngày nọ, bà bị bệnh.One day, the grandmother fell ill.

Related Vietnamese words

  • bệnh hoạnadjective

    sick; ill

  • bạcadjective

    silver; money

  • bịnhadjective

    disease; illness; sickness

  • xấuadjective

    ugly; hideous

  • khó chịuadjective

    uncomfortable; uneasy; intolerable

  • tồiadjective

    poor; bad; mediocre

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