How do you say “illiterate” in Vietnamese?

“Illiterate” in Vietnamese is mù chữ (illiterate), thất học (illiterate).

Vietnamese words for “illiterate”

• mù chữListenadjective
  Hanoi [mu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [mʊw˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦]mù falling chữ creaky rising

  illiterate

  for “illiterate” meaning: Unable to read and write.

  • Tôi bị mù chữ.I am illiterate.
• thất họcListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰət̚˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰək̚˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]thất rising học heavy

  illiterate; unlettered

  for “illiterate” meaning: Unable to read and write.

Related Vietnamese words

• dốt đặcListenadjective

  very stupid

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.