How do you say “immediately” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "immediately" in Vietnamese?

"Immediately" in Vietnamese is ngay lập tức (immediately), lập tức (immediately), ngay tức thì (immediately).

“Immediately” in Vietnamese is ngay lập tức (immediately), lập tức (immediately), ngay tức thì (immediately).

Vietnamese words for “immediately”

ngay lập tứcadverb
Hanoi [ŋaj˧˧ ləp̚˧˨ʔ tɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ŋa(ː)j˧˧ ləp̚˨˩˨ tɨk̚˦˥]ngay level lập heavy tức rising
immediately; posthaste
for “immediately” meaning: In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
- Đến đây ngay lập tức.Come here immediately.
lập tứcadverb
Hanoi [ləp̚˧˨ʔ tɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ləp̚˨˩˨ tɨk̚˦˥]lập heavy tức rising
immediately
for “immediately” meaning: In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
ngay tức thìadverb
Hanoi [ŋaj˧˧ tɨk̚˧˦ tʰi˨˩] · Saigon [ŋa(ː)j˧˧ tɨk̚˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩]ngay level tức rising thì falling
immediately; instantly
for “immediately” meaning: In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
ngayadjective
Hanoi [ŋaj˧˧] · Saigon [ŋa(ː)j˧˧]ngay level
right away; immediately; straight
for “immediately” meaning: In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
- Rời khỏi đây ngay.Leave immediately.
tức thìadverb
Hanoi [tɨk̚˧˦ tʰi˨˩] · Saigon [tɨk̚˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩]tức rising thì falling
immediately; at once

Related Vietnamese words

liền tayadverb
immediately; at once
phăng phăngadverb
instantly; immediately; straight away
cấp tốcadverb
rapid; expeditious; high-speed
nghiếnadverb
to grind; clench or grit
tức khắcadverb
instant; moment; split-second
liềnadverb
continuous; successive
trực tiếpadjective
live; direct; straight

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.