How do you say “inquire” in Vietnamese?

“Inquire” in Vietnamese is điều tra (to investigate), học hỏi (to learn), hỏi (to ask).

Vietnamese words for “inquire”

• điều traListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˨˩ t͡ɕaː˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʈaː˧˧]điều falling tra level

  to investigate; to survey; to inquire

• học hỏiListenverb
  Hanoi [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hɔj˧˩] · Saigon [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ hɔj˨˩˦]học heavy hỏi dipping

  to learn; to inquire; to investigate

• hỏiListenverb
  Hanoi [hɔj˧˩] · Saigon [hɔj˨˩˦]hỏi dipping

  to ask

  • "Bạn thấy sao?" anh ấy hỏi."How do you feel?" he inquired.
• hỏi hanListenverb
  Hanoi [hɔj˧˩ haːn˧˧] · Saigon [hɔj˨˩˦ haːŋ˧˧]hỏi dipping han level

  to inquire after; to ask about

Related Vietnamese words

• hỏi thămListenverb

  to check in on

• thẩm traListenverb

  to interrogate

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.