How do you say “inquisitive” in Vietnamese?

“Inquisitive” in Vietnamese is tò mò (curious), dòm ngó (to watch with secret designs).

Vietnamese words for “inquisitive”

• tò mòListenadjective
  Hanoi [tɔ˨˩ mɔ˨˩] · Saigon [tɔ˨˩ mɔ˨˩]tò falling mò falling

  curious; inquisitive; nosy

  for “inquisitive” meaning: Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.

• dòm ngóListenverb
  Hanoi [zɔm˨˩ ŋɔ˧˦] · Saigon [jɔm˨˩ ŋɔ˦˥]dòm falling ngó rising

  to watch with secret designs; to eyeball

  for “inquisitive” meaning: Too curious; overly interested; nosy.

Related Vietnamese words

• hiếu kìListenadjective

  curious; inquisitive

• lắm chuyệnListenadjective

  nosy; inquisitive

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.