How do you say “instrument” in Vietnamese?

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

"Instrument" in Vietnamese is dụng cụ (utensil), nhạc cụ (musical instrument).

“Instrument” in Vietnamese is dụng cụ (utensil), nhạc cụ (musical instrument).

Vietnamese words for “instrument”

dụng cụnoun
Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ku˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ kʊw˨˩˨]dụng heavy cụ heavy
utensil; tool
for “instrument” meaning: A device used to produce music.
nhạc cụnoun
Hanoi [ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ ku˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ kʊw˨˩˨]nhạc heavy cụ heavy
musical instrument
for “instrument” meaning: A device used to produce music.
- Bạn có chơi nhạc cụ nào không?Do you play any instruments?

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.