How do you say “intelligent” in Vietnamese?

“Intelligent” in Vietnamese is thông minh (clever), sáng dạ (bright).

Vietnamese words for “intelligent”

• thông minhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ mïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ mɨn˧˧]thông level minh level

  clever; intelligent; smart

  for “intelligent” meaning: Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

  • Khỉ là loài thông minh.Monkeys are intelligent.
• sáng dạListenadjective
  Hanoi [saːŋ˧˦ zaː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂaːŋ˦˥ jaː˨˩˨]sáng rising dạ heavy

  bright; intelligent; quick-witted

Related Vietnamese words

• não toListenadjective

  elegant; intelligent; astute

• sáng lángListenadjective

  clever; smart; bright

• tríListenadjective

  mind; wisdom; knowledge

• ma lanhListenadjective

  cunning; or sly

• tài tríListenadjective

  ability and wisdom; talent and intellect

• nhanh tríListenadjective

  quick-witted; shrewd; nimble

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.