How do you say “intentionally” in Vietnamese?

“Intentionally” in Vietnamese is cố tình (to deliberately do something), cố ý (to do intentionally).

Vietnamese words for “intentionally”

• cố tìnhListenverb
  Hanoi [ko˧˦ tïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [kow˦˥ tɨn˨˩]cố rising tình falling

  to deliberately do something; to intentionally do

  for “intentionally” meaning: In an intentional manner; on purpose.

• cố ýListenverb
  Hanoi [ko˧˦ ʔi˧˦] · Saigon [kow˦˥ ʔɪj˦˥]cố rising ý rising

  to do intentionally; to do on purpose

  for “intentionally” meaning: In an intentional manner; on purpose.

  • Bạn cố ý làm phải không!You did this intentionally!

Related Vietnamese words

• chủ ýListennoun

  intention; purpose

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.