How do you say “intimate” in Vietnamese?

“Intimate” in Vietnamese is mật thiết (close), thân mật (intimate), gần gũi (close).

Vietnamese words for “intimate”

• mật thiếtListenadjective
  Hanoi [mət̚˧˨ʔ tʰiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [mək̚˨˩˨ tʰiək̚˦˥]mật heavy thiết rising

  close; intimate; near

• thân mậtListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ mət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ mək̚˨˩˨]thân level mật heavy

  intimate; close; friendly

• gần gũiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣən˨˩ ɣuj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩ ɣuj˨˩˦]gần falling gũi creaky rising

  close; intimate

Related Vietnamese words

• chí cốtListenadjective

  intimate; close; deeply familiar

• gần gụiListenadjective

  close; intimate

• khăng khítListenadjective

  close; intimate

• sâu kínListenadjective

  deep; profound; secrete

• thân cậnListenadjective

  intimate; close; personal

• thân thuộcListenadjective

  familiar; intimate

• thắm thiếtListenadjective

  close; intimate

• ấm cúngListenadjective

  cosy/cozy; intimate

• đậm đàListenadjective

  pleasantly strong; intimate; fervid

• riêng tưListenadjective

  private; personal

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.