How do you say “itch” in Vietnamese?

“Itch” in Vietnamese is ngứa (to feel itchy).

Vietnamese words for “itch”

• ngứaListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋɨə˧˦] · Saigon [ŋɨə˦˥]ngứa rising

  to feel itchy; to itch

  for “itch” meaning: A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

  • Lưng tôi hơi ngứa.My back is a bit itchy.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngứa ngáyListenverb

  to itch; to feel itchy

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.