How do you say “keep” in Vietnamese?

“Keep” in Vietnamese is giữ (to keep), thủ (to guard), cầm (to hold).

Vietnamese words for “keep”

• giữListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [jɨ˨˩˦]giữ creaky rising

  to keep; to safeguard

  for “keep” meaning: To maintain possession of.

  • Giữ tiền đi.Keep the money.
• thủListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰu˧˩] · Saigon [tʰʊw˨˩˦]thủ dipping

  to guard; to keep

• cầmListenverb
  Hanoi [kəm˨˩] · Saigon [kəm˨˩]cầm falling

  to hold; to keep

Related Vietnamese words

• cứListenadverb

  no matter what; still

• nắm giữListenverb

  to have; to hold; to keep

• tàng trữListenverb

  to store; to keep

• tiếp tụcListenverb

  to continue; to keep on

• lưuListenverb

  to save; to detain; to keep

• bảo trìListenverb

  to maintain; to preserve

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.