How do you say “keep quiet” in Vietnamese?

“Keep quiet” in Vietnamese is im lặng (to be silent), lặng thinh (to keep quiet).

Vietnamese words for “keep quiet”

• im lặngListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔim˧˧ laŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔim˧˧ laŋ˨˩˨]im level lặng heavy

  to be silent; to be quiet

  for “keep quiet” meaning: To remain silent.

  • Im lặng. Em bé đang ngủ.Keep quiet. The baby is sleeping.
• lặng thinhListenverb
  Hanoi [laŋ˧˨ʔ tʰïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [laŋ˨˩˨ tʰɨn˧˧]lặng heavy thinh level

  to keep quiet; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue

  for “keep quiet” meaning: To remain silent.

Related Vietnamese words

• lặng imListenverb

  to keep silence; to keep quiet

• émListenverb

  to hide; to conceal; to keep quiet

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.