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How do you say “kill” in Vietnamese?

“Kill” in Vietnamese is giết (to kill), giết chết (to kill), ngả (to kill).

Vietnamese words for “kill”

  • giếtverb
    Hanoi [ziət̚˧˦] · Saigon [jiək̚˦˥]giết rising

    to kill

    for “kill” meaning: To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

    • Giết nó.Kill it.
  • giết chếtverb
    Hanoi [ziət̚˧˦ t͡ɕet̚˧˦] · Saigon [jiək̚˦˥ cəːt̚˦˥]giết rising chết rising

    to kill; to murder; to slaughter

    • Tom là kẻ đã giết chết Mary.Tom is the person who killed Mary.
  • ngảverb
    Hanoi [ŋaː˧˩] · Saigon [ŋaː˨˩˦]ngả dipping

    to kill; to lean; to incline

  • sát hạiverb
    Hanoi [saːt̚˧˦ haːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂaːk̚˦˥ haːj˨˩˨]sát rising hại heavy

    to murder; to kill

    • Tom sát hại kẻ sát nhân.Tom killed the killer.
  • tiêu diệtverb
    Hanoi [tiəw˧˧ ziət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tiw˧˧ jiək̚˨˩˨]tiêu level diệt heavy

    to kill; to apply genocide; to destroy

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