How do you say “know” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "know" in Vietnamese?

"Know" in Vietnamese is biết (to know), làm quen (to be acquainted with someone), hiểu (to understand).

“Know” in Vietnamese is biết (to know), làm quen (to be acquainted with someone), hiểu (to understand).

Vietnamese words for “know”

biếtverb
Hanoi [ʔɓiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓiək̚˦˥]biết rising
to know; to know how to
for “know” meaning: To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- Tom biết.Tom knows.
làm quenverb
Hanoi [laːm˨˩ kwɛn˧˧] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ wɛŋ˧˧]làm falling quen level
to be acquainted with someone
for “know” meaning: To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
hiểuverb
Hanoi [hiəw˧˩] · Saigon [hiw˨˩˦]hiểu dipping
to understand; to know
- Tôi hiểu ý bạn.I know what you mean.

Related Vietnamese words

nhận diệnverb
to recognize; to know
hiểu biếtnoun
knowledge; understanding
nhận biếtverb
to recognise; to realise; to identify

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.