How do you say “language” in Vietnamese?
“Language” in Vietnamese is ngôn ngữ (language), tiếng (language), tiếng nói (language).
Vietnamese words for “language”
- ngôn ngữnounHanoi [ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]ngôn level ngữ creaky rising
language
for “language” meaning: A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
- Ngôn ngữ nào khó nhất?Which language is the most difficult?
- tiếngnounHanoi [tiəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥]tiếng rising
language; sound; voice
for “language” meaning: A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
- Bạn nói tiếng gì?What languages do you speak?
- tiếng nóinounHanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ nɔj˧˦] · Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ nɔj˦˥]tiếng rising nói rising
language; speech
for “language” meaning: A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
- từ vựngnounHanoi [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˨˩˨]từ falling vựng heavy
vocabulary
for “language” meaning: A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
- biệt ngữnounHanoi [ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦]biệt heavy ngữ creaky rising
slang; jargon
for “language” meaning: A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
- thuật ngữnounHanoi [tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦]thuật heavy ngữ creaky rising
a term; terminology
for “language” meaning: A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.