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How do you say “let” in Vietnamese?

“Let” in Vietnamese is để (to), trở (to turn), cho (to give).

Vietnamese words for “let”

  • đểverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗe˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗej˨˩˦]để dipping

    to; in order to; to put

    for “let” meaning: To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

    • Để họ vào.Let them come in.
  • trởverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩] · Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦]trở dipping

    to turn; to change

    for “let” meaning: To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

  • choverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧] · Saigon [cɔ˧˧]cho level

    to give; for; to let

    • Cho tôi xem cái đó.Let me see that.

Related Vietnamese words

  • đễverb

    to place; to set

  • cho phépverb

    to allow; to permit

  • để chophrase

    In order to; In order that

  • hãyadverb

    (urges an action: let's, please)

  • cho thuêverb

    to lease

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.