How do you say “lie” in Vietnamese?
“Lie” in Vietnamese is nằm (to lie), nói dối (to lie), nói láo (to lie).
Vietnamese words for “lie”
- nằmverbHanoi [nam˨˩] · Saigon [nam˨˩]nằm falling
to lie; to be located
for “lie” meaning: To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- Tôi nằm trên bãi biển hằng ngày.I lie on the beach every day.
- nói dốiverbHanoi [nɔj˧˦ zoj˧˦] · Saigon [nɔj˦˥ joj˦˥]nói rising dối rising
to lie; to tell a lie
for “lie” meaning: To convey a false image or impression.
- Họ đã nói dối.They lied.
- nói láoverbHanoi [nɔj˧˦ laːw˧˦] · Saigon [nɔj˦˥ laːw˦˥]nói rising láo rising
to lie; to tell a lie
for “lie” meaning: To convey a false image or impression.
- Nó không bao giờ nói láo.He never tells lies.
- xạoverbHanoi [saːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [saːw˨˩˨]xạo heavy
to lie
- Nó không bao giờ nói xạo.He never tells lies.