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How do you say “little” in Vietnamese?

“Little” in Vietnamese is ít (few), nhỏ (small), bé (small).

Vietnamese words for “little”

  • ítdeterminer
    Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥]ít rising

    few; little

    for “little” meaning: Not much.

    • Còn rất ít giấy thừa.There's very little paper left.
  • nhỏadjective
    Hanoi [ɲɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ɲɔ˨˩˦]nhỏ dipping

    small; little

    for “little” meaning: Small, limited in size.

    • Một cái burger nhỏ.A little bigger.
  • béadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɓɛ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɛ˦˥]bé rising

    small; little; tiny

    • Chúng tôi sửng sốt trước khả năng ăn nói của thằng bé.We marveled at the little boy's eloquence.
  • ít ỏiadjective
    Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦ ʔɔj˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥ ʔɔj˨˩˦]ít rising ỏi dipping

    few; little

  • hơiadverb
    Hanoi [həːj˧˧] · Saigon [həːj˧˧]hơi level

    slightly; somewhat; a little

    • Tom hơi giận Mary.Tom is a little angry at Mary.
  • nhỏ nhặtadjective
    Hanoi [ɲɔ˧˩ ɲat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲɔ˨˩˦ ɲak̚˨˩˨]nhỏ dipping nhặt heavy

    little; trifling; trivial

    • Kể cả những thứ nhỏ nhặt cũng có thể tạo ra sự khác biệt.Even the little things can make a difference.

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