How do you say “long” in Vietnamese?

“Long” in Vietnamese is dài (long), lâu (long), mơ ước (to dream).

Vietnamese words for “long”

• dàiListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaːj˨˩] · Saigon [jaːj˨˩]dài falling

  long

  for “long” meaning: Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

  • Con đường dài.The road is long.
• lâuListenadverb
  Hanoi [ləw˧˧] · Saigon [ləw˧˧]lâu level

  long

  for “long” meaning: Having great duration.

  • Lâu quá.So long.
• mơ ướcListenverb
  Hanoi [məː˧˧ ʔɨək̚˧˦] · Saigon [məː˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥]mơ level ước rising

  to dream; to crave; to long

Related Vietnamese words

• lâu dàiListenadjective

  long

• lêu nghêuListenadjective

  excessively high or long

• trường thànhListennoun

  a long; sturdy wall

• tít tắpListenadjective

  very far or long

• trườngListenadjective

  school; field or range

• xaListenadjective

  far

• ước mơListenverb

  dream; wish; hope

• chầyListenadjective

  late; tardy; delayed

• lâu laListenadjective

  subordinate

• kéo dàiListenverb

  to prolong; to drag on

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.