How do you say “lose” in Vietnamese?

“Lose” in Vietnamese is mất (to lose), thua (to lose).

Vietnamese words for “lose”

• mấtListenverb
  Hanoi [mət̚˧˦] · Saigon [mək̚˦˥]mất rising

  to lose; to take (time); to die

  for “lose” meaning: To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

  • Tom thường bị mất đồ.Tom often loses things.
• thuaListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰuə˧˧] · Saigon [tʰuə˧˧]thua level

  to lose

  for “lose” meaning: To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).

  • Tom sẽ thua.Tom will lose.

Related Vietnamese words

• chiến bạiListenverb

  to be defeated; to be vanquished; to lose

• hao hụtListenverb

  to lose; to suffer losses

• hao tổnListenverb

  to lose; to wear thin

• mất mátListenverb

  to lose; to be compromised

• bayListenverb

  to fly

• băng hàListenverb

  to die

• bạiListenverb

  to fail; to be defeated; to lose

• lạcListenverb

  peanut; groundnut

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.