How do you say “lost” in Vietnamese?

“Lost” in Vietnamese is lạc (peanut), thất lạc (to go astray).

Vietnamese words for “lost”

• lạcListenadjective
  Hanoi [laːk̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laːk̚˨˩˨]lạc heavy

  peanut; groundnut

  for “lost” meaning: Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

  • Có lẽ tôi bị lạc.I am probably lost.
• thất lạcListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰət̚˧˦ laːk̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰək̚˦˥ laːk̚˨˩˨]thất rising lạc heavy

  to go astray; to be mislaid

  for “lost” meaning: In an unknown location; unable to be found.

Related Vietnamese words

• lơ láoListenadjective

  disoriented; lost

• lạc lõngListenadjective

  lost; strayed; lonely

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.