How do you say “lover” in Vietnamese?

“Lover” in Vietnamese is người yêu (non-marital romantic partner), người tình (a lover), tình nhân (lover).

Vietnamese words for “lover”

• người yêuListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ ʔiəw˧˧] · Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ ʔiw˧˧]người falling yêu level

  non-marital romantic partner

  for “lover” meaning: One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

  • Tom là một người yêu mèo.Tom is a cat lover.
• người tìnhListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ tïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ tɨn˨˩]người falling tình falling

  a lover

• tình nhânListennoun
  Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ ɲən˧˧] · Saigon [tɨn˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]tình falling nhân level

  lover

  • Đôi tình nhân hôn nhau.The lovers kissed.

Related Vietnamese words

• ghệListennoun

  girlfriend; lover

• chậuListennoun

  basin; pot; vessel

• bồ bịchListennoun

  lover; date

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.