How do you say “lucky” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "lucky" in Vietnamese?

"Lucky" in Vietnamese is may mắn (lucky), hên (lucky), may (to sew).

“Lucky” in Vietnamese is may mắn (lucky), hên (lucky), may (to sew).

Vietnamese words for “lucky”

may mắnadjective
Hanoi [maj˧˧ man˧˦] · Saigon [ma(ː)j˧˧ maŋ˦˥]may level mắn rising
lucky; fortunate
for “lucky” meaning: Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- Chúng tôi đã rất may mắn.We were very lucky.
hênadjective
Hanoi [hen˧˧] · Saigon [həːn˧˧]hên level
lucky
for “lucky” meaning: Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
mayadjective
Hanoi [maj˧˧] · Saigon [ma(ː)j˧˧]may level
to sew
for “lucky” meaning: Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
đỏadjective
Hanoi [ʔɗɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]đỏ dipping
red; lucky; fortunate

Related Vietnamese words

tốt sốadjective
fortunate; lucky
phúcadjective
good fortune; good luck; happiness
gặp mayadjective
to be in luck; to strike it lucky; to be lucky
ăn mayadjective
đo đỏadjective
red; lucky; fortunate
chạy trốnverb
to flee; to run away; to take flight
tẩunoun
tobacco pipe

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.