How do you say “married” in Vietnamese?

“Married” in Vietnamese is kết hôn (to get married), cưới (to marry).

Vietnamese words for “married”

• kết hônListenverb
  Hanoi [ket̚˧˦ hon˧˧] · Saigon [kəːt̚˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]kết rising hôn level

  to get married

  for “married” meaning: In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

  • Tom chưa kết hôn.Tom isn't married yet.
• cướiListenverb
  Hanoi [kɨəj˧˦] · Saigon [kɨj˦˥]cưới rising

  to marry; to wed

  for “married” meaning: In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

  • Jane cưới sớm.Jane married young.

Related Vietnamese words

• vợ chồngListennoun

  husband and wife

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.