How do you say “massage” in Vietnamese?

“Massage” in Vietnamese is xoa bóp (to massage), mát-xa (to massage).

Vietnamese words for “massage”

• xoa bópListenverb
  Hanoi [swaː˧˧ ʔɓɔp̚˧˦] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧ ʔɓɔp̚˦˥]xoa level bóp rising

  to massage

  for “massage” meaning: To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).

• mát-xaListenverb
  Hanoi [maːt̚˧˦ saː˧˧] · Saigon [maːk̚˦˥ saː˧˧]

  to massage

  for “massage” meaning: To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).

Related Vietnamese words

• đấm bópListenverb

  to massage

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.