How do you say “missing” in Vietnamese?

“Missing” in Vietnamese is mất (to lose), thiếu (to be short of).

Vietnamese words for “missing”

• mấtListenverb
  Hanoi [mət̚˧˦] · Saigon [mək̚˦˥]mất rising

  to lose; to take (time); to die

  for “missing” meaning: Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

  • Tom bị mất một ngón tay.Tom is missing a finger.
• thiếuListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰiəw˧˦] · Saigon [tʰiw˦˥]thiếu rising

  to be short of; to lack

  for “missing” meaning: Not present when it (they) should be.

  • Thiếu Tom.Tom was missing.

Related Vietnamese words

• bặt vô âm tínListenphrase

  missing; whereabouts unknown; complete radio silent

• vắngListenadjective

  deserted; desolate

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.