How do you say “mother” in Vietnamese?
“Mother” in Vietnamese is mẹ (mother), má (cheek), u (mother).
Vietnamese words for “mother”
- mẹnounHanoi [mɛ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mɛ˨˩˨]mẹ heavy
mother
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- Bố tôi yêu mẹ tôi.My father loves my mother.
- mánounHanoi [maː˧˦] · Saigon [maː˦˥]má rising
cheek
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- Má tui sống ở Dudelange.My mother lives in Dudelange.
- unounHanoi [ʔu˧˧] · Saigon [ʔʊw˧˧]u level
mother; mom
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- bầmnounHanoi [ʔɓəm˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓəm˨˩]bầm falling
mother
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- mạnounHanoi [maː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [maː˨˩˨]mạ heavy
mother; mom
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- cáiclassifierHanoi [kaːj˧˦] · Saigon [kaːj˦˥]cái rising
(classifier for things); the thing
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- Mẹ tôi mua cho em trai tôi một cái dù màu vàng.My mother bought my little brother a yellow umbrella.
- đẻverbHanoi [ʔɗɛ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗɛ˨˩˦]đẻ dipping
to give birth to; to birth
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- mợnounHanoi [məː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məː˨˩˨]mợ heavy
maternal aunt-in-law; mother's younger brother's wife
for “mother” meaning: A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- chăm sócverbHanoi [t͡ɕam˧˧ sawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [cam˧˧ ʂawk͡p̚˦˥]chăm level sóc rising
to look after; to take care of
for “mother” meaning: To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- nuôi nấngverbHanoi [nuəj˧˧ nəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [nuj˧˧ nəŋ˦˥]nuôi level nấng rising
to raise; to rear
for “mother” meaning: To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- nuôiverbHanoi [nuəj˧˧] · Saigon [nuj˧˧]nuôi level
to feed and raise; to rear
for “mother” meaning: To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- Mẹ tôi sẽ không cho chúng tôi nuôi thú cưng trong nhà.My mother won't let us keep pets in the house.