How do you say “mourn” in Vietnamese?

“Mourn” in Vietnamese is thương tiếc (to regret), xót xa (wretched), than khóc (to lament).

Vietnamese words for “mourn”

• thương tiếcListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tiək̚˦˥]thương level tiếc rising

  to regret; to mourn over

  for “mourn” meaning: To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

• xót xaListenadjective
  Hanoi [sɔt̚˧˦ saː˧˧] · Saigon [sɔk̚˦˥ saː˧˧]xót rising xa level

  wretched; regretful

  for “mourn” meaning: To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

• than khócListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰaːn˧˧ xawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰaːŋ˧˧ kʰawk͡p̚˦˥]than level khóc rising

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

Related Vietnamese words

• khóc thanListenverb

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

• khócListenverb

  to cry; to weep

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.