How do you say “mum” in Vietnamese?

“Mum” in Vietnamese is mẹ (mother), má (cheek).

Vietnamese words for “mum”

• mẹListennoun
  Hanoi [mɛ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mɛ˨˩˨]mẹ heavy

  mother

  for “mum” meaning: mother

  • Xin chào mẹ ạ!Hello, Mum!
• máListennoun
  Hanoi [maː˧˦] · Saigon [maː˦˥]má rising

  cheek

  for “mum” meaning: mother

Related Vietnamese words

• lặng thinhListenverb

  to keep quiet; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue

• ra hiệuListenverb

  to make a gesture; to signal

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.