How do you say “mumble” in Vietnamese?

“Mumble” in Vietnamese is lí nhí (in small voice), lẩm bẩm (to mumble).

Vietnamese words for “mumble”

• lí nhíListenadverb
  Hanoi [li˧˦ ɲi˧˦] · Saigon [lɪj˦˥ ɲɪj˦˥]lí rising nhí rising

  in small voice; mumbly

  for “mumble” meaning: To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.

• lẩm bẩmListenverb
  Hanoi [ləm˧˩ ʔɓəm˧˩] · Saigon [ləm˨˩˦ ʔɓəm˨˩˦]lẩm dipping bẩm dipping

  to mumble; to mutter; especially angrily or indignantly

Related Vietnamese words

• lẩm nhẩmListenverb

  to mumble; to mutter

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.