How do you say “mute” in Vietnamese?

“Mute” in Vietnamese is câm (mute), thầm lặng (silent).

Vietnamese words for “mute”

• câmListenadjective
  Hanoi [kəm˧˧] · Saigon [kəm˧˧]câm level

  mute; silent

  for “mute” meaning: Not having the power of speech; dumb.

• thầm lặngListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰəm˨˩ laŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰəm˨˩ laŋ˨˩˨]thầm falling lặng heavy

  silent; mute; taciturn

Related Vietnamese words

• lặng thầmListenadjective

  silent; mute; taciturn

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.