How do you say “naive” in Vietnamese?

“Naive” in Vietnamese is ngây thơ (naive), nai (innocent).

Vietnamese words for “naive”

• ngây thơListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧] · Saigon [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]ngây level thơ level

  naive; innocent; unsophisticated

  for “naive” meaning: Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

  • Tom không ngây thơ.Tom isn't naive.
• naiListenadjective
  Hanoi [naːj˧˧] · Saigon [naːj˧˧]nai level

  innocent; naive

  for “naive” meaning: Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

Related Vietnamese words

• dại khờListenadjective

  naive; silly; foolish

• khờListenadjective

  silly; naive; foolish

• khờ dạiListenadjective

  naive; foolish; stupid

• ngây dạiListenadjective

  naive; inexperienced; unsophisticated

• nhẹ dạListenadjective

  naive; gullible

• thánhListenadjective

  holy; sacred; saintly

• chất phácListenadjective

  simple-hearted; humble; modest

• ngẩn ngơListenadjective

  lost in thought; dreamy; spellbound

• non nớtListenadjective

  young; green

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.