How do you say “near” in Vietnamese?

“Near” in Vietnamese is gần (near), cận (near).

Vietnamese words for “near”

• gầnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣən˨˩] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩]gần falling

  near; nearby; close

  for “near” meaning: Physically close.

  • Tôi sống gần Opole.I live near Opole.
• cậnListenadjective
  Hanoi [kən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəŋ˨˩˨]cận heavy

  near; approaching

Related Vietnamese words

• mật thiếtListenadjective

  close; intimate; near

• sát náchListenadjective

  very close to; near; adjacent

• thânListennoun

  torso; trunk

• bén mảngListenverb

  to approach someone or somewhere

• chi lyListenadjective

  meticulous; particular; precise

• chắt bópListenverb

  to scrimp; to economize; to retrench

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.