How do you say “nervous” in Vietnamese?

“Nervous” in Vietnamese is thần kinh (mental or nervous), hồi hộp (nervous).

Vietnamese words for “nervous”

• thần kinhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]thần falling kinh level

  mental or nervous; crazy; nuts

  • Côn trùng có hệ thần kinh không?Do insects have a nervous system?
• hồi hộpListenadjective
  Hanoi [hoj˨˩ hop̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hoj˨˩ hop̚˨˩˨]hồi falling hộp heavy

  nervous; anxiously excited

  for “nervous” meaning: Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.

  • Bạn làm chúng tôi hồi hộp.You're making us nervous.

Related Vietnamese words

• hoảng hốtListenadjective

  panicky; nervous

• nơm nớpListenadjective

  fearful; anxious; nervous

• rối rítListenadjective

  in a bustle; nervous; rushed

• nóng nảyListenadjective

  hot-tempered

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.