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How do you say “no” in Vietnamese?

“No” in Vietnamese is không (not), cấm (to prohibit), phải không (is that true or not?).

Vietnamese words for “no”

  • khônginterjection
    Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]không level

    not; no; (end-of-sentence yes/no question particle)

    for “no” meaning: Not any.

    • Không.No.
  • cấmverb
    Hanoi [kəm˧˦] · Saigon [kəm˦˥]cấm rising

    to prohibit; to forbid

    for “no” meaning: Not any.

    • Vùng đất này không bán vì nó là đất thánh và là đất cấm.This land is not for sale because it is sacred and forbidden.
  • phải khôngparticle
    Hanoi [faːj˧˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [faːj˨˩˦ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]phải dipping không level

    is that true or not?; yes?; no?

    • Nó không quá ngạc nhiên phải không?It's not much of a surprise, is it?
  • haparticle
    Hanoi [haːt̚˧˦ ʔaː˧˧] · Saigon [haːk̚˦˥ ʔaː˧˧]ha level

    yes?; no?; m'kay?

Related Vietnamese words

  • ừparticle

    yeah; OK (informal)

  • phảiverb

    must; have to; right (correct

  • đâuparticle

    where; (strengthens a negation)

  • đéointerjection

    fuck

  • cócinterjection

    toad

  • dellinterjection

    fuck

  • kointerjection

    not at all

  • môparticle

    mound; a tissue

  • éointerjection

    fuck

  • đếuinterjection

    fuck

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.