How do you say “north” in Vietnamese?

“North” in Vietnamese is bắc (north).

Vietnamese words for “north”

• bắcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓak̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥]bắc rising

  north; northern

  for “north” meaning: The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariab

  • Hãy đi về hướng bắc.Head north.

Related Vietnamese words

• bấcListennoun

  wick; soft rush

• miền BắcListennoun

  northern region

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.