How do you say “not” in Vietnamese?
“Not” in Vietnamese is không (not), chẳng (not at all), chả (not at all).
Vietnamese words for “not”
- khôngadverbHanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]không level
not; no; (end-of-sentence yes/no question particle)
for “not” meaning: Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
- Nó không ấm.It's not warm.
- chẳngadverbHanoi [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩] · Saigon [caŋ˨˩˦]chẳng dipping
not at all; even if not
for “not” meaning: Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
- Chẳng vui chút nào.This is not fun.
- chảadverbHanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˩] · Saigon [caː˨˩˦]chả dipping
not at all
for “not” meaning: Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
- Bạn chả phải thiên tài đâu.You are not a genius.
- phải khôngparticleHanoi [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?
- đếchadverbHanoi [ʔɗəjk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗəːt̚˦˥]đếch rising
not