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How do you say “novel” in Vietnamese?

“Novel” in Vietnamese is tiểu thuyết (a storybook), mới lạ (new), truyện (novel).

Vietnamese words for “novel”

  • tiểu thuyếtnoun
    Hanoi [tiəw˧˩ tʰwiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [tiw˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥]tiểu dipping thuyết rising

    a storybook; especially a novel

    for “novel” meaning: A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

    • Cuốn tiểu thuyết này đủ thú vị.This novel is interesting enough.
  • mới lạadjective
    Hanoi [məːj˧˦ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məːj˦˥ laː˨˩˨]mới rising lạ heavy

    new; novel; unheard-of

    • Đó là một ý tưởng mới lạ.That's a novel idea.
  • truyệnnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨]truyện heavy

    novel; synonym of chuyện

    • Câu truyện trong tiểu thuyết Nhật này khá phức tạp.The story in this Japanese novel was fairly complicated.
  • mới mẻadjective
    Hanoi [məːj˧˦ mɛ˧˩] · Saigon [məːj˦˥ mɛ˨˩˦]mới rising mẻ dipping

    fresh; new; novel

Related Vietnamese words

  • mớiadjective

    new; just (recently); only then

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