How do you say “obey” in Vietnamese?
“Obey” in Vietnamese is phục tùng (to submit to), vâng lời (to obey), tuân (to obey).
Vietnamese words for “obey”
- phục tùngverbHanoi [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ tʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ tʊwŋ͡m˨˩]phục heavy tùng falling
to submit to; to listen to; to yield to
for “obey” meaning: To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- vâng lờiverbHanoi [vəŋ˧˧ ləːj˨˩] · Saigon [vəŋ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]vâng level lời falling
to obey
for “obey” meaning: To do as one is told.
- Tôi vâng lời.I obeyed.
- tuânverbHanoi [twən˧˧] · Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]tuân level
to obey; to follow
- Chúng tôi buộc phải tuân theo luật.We are bound to obey laws.