How do you say “old” in Vietnamese?
“Old” in Vietnamese is già (old), cũ (old), lão (old).
Vietnamese words for “old”
- giàadjectiveHanoi [zaː˨˩] · Saigon [jaː˨˩]già falling
old; compare cũ
for “old” meaning: Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Tom già.Tom was old.
- cũadjectiveHanoi [ku˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kʊw˨˩˦]cũ creaky rising
old; but not ancient; compare cổ and già
for “old” meaning: Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Tôi thích xe ô tô cũ.I like old cars.
- lãoadjectiveHanoi [laːw˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [laːw˨˩˦]lão creaky rising
old
- Lão già ngồi xuống.The old man sat down.
- lớn tuổiadjectiveHanoi [ləːn˧˦ tuəj˧˩] · Saigon [ləːŋ˦˥ tuj˨˩˦]lớn rising tuổi dipping
old; aged
- Tom lớn tuổi hơn.Tom is older.
- xưaadjectiveHanoi [sɨə˧˧] · Saigon [sɨə˧˧]xưa level
old; ancient
- Ông tôi kể cho chúng tôi nghe về những điều xưa cũ.My grandfather tells us about old things.
- có tuổiadjectiveHanoi [kɔ˧˦ tuəj˧˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ tuj˨˩˦]có rising tuổi dipping
advanced in years; aged; elderly