How do you say “pair” in Vietnamese?

“Pair” in Vietnamese is cặp (pair), đôi (double).

Vietnamese words for “pair”

• cặpListennoun
  Hanoi [kap̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kap̚˨˩˨]cặp heavy

  pair; duo; couple

  for “pair” meaning: Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

• đôiListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˧˧]đôi level

  double

  for “pair” meaning: Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

  • Tôi đã mua một đôi giày.I bought a pair of shoes.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngẫuListennoun

  a pair; couple

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.