How do you say “passionate” in Vietnamese?

“Passionate” in Vietnamese is đam mê (to be passionate about), nồng nhiệt (ardent), hăng say (eager and enthusiastic).

Vietnamese words for “passionate”

• đam mêListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːm˧˧ me˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗaːm˧˧ mej˧˧]đam level mê level

  to be passionate about; obsessed with

  for “passionate” meaning: Fired with intense feeling.

• nồng nhiệtListenadjective
  Hanoi [nəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [nəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]nồng falling nhiệt heavy

  ardent; fervid; passionate

• hăng sayListenadjective
  Hanoi [haŋ˧˧ saj˧˧] · Saigon [haŋ˧˧ ʂa(ː)j˧˧]hăng level say level

  eager and enthusiastic; passionate

Related Vietnamese words

• da diếtListenadjective

  tormenting; deep and persistent; passionate

• mặn nồngListenadjective

  passionate; warm; fiery

• mặnListenadjective

  salty; too salty

• chí thúListenadjective

  passionately; devotedly; eagerly

• mặn màListenadjective

  moderately salty; to one's taste

• nồng nànListenadjective

  intense; ardent; passionate

• say sưaListenverb

  to get drunk; to be intoxicated

• sôi nổiListenadjective

  enthusiastic; ebullient; effervescent

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.