How do you say “pledge” in Vietnamese?

“Pledge” in Vietnamese is cam kết (to pledge), thề (to swear), cầm đồ (to pawn).

Vietnamese words for “pledge”

• cam kếtListenverb
  Hanoi [kaːm˧˧ ket̚˧˦] · Saigon [kaːm˧˧ kəːt̚˦˥]cam level kết rising

  to pledge; to commit

  for “pledge” meaning: To make a solemn promise (to do something).

• thềListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰe˨˩] · Saigon [tʰej˨˩]thề falling

  to swear; to vow; to pledge

  for “pledge” meaning: To make a solemn promise (to do something).

• cầm đồListenverb
  Hanoi [kəm˨˩ ʔɗo˨˩] · Saigon [kəm˨˩ ʔɗow˨˩]cầm falling đồ falling

  to pawn

  for “pledge” meaning: A solemn promise to do something.

• đợListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗəː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗəː˨˩˨]đợ heavy

  to pledge; to pawn; to collateralize

Related Vietnamese words

• cam đoanListenverb

  to assure; to guarantee; to pledge

• thệ ướcListenverb

  to vow; to pledge

• bảo chứngListennoun

  to guarantee; to ensure; to assure

• cầm cốListenverb

  to mortgage

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.