How do you say “prelude” in Vietnamese?

“Prelude” in Vietnamese is dạo đầu (introductory).

Vietnamese words for “prelude”

• dạo đầuListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaːw˧˨ʔ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [jaːw˨˩˨ ʔɗəw˨˩]dạo heavy đầu falling

  introductory; of or related to foreplay

  for “prelude” meaning: A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.

Related Vietnamese words

• tiền truyệnListennoun

  prequel; prelude

• mở đầuListenverb

  to begin; to start

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.