How do you say “president” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "president" in Vietnamese?

"President" in Vietnamese is tổng thống (president), chủ tịch (chairperson).

“President” in Vietnamese is tổng thống (president), chủ tịch (chairperson).

Vietnamese words for “president”

tổng thốngnoun
Hanoi [təwŋ͡m˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥]tổng dipping thống rising
president
for “president” meaning: The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
- Tổng thống đã bỏ chế độ sở hữu nô lệ.The president has abolished slavery.
chủ tịchnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˩ tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cʊw˨˩˦ tɨt̚˨˩˨]chủ dipping tịch heavy
chairperson
for “president” meaning: The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
- Tôi sẽ là một chủ tịch hoà bình.I will be a peace president.

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.