How do you say “pretend” in Vietnamese?

“Pretend” in Vietnamese is giả vờ (to feign), làm bộ (to feign).

Vietnamese words for “pretend”

• giả vờListenverb
  Hanoi [zaː˧˩ vəː˨˩] · Saigon [jaː˨˩˦ vəː˨˩]giả dipping vờ falling

  to feign; to pretend

  for “pretend” meaning: To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.

  • Đừng giả vờ ngủ nữa.Stop pretending to be asleep.
• làm bộListenverb
  Hanoi [laːm˨˩ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ ʔɓow˨˩˨]làm falling bộ heavy

  to feign; to pretend

Related Vietnamese words

• giả bộListenverb

  to pretend; to simulate

• làm bộ làm tịchListenverb

  to feign; to pretend

• vờ-vĩnhListenverb

  to pretend; to feign

• vờ vịtListenverb

  to pretend; to play dumb

• giảListenverb

  fake; false

• làm ra vẻListenverb

  to pretend; to disguise; to do as if

• vờListenverb

  mayfly

• đòi hỏiListenverb

  to require; to need

• yêu sáchListenverb
• giả đòListenverb

  to feign

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.