How do you say “problem” in Vietnamese?

“Problem” in Vietnamese is vấn đề (problem), trục trặc (malfunction), vấn nạn (problem).

Vietnamese words for “problem”

• vấn đềListennoun
  Hanoi [vən˧˦ ʔɗe˨˩] · Saigon [vəŋ˦˥ ʔɗej˨˩]vấn rising đề falling

  problem; issue

  for “problem” meaning: A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

  • Vấn đề?Problem?
• trục trặcListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕak̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈak̚˨˩˨]trục heavy trặc heavy

  malfunction; breakdown; problem

  • Tom nói chiếc ti vi đang gặp trục trặc gì đó.Tom said there's problem with the TV.
• vấn nạnListennoun
  Hanoi [vən˧˦ naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vəŋ˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨]vấn rising nạn heavy

  problem

Related Vietnamese words

• gút mắcListennoun

  problem; snag; hitch

• khúc mắcListennoun

  hitch; difficulty; problem

• khúc mắtListennoun

  hitch; difficulty; problem

• rắc rốiListennoun

  complicated; complex; intricate

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.