How do you say “proper” in Vietnamese?

“Proper” in Vietnamese is thích đáng (suitable), đúng đắn (correct), sai (not right).

Vietnamese words for “proper”

• thích đángListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰïk̟̚˧˦ ʔɗaːŋ˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨt̚˦˥ ʔɗaːŋ˦˥]thích rising đáng rising

  suitable; proper; appropriate

• đúng đắnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɗan˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥]đúng rising đắn rising

  correct; proper

• saiListenadjective
  Hanoi [saːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʂaːj˧˧]sai level

  not right; correct or proper; wrong

• chính đángListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ʔɗaːŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥ ʔɗaːŋ˦˥]chính rising đáng rising

  legitimate; reasonable; justifiable

Related Vietnamese words

• bản thổListenadjective

  proper

• chân phươngListenadjective

  orderly; proper; neat and tidy

• chững chạcListenadjective

  decent; proper; stately and dignified

• hẳn hoiListenadjective

  proper; distinct

• thoả đángListenadjective

  fitting; proper; appropriate

• đúngListenadjective

  right; correct; accurate

• tử tếListenadjective

  kind; gracious

• đoàng hoàngListenadjective

  comfortably off; well-off

• đàng hoàngListenadjective

  comfortably off; well-off

• chính thứcListenadjective

  official; formal; standard

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.