How do you say “rarely” in Vietnamese?

“Rarely” in Vietnamese is hiếm khi (rarely), ít khi (seldom).

Vietnamese words for “rarely”

• hiếm khiListenadverb
  Hanoi [hiəm˧˦ xi˧˧] · Saigon [him˦˥ kʰɪj˧˧]hiếm rising khi level

  rarely; seldom

  • Tom hiếm khi phàn nàn.Tom rarely complains.
• ít khiListenadverb
  Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦ xi˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥ kʰɪj˧˧]ít rising khi level

  seldom; rarely

  • Bạn ít khi cười.You rarely smile.

Related Vietnamese words

• hiếmListenadjective

  rare; scarce

• đặc biệtListenadjective

  special; unusual

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.