How do you say “raw” in Vietnamese?

“Raw” in Vietnamese is sống (to live).

Vietnamese words for “raw”

• sốngListenadjective
  Hanoi [səwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥]sống rising

  to live

  for “raw” meaning: (of food) Not cooked.

  • Đáng lẽ bạn không nên ăn cá sống.You shouldn't have eaten the fish raw.

Related Vietnamese words

• tươiListenadjective

  fresh; new and untainted

• thôListenadjective

  crude; coarse; husky

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.