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How do you say “read” in Vietnamese?

“Read” in Vietnamese is đọc (to read), xem (to watch), viết (to write).

Vietnamese words for “read”

  • đọcverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗawk͡p̚˨˩˨]đọc heavy

    to read

    for “read” meaning: To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

    • Đọc đi!Read!
  • xemverb
    Hanoi [sɛm˧˧] · Saigon [sɛm˧˧]xem level

    to watch; to see; to look at

    • Tom không giỏi xem bản đồ.Tom isn't good at reading maps.
  • viếtverb
    Hanoi [viət̚˧˦] · Saigon [viək̚˦˥]viết rising

    to write

    for “read” meaning: To be understood or physically read in a specific way.

    • Tôi đã đọc bản báo cáo mà bạn viết.I read the report you wrote.
  • ghiverb
    Hanoi [ɣi˧˧] · Saigon [ɣɪj˧˧]ghi level

    to write

    for “read” meaning: To be understood or physically read in a specific way.

  • coiverb
    Hanoi [kɔj˧˧] · Saigon [kɔj˧˧]coi level

    to look; watch; observe

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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.