How do you say “reason” in Vietnamese?
“Reason” in Vietnamese is lý do (a reason), nguyên nhân (cause), lẽ (reason).
Vietnamese words for “reason”
- lý donounlý rising do level
a reason; an excuse
for “reason” meaning: That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- Đó là lý do chúng tôi ly dị.That's the reason we got divorced.
- nguyên nhânnounHanoi [ŋwiən˧˧ ɲən˧˧] · Saigon [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]nguyên level nhân level
cause; reason
for “reason” meaning: That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- lẽnounHanoi [lɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [lɛ˨˩˦]lẽ creaky rising
reason; rationale; argument
- lí donounHanoi [li˧˦ zɔ˧˧] · Saigon [lɪj˦˥ jɔ˧˧]lí rising do level
a reason; an excuse
- Tôi nghỉ hưu vì lí do sức khoẻ.I resigned for health reasons.
Related Vietnamese words
- lý trínoun
rationality; reasoning
- căn cớnoun
reason; ground
- căn donoun
cause; origin; reason
- cớnoun
reason; excuse; pretext
- duyên-donoun
reason; cause
- lập luậnverb
to reason; to argue
- nguyên cớnoun
reason; cause
- nguyên donoun
a cause; a reason; a motive
- nhẽnoun
reason; rationale; argument
- suy líverb
to deduce; to reason