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How do you say “regret” in Vietnamese?

“Regret” in Vietnamese is hối tiếc (to regret), hối hận (to regret), tiếc (to regret).

Vietnamese words for “regret”

  • hối tiếcverb
    Hanoi [hoj˧˦ tiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [hoj˦˥ tiək̚˦˥]hối rising tiếc rising

    to regret

    for “regret” meaning: To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

    • Nó hối tiếc lỗi lầm của nó.He regrets his mistake.
  • hối hậnverb
    Hanoi [hoj˧˦ hən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hoj˦˥ həŋ˨˩˨]hối rising hận heavy

    to regret; to feel remorse; to be remorseful

    for “regret” meaning: To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

    • Bạn sẽ hối hận về điều đó.You'll regret it.
  • tiếcverb
    Hanoi [tiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [tiək̚˦˥]tiếc rising

    to regret; to regret having lost

  • thương tiếcverb
    Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tiək̚˦˥]thương level tiếc rising

    to regret; to mourn over

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