How do you say “role” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "role" in Vietnamese?

"Role" in Vietnamese is vai (shoulder), vai trò, chức năng (a function).

“Role” in Vietnamese is vai (shoulder), vai trò, chức năng (a function).

Vietnamese words for “role”

vainoun
Hanoi [vaːj˧˧] · Saigon [vaːj˧˧]vai level
shoulder; role; part
for “role” meaning: A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- Nam diễn viên đã đóng nhiều vai.The actor has played many roles.
vai trònoun
Hanoi [vaːj˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˨˩] · Saigon [vaːj˧˧ ʈɔ˨˩]vai level trò falling
for “role” meaning: A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- Tôi và chồng đã đảo ngược vai trò, giờ anh ấy ở nhà còn tôi đi làm.My husband and I have reversed roles, he stays at home now and I go to work.
chức năngnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ naŋ˧˧] · Saigon [cɨk̚˦˥ naŋ˧˧]chức rising năng level
a function; role or feature

Related Vietnamese words

phậnnoun
a role

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.