How do you say “roof” in Vietnamese?

“Roof” in Vietnamese is mái (female), trần (ceiling), lợp (to roof).

Vietnamese words for “roof”

• máiListennoun
  Hanoi [maːj˧˦] · Saigon [maːj˦˥]mái rising

  female

  for “roof” meaning: The external covering at the top of a building.

  • Tom trèo lên mái nhà.Tom climbed up to the roof.
• trầnListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕən˨˩] · Saigon [ʈəŋ˨˩]trần falling

  ceiling

  for “roof” meaning: The upper part of a cavity.

• lợpListenverb
  Hanoi [ləːp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ləːp̚˨˩˨]lợp heavy

  to roof

Related Vietnamese words

• nócListennoun

  rooftop; ridge

• vòmListennoun

  arch

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.