How do you say “rude” in Vietnamese?

“Rude” in Vietnamese is khiếm nhã (rude), ba trợn (rude), thô lỗ (crude).

Vietnamese words for “rude”

• khiếm nhãListenadjective
  Hanoi [xiəm˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kʰim˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦]khiếm rising nhã creaky rising

  rude; uncouth

• ba trợnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕəːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʈəːŋ˨˩˨]ba level trợn heavy

  rude; unruly

• thô lỗListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰo˧˧ lo˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰow˧˧ low˨˩˦]thô level lỗ creaky rising

  crude; rude; crass

  • Tom thô lỗ.Tom was rude.

Related Vietnamese words

• bất kínhListenadjective

  disrespectful; irreverent; rude

• cà chớnListenadverb

  rude; sassy; insolent

• hỗn hàoListenadjective

  rude; impertinent; insolent

• thô bạoListenadjective

  rude; brutal; savage

• thô kệchListenadjective

  unpolished; uncouth; rude

• vô phépListenadjective

  impolite; rude

• vô lạiListenadjective

  to come back; to return

• thô sơListenadjective

  rudimentary; primitive

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.