How do you say “sad” in Vietnamese?

“Sad” in Vietnamese is buồn (sad), buồn rầu (sad), buồn bã (sad).

Vietnamese words for “sad”

• buồnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓuən˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]buồn falling

  sad

  for “sad” meaning: Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

  • Tom có vẻ buồn.Tom looks like he's sad.
• buồn rầuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓuən˨˩ zəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ ɹəw˨˩]buồn falling rầu falling

  sad; melancholy

  for “sad” meaning: Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

• buồn bãListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓuən˨˩ ʔɓaː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]buồn falling bã creaky rising

  sad; melancholy

• phiền muộnListenadjective
  Hanoi [fiən˨˩ muən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [fiəŋ˨˩ muəŋ˨˩˨]phiền falling muộn heavy

  sorrowful; sad; melancholy

Related Vietnamese words

• bi đátListenadjective

  sad; pitiable

• buồn tủiListenadjective

  sorrowful; sad

• bùi ngùiListenadjective

  sad; melancholy

• hiuListenadjective

  melancholic; gloomy; sad

• sầu biListenadjective

  sad; melancholy

• thiu thỉuListenadjective

  sad; dejected

• thỉuListenadjective

  sad; dejected

• âu sầuListenadjective

  sad; sorrowful; melancholy

• đớn đauListenadjective

  sorrowful; sad

• ưu sầuListenadjective

  sad; worried; depressed

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.