How do you say “say” in Vietnamese?

“Say” in Vietnamese is nói (to speak), đọc (to read).

Vietnamese words for “say”

• nóiListenverb
  Hanoi [nɔj˧˦] · Saigon [nɔj˦˥]nói rising

  to speak; to say; to talk

  for “say” meaning: To pronounce.

  • Ai nói thế?Who says that?
• đọcListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗawk͡p̚˨˩˨]đọc heavy

  to read

  for “say” meaning: To recite.

Related Vietnamese words

• lời nóiListennoun

  word; speech

• sủaListenverb

  to bark; to woof; to arf

• giả dụListenconjunction

  supposition

• tuyên bốListenverb

  to announce; to declare

• đồnListennoun

  military post; station

• tiếng nóiListennoun

  language; speech

• hứa hẹnListenverb

  to promise; to make promises

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.