How do you say “scary” in Vietnamese?

“Scary” in Vietnamese is đáng sợ (awesome), dễ sợ (scary).

Vietnamese words for “scary”

• đáng sợListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːŋ˧˦ səː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˨]đáng rising sợ heavy

  awesome; dreaded; fearful

  for “scary” meaning: Causing fear or anxiety

  • Nó hết sức đáng sợ.It's downright scary.
• dễ sợListenadjective
  Hanoi [ze˦ˀ˥ səː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jej˨˩˦ ʂəː˨˩˨]dễ creaky rising sợ heavy

  scary; horrible; fearful

Related Vietnamese words

• nhát maListenadjective

  scary; meant to frighten

• ghêListenadjective

  disgusting; terrible

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.