How do you say “sea” in Vietnamese?

“Sea” in Vietnamese is biển (sea), bể (some small water bodies).

Vietnamese words for “sea”

• biểnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]biển dipping

  sea; ocean

  for “sea” meaning: A large body of salt water.

  • Nó ra biển bơi.He went to sea to swim.
• bểListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓe˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩˦]bể dipping

  some small water bodies; reserves or containers; a lake

  for “sea” meaning: A large body of salt water.

Related Vietnamese words

• biển cảListennoun

  the sea; the ocean

• hải dươngListennoun

  sea; ocean

• đại dươngListennoun

  an ocean

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.