How do you say “self” in Vietnamese?

“Self” in Vietnamese is bản thân (self).

Vietnamese words for “self”

• bản thânListenpronoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˩ tʰən˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧]bản dipping thân level

  self; oneself

  for “self” meaning: An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

  • Tôi ngày càng chú ý hơn đến bản thân.I’ve become more self-aware.

Related Vietnamese words

• bản ngãListennoun

  self; one's nature

• cái tôiListennoun

  an ego

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.