How do you say “sigh” in Vietnamese?

“Sigh” in Vietnamese is thở dài (to sigh).

Vietnamese words for “sigh”

• thở dàiListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰəː˧˩ zaːj˨˩] · Saigon [tʰəː˨˩˦ jaːj˨˩]thở dipping dài falling

  to sigh

  for “sigh” meaning: To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, so

  • Tom đã thở dài.Tom sighed.

Related Vietnamese words

• than thởListenverb

  to sigh; to lament

• rênListenverb

  to groan; moan

• khát khaoListenverb

  synonym of khao khát

• ước aoListenverb

  to wish for; to crave for

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.