How do you say “silence” in Vietnamese?

“Silence” in Vietnamese is im (calm), im lặng (to be silent).

Vietnamese words for “silence”

• imListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔim˧˧] · Saigon [ʔim˧˧]im level

  calm; silent; quiet

  for “silence” meaning: Be silent.

• im lặngListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔim˧˧ laŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔim˧˧ laŋ˨˩˨]im level lặng heavy

  to be silent; to be quiet

  for “silence” meaning: Be silent.

  • Im lặng là vàng.Silence is golden.

Related Vietnamese words

• bịt miệngListenverb

  to silence

• yên lặngListennoun

  calm; quiet

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.