How do you say “sleep” in Vietnamese?

“Sleep” in Vietnamese is ngủ (to sleep), ngủ gục (to fall asleep).

Vietnamese words for “sleep”

• ngủListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋu˧˩] · Saigon [ŋʊw˨˩˦]ngủ dipping

  to sleep

  for “sleep” meaning: To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

  • Đi ngủ đi.Go to sleep.
• ngủ gụcListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋu˧˩ ɣʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ɣʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]ngủ dipping gục heavy

  to fall asleep

  for “sleep” meaning: To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

Related Vietnamese words

• giấc hoèListennoun

  sleep

• thécListenverb

  to sleep

• ghènListennoun

  rheum

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.