How do you say “slowly” in Vietnamese?

“Slowly” in Vietnamese is chậm (slow), từ từ (slowly).

Vietnamese words for “slowly”

• chậmListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cəm˨˩˨]chậm heavy

  slow

  for “slowly” meaning: At a slow pace.

  • Đi chậm thôi!Walk slowly!
• từ từListenadverb
  Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ tɨ˨˩] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ tɨ˨˩]từ falling từ falling

  slowly; gradually; leisurely

  • Con rùa di chuyển từ từ ra biển.The turtle moves slowly to the sea.

Related Vietnamese words

• chầm chậmListenadjective

  slow

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.