How do you say “sniff” in Vietnamese?

“Sniff” in Vietnamese is ngửi (to sniff).

Vietnamese words for “sniff”

• ngửiListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋɨj˧˩] · Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩˦]ngửi dipping

  to sniff; to smell

  for “sniff” meaning: To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something; to smell (something).

  • Anh ấy thích ngửi nách của tôi.He likes to sniff my armpits.

Related Vietnamese words

• hửiListenverb

  to sniff; to smell

• đánh hơiListenverb

  to smell; to sniff

• hítListenverb

  to breathe in; to inhale

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.