How do you say “special” in Vietnamese?

“Special” in Vietnamese is đặc biệt (special), riêng biệt (special).

Vietnamese words for “special”

• đặc biệtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗak̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]đặc heavy biệt heavy

  special; unusual

  for “special” meaning: Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.

  • Tom có năng lực đặc biệt.Tom has special abilities.
• riêng biệtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ziəŋ˧˧ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɹiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]riêng level biệt heavy

  special; distinct

Related Vietnamese words

• thịnh tìnhListenadjective
• đặc thùListenadjective

  special; particular

• riêngListenadjective

  private; personal

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.