How do you say “spell” in Vietnamese?

“Spell” in Vietnamese is thần chú (a mantra), đánh vần.

Vietnamese words for “spell”

• thần chúListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]thần falling chú rising

  a mantra; often Vietnamese

  for “spell” meaning: Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

• đánh vầnListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ vən˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗan˦˥ vəŋ˨˩]đánh rising vần falling

  for “spell” meaning: Of letters: to compose (a word).

  • Bạn có thể đánh vần họ của bạn dùm tôi?Can you spell your last name for me?

Related Vietnamese words

• bùaListennoun

  charm; amulet

• bùa chúListennoun

  a talisman; amulet

• ngảiListennoun
• phù chúListennoun

  a talisman; amulet

• báo hiệuListenverb

  to signal

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.