How do you say “stammer” in Vietnamese?

“Stammer” in Vietnamese is cà lăm (to stutter), lắp bắp (to stammer).

Vietnamese words for “stammer”

• cà lămListenverb
  Hanoi [kaː˨˩ lam˧˧] · Saigon [kaː˨˩ lam˧˧]cà falling lăm level

  to stutter; stammer

  for “stammer” meaning: To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.

• lắp bắpListenverb
  Hanoi [lap̚˧˦ ʔɓap̚˧˦] · Saigon [lap̚˦˥ ʔɓap̚˦˥]lắp rising bắp rising

  to stammer; to stutter

  • Tom lắp bắp.Tom stammered.

Related Vietnamese words

• ấp úngListenverb

  to stammer

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.