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How do you say “strange” in Vietnamese?

“Strange” in Vietnamese is lạ (strange), lạ lùng (strange), xa lạ (strange).

Vietnamese words for “strange”

  • lạadjective
    Hanoi [laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laː˨˩˨]lạ heavy

    strange; unfamiliar

    for “strange” meaning: Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.

    • Lạ thật.Strange.
  • lạ lùngadjective
    Hanoi [laː˧˨ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [laː˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]lạ heavy lùng falling

    strange; odd

    for “strange” meaning: Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.

  • xa lạadjective
    Hanoi [saː˧˧ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [saː˧˧ laː˨˩˨]xa level lạ heavy

    strange; unfamiliar; unknown

    for “strange” meaning: Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

  • kỳ lạadjective
    Hanoi [ki˨˩ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɪj˨˩ laː˨˩˨]kỳ falling lạ heavy

    strange; odd; weird

    • Điều này thật kỳ lạ.This is very strange.
  • kì lạadjective
    Hanoi [ki˨˩ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɪj˨˩ laː˨˩˨]kì falling lạ heavy

    strange; odd; weird

    • Kì lạ quá!How strange!
  • lạ thườngadjective
    Hanoi [laː˧˨ʔ tʰɨəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [laː˨˩˨ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]lạ heavy thường falling

    strange; unusual; odd

  • kì cụcadjective
    Hanoi [ki˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɪj˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]kì falling cục heavy

    strange; odd; weird

Related Vietnamese words

  • là lạadjective

    strange; unfamiliar

  • dịadjective

    weird; strange; unusual

  • kì dịadjective

    strange; odd; weird

  • kì khôiadjective

    bizarre; absurd; unusual

  • kỳ cụcadjective

    strange; odd; weird

  • li kìadjective

    strange; fantastic

  • lạ lẫmadjective

    strange; foreign; unknown

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