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How do you say “suffocate” in Vietnamese?

“Suffocate” in Vietnamese is ngạt thở (to suffocate), ngộp (to suffocate), ngạt (to suffocate).

Vietnamese words for “suffocate”

  • ngạt thởverb
    Hanoi [ŋaːt̚˧˨ʔ tʰəː˧˩] · Saigon [ŋaːk̚˨˩˨ tʰəː˨˩˦]ngạt heavy thở dipping

    to suffocate

    for “suffocate” meaning: To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

  • ngộpverb
    Hanoi [ŋop̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋop̚˨˩˨]ngộp heavy

    to suffocate

    for “suffocate” meaning: To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

  • ngạtverb
    Hanoi [ŋaːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋaːk̚˨˩˨]ngạt heavy

    to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to be deprived of oxygen

    for “suffocate” meaning: To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

  • chết ngạtverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ŋaːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cəːt̚˦˥ ŋaːk̚˨˩˨]chết rising ngạt heavy

    to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to be deprived of oxygen

    for “suffocate” meaning: To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

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