How do you say “surprised” in Vietnamese?

“Surprised” in Vietnamese is ngạc nhiên (to be surprised).

Vietnamese words for “surprised”

• ngạc nhiênListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋaːk̚˧˨ʔ ɲiən˧˧] · Saigon [ŋaːk̚˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧]ngạc heavy nhiên level

  to be surprised; to be astonished

  for “surprised” meaning: Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

  • Tom ngạc nhiên.Tom was surprised.

Related Vietnamese words

• bỡ ngỡListenadjective

  perplexed; surprised; confused by novelty

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.