How do you say “swear” in Vietnamese?

“Swear” in Vietnamese is thề (to swear), văng tục (to curse).

Vietnamese words for “swear”

• thềListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰe˨˩] · Saigon [tʰej˨˩]thề falling

  to swear; to vow; to pledge

  for “swear” meaning: To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

  • Tôi thề là không phải thế.I swear it's not true.
• văng tụcListenverb
  Hanoi [vaŋ˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vaŋ˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]văng level tục heavy

  to curse; to swear

  for “swear” meaning: To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

Related Vietnamese words

• chửi bớiListenverb

  to insult; to swear; to call names

• chửiListenverb

  to insult; to abuse; to curse

• chửi thềListenverb

  to use bad language; to swear

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.