How do you say “sweet” in Vietnamese?

“Sweet” in Vietnamese is ngọt (sweet), dịu dàng (sweet), êm ái (melodious).

Vietnamese words for “sweet”

• ngọtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]ngọt heavy

  sweet; honeyed; dulcet

  for “sweet” meaning: Tasting of sugars.

  • Nó ngọt.It's sweet.
• dịu dàngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ziw˧˨ʔ zaːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [jiw˨˩˨ jaːŋ˨˩]dịu heavy dàng falling

  sweet; tender; gentle

• êm áiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔem˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔem˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥]êm level ái rising

  melodious; sweet; mild

  • Tiếng đàn vi-ô-lông nghe thật êm ái.The sound of the violin is very sweet.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngọt ngàoListenadjective

  sweet; pleasant; loving

• êm dịuListenadjective

  sweet; gentle; soothing

• đầm ấmListenadjective

  warm; cosy; sweet

• mềm mạiListenadjective

  supple; pliant; soft

• kẹoListenadjective
• mứtListennoun

  jam

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.