How do you say “switch” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "switch" in Vietnamese?

"Switch" in Vietnamese is công tắc (electrical connection or switch), chuyển mạch (a switch).

“Switch” in Vietnamese is công tắc (electrical connection or switch), chuyển mạch (a switch).

Vietnamese words for “switch”

công tắcnoun
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tak̚˧˦] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tak̚˦˥]công level tắc rising
electrical connection or switch
for “switch” meaning: A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- Mua mấy cái công tắc đèn này để làm gì?Why did you buy these light switches?
chuyển mạchnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨]chuyển dipping mạch heavy
a switch; circuit switching
for “switch” meaning: A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

Related Vietnamese words

hoán đổiverb
to swap; to switch
thế hoánnoun
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for
tráoverb
to swap; to switch

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.