How do you say “temperature” in Vietnamese?

“Temperature” in Vietnamese is nhiệt độ (temperature), sốt (steaming hot).

Vietnamese words for “temperature”

• nhiệt độListennoun
  Hanoi [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲiək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]nhiệt heavy độ heavy

  temperature

  for “temperature” meaning: A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

  • Nhiệt độ đột nhiên giảm.The temperature has suddenly dropped.
• sốtListenadjective
  Hanoi [sot̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂok̚˦˥]sốt rising

  steaming hot

  for “temperature” meaning: An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

Related Vietnamese words

• thiên thờiListennoun

  clement weather; temperature; climate

• nhiệt giaiListennoun

  a scale of temperature

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.