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How do you say “thick” in Vietnamese?

“Thick” in Vietnamese is dày (thick), dày đặc (dense), đặc (solid).

Vietnamese words for “thick”

  • dàyadjective
    Hanoi [zaj˨˩] · Saigon [ja(ː)j˨˩]dày falling

    thick; deep; dense

    for “thick” meaning: Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

    • Bò hầm nên tinh tế và dày.Beef stew should be nice and thick.
  • dày đặcadjective
    Hanoi [zaj˨˩ ʔɗak̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ja(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]dày falling đặc heavy

    dense; thick

    • Chuyến bay đó đã bị hủy vì sương mù dày đặc.The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
  • đặcadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɗak̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]đặc heavy

    solid; thick; stiff

    for “thick” meaning: Having a viscous consistency.

  • dầyadjective
    Hanoi [zəj˨˩] · Saigon [jəj˨˩]dầy falling

    thick; deep; dense

    • Cô rất sợ sẽ bị mù vì cô đang đeo một cái kính rất dầy.She dreads going blind because she's wearing thick glasses.

Related Vietnamese words

  • dày dặnadjective

    thick; seasoned; experienced

  • dầy đặcadjective

    dense; thick

  • quánhadjective

    thick; condensed

  • toadjective

    big; large

  • bựadjective

    big; great; influential

  • chi chítadjective

    tangled; serried; crisscrossed

  • khóadjective

    difficult; tough

  • cứngadjective

    hard; firm; rigid

  • mậpadjective

    fat; obese; stout

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