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How do you say “thing” in Vietnamese?

“Thing” in Vietnamese is thứ (thing), điều (thing (something said or thought)), vật (to wrestle).

Vietnamese words for “thing”

  • thứnoun
    Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨ˦˥]thứ rising

    thing; kind; order (ordinal)

    for “thing” meaning: That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

    • Có nhiều thứ để làm quá!There are too many things to do!
  • điềunoun
    Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗiw˨˩]điều falling

    thing (something said or thought)

    for “thing” meaning: That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

    • Có những điều tôi cần biết.There are things I must know about.
  • vậtverb
    Hanoi [vət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vək̚˨˩˨]vật heavy

    to wrestle; to shake violently

    for “thing” meaning: That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

  • đồ vậtnoun
    Hanoi [ʔɗo˨˩ vət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩ vək̚˨˩˨]đồ falling vật heavy

    object; thing

Related Vietnamese words

  • ất giápnoun

    a thing; anything

  • cáiclassifier

    (classifier for things); the thing

  • việcnoun

    work; job; matter

  • đồnoun

    clothes; unspecified stuff or things

  • mónnoun

    dish; a thing; thingy

  • dụng cụnoun

    utensil; tool

  • đồ dùngnoun

    utensil; tool; appliance

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