How do you say “tipsy” in Vietnamese?

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

"Tipsy" in Vietnamese is ngà ngà (tipsy), chếnh choáng (tipsy).

“Tipsy” in Vietnamese is ngà ngà (tipsy), chếnh choáng (tipsy).

Vietnamese words for “tipsy”

ngà ngàadjective
Hanoi [ŋaː˨˩ ŋaː˨˩] · Saigon [ŋaː˨˩ ŋaː˨˩]ngà falling ngà falling
tipsy; squiffy
for “tipsy” meaning: Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
chếnh choángadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕəjŋ̟˧˦ t͡ɕwaːŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cəːn˦˥ c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]chếnh rising choáng rising
tipsy; groggy; dizzy

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.