How do you say “tired” in Vietnamese?

“Tired” in Vietnamese is mệt mỏi (tired), mệt nhọc (tired), mệt (tired).

Vietnamese words for “tired”

• mệt mỏiListenadjective
  Hanoi [met̚˧˨ʔ mɔj˧˩] · Saigon [məːt̚˨˩˨ mɔj˨˩˦]mệt heavy mỏi dipping

  tired; exhausted

  for “tired” meaning: In need of some rest or sleep.

  • Chúng ta mệt mỏi.We were tired.
• mệt nhọcListenadjective
  Hanoi [met̚˧˨ʔ ɲawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məːt̚˨˩˨ ɲawk͡p̚˨˩˨]mệt heavy nhọc heavy

  tired; exhausted; weary

  for “tired” meaning: In need of some rest or sleep.

• mệtListenadjective
  Hanoi [met̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məːt̚˨˩˨]mệt heavy

  tired; fatigued; weary

  • Tôi mệt.I'm tired.
• chánListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːn˧˦] · Saigon [caːŋ˦˥]chán rising

  dull; boring

  • Tôi chán đồ ăn nhanh rồi.I'm tired of eating fast food.

Related Vietnamese words

• mỏiListenadjective

  weary; tired

• nhọcListenadjective

  tired; tiresome

• nhọc nhằnListenadjective

  tired; fatigued

• uể oảiListenadjective

  tired; languid; lethargic

• sáoListenadjective

  blackbird; starling

• mụListenadjective

  an old woman; grandmother

• oảiListenadjective

  Sino-Vietnamese reading of 矮

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.