How do you say “traffic light” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "traffic light" in Vietnamese?

"Traffic light" in Vietnamese is đèn giao thông (traffic light), đèn xanh đèn đỏ (traffic light), đèn xanh đỏ (traffic light).

“Traffic light” in Vietnamese is đèn giao thông (traffic light), đèn xanh đèn đỏ (traffic light), đèn xanh đỏ (traffic light).

Vietnamese words for “traffic light”

đèn giao thôngnoun
Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˨˩ zaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]đèn falling giao level thông level
traffic light
for “traffic light” meaning: A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code.
- Đấy là đèn giao thông.Those are traffic lights.
đèn xanh đèn đỏnoun
Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗɛn˨˩ ʔɗɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ san˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]đèn falling xanh level đèn falling đỏ dipping
traffic light
for “traffic light” meaning: A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code.
đèn xanh đỏnoun
Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ san˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]đèn falling xanh level đỏ dipping
traffic light
for “traffic light” meaning: A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code.

Related Vietnamese words

đèn đỏnoun
red light; traffic light

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.