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How do you say “turn” in Vietnamese?

“Turn” in Vietnamese is rẽ (to turn), lượt (time), phiên (turn).

Vietnamese words for “turn”

  • rẽverb
    Hanoi [zɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹɛ˨˩˦]rẽ creaky rising

    to turn; to cleave; to split

    for “turn” meaning: To change one's direction of travel.

    • Rẽ trái đi.Turn left.
  • lượtnoun
    Hanoi [lɨət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lɨək̚˨˩˨]lượt heavy

    time; turn

    for “turn” meaning: A chance to use something shared in sequence with others.

    • Lượt.Turn.
  • phiênnoun
    Hanoi [fiən˧˧] · Saigon [fiəŋ˧˧]phiên level

    turn; time; session

    for “turn” meaning: A chance to use something shared in sequence with others.

  • quayverb
    Hanoi [kwaj˧˧] · Saigon [waj˧˧]quay level

    to turn; to revolve; to swivel

    • Việc của bạn là quay con tàu lại.It's your job to turn the ship around.
  • xoayverb
    Hanoi [swaj˧˧] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾aj˧˧]xoay level

    to turn; to swivel

    • Vặn sang trái để xoay cái ốc vít ra.To loosen a screw, turn it to the left.
  • quẹoverb
    Hanoi [kwɛw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [wɛw˨˩˨]quẹo heavy

    to turn; to make a turn; to swerve

    for “turn” meaning: To change one's direction of travel.

  • hoáverb
    Hanoi [hwaː˧˦] · Saigon [waː˦˥]hoá rising

    to turn

  • trởverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩] · Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦]trở dipping

    to turn; to change

Related Vietnamese words

  • quặtverb

    to turn

  • tẽverb

    to turn; to cleave; to split

  • tuanoun

    fringe; tassel

  • khuỷunoun

    elbow; a bend; angle

  • hơinoun

    slightly; somewhat; a little

  • bậnnoun

    time; occurrence

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.