How do you say “unexpectedly” in Vietnamese?

“Unexpectedly” in Vietnamese is bỗng nhiên (suddenly), không ngờ (unexpectedly).

Vietnamese words for “unexpectedly”

• bỗng nhiênListenadverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ ɲiən˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ɲiəŋ˧˧]bỗng creaky rising nhiên level

  suddenly; unexpectedly

• không ngờListenadverb
  Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋəː˨˩] · Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]không level ngờ falling

  unexpectedly; surprisingly

Related Vietnamese words

• bất giácListenadverb

  involuntarily; automatically; suddenly

• bỗng chốcListenadverb

  suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly

• độtListenadverb

  suddenly; abruptly; promptly

• bất ngờListenadjective

  sudden; unexpected

• thình lìnhListenadverb

  suddenly

• tự dưngListenadverb

  suddenly; unexpectedly; out of the blue

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.