How do you say “unsophisticated” in Vietnamese?

“Unsophisticated” in Vietnamese is ngây thơ (naive), giản dị (simple).

Vietnamese words for “unsophisticated”

• ngây thơListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧] · Saigon [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]ngây level thơ level

  naive; innocent; unsophisticated

• giản dịListenadjective
  Hanoi [zaːn˧˩ zi˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jaːŋ˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˨]giản dipping dị heavy

  simple; unsophisticated

Related Vietnamese words

• thậtListenadjective

  real; true; really

• chậm tiếnListenadjective

  underdeveloped; primitive

• ngây dạiListenadjective

  naive; inexperienced; unsophisticated

• chất phácListenadjective

  simple-hearted; humble; modest

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.