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How do you say “use” in Vietnamese?

“Use” in Vietnamese is dùng (to use), xài (to use), sử dụng (to utilize).

Vietnamese words for “use”

  • dùngverb
    Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]dùng falling

    to use; to employ

    for “use” meaning: To employ; to apply; to utilize.

    • Mary dùng đũa.Mary uses chopsticks.
  • xàiverb
    Hanoi [saːj˨˩] · Saigon [saːj˨˩]xài falling

    to use; to spend

    for “use” meaning: To employ; to apply; to utilize.

  • sử dụngverb
    Hanoi [sɨ˧˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂɨ˨˩˦ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]sử dipping dụng heavy

    to utilize; to employ

    for “use” meaning: To employ; to apply; to utilize.

    • Sử dụng nó hàng ngày.Use it daily.
  • íchnoun
    Hanoi [ʔïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥]ích rising

    benefit; use

    for “use” meaning: Usefulness, utility, benefit; purpose, point.

    • Những câu ví dụ trên Tatoeba.org giống như những loài vi sinh vật vậy. Có những câu thì có ích, nhưng cũng có những câu thì có hại.Sentences on Tatoeba are like microbes. There are useful ones, but there are also harmful ones.
  • công dụngnoun
    Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]công level dụng heavy

    use; utility

  • tuổi thọnoun
    Hanoi [tuəj˧˩ tʰɔ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tuj˨˩˦ tʰɔ˨˩˨]tuổi dipping thọ heavy

    life expectancy; length of life or use

Related Vietnamese words

  • tiêu thụverb

    to consume; to use

  • tích sựnoun

    worth or use

  • vận hànhverb

    to run; to be operational; to function

  • sàiverb

    children's lasting and serious disease

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.