How do you say “warn” in Vietnamese?

“Warn” in Vietnamese is cảnh báo (to warn), cảnh cáo (to warn).

Vietnamese words for “warn”

• cảnh báoListenverb
  Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦] · Saigon [kan˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˥]cảnh dipping báo rising

  to warn; to alert

  for “warn” meaning: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.

  • Sami cảnh báo Layla.Sami gave Layla a warning.
• cảnh cáoListenverb
  Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˩ kaːw˧˦] · Saigon [kan˨˩˦ kaːw˦˥]cảnh dipping cáo rising

  to warn; caution

  • Tôi cảnh cáo Tom lần cuối.I gave Tom my final warning.

Related Vietnamese words

• dằn mặtListenverb

  to forewarn; to warn

• dặn dòListenverb

  to advise; to instruct; to warn

• ngừaListenverb

  to warn; to forewarn

• đeListenverb

  anvil

• rănListenverb

  to admonish

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.