How do you say “wash” in Vietnamese?

“Wash” in Vietnamese is giặt (to wash), rửa, rửa ráy (to wash).

Vietnamese words for “wash”

• giặtListenverb
  Hanoi [zat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jak̚˨˩˨]giặt heavy

  to wash

  for “wash” meaning: To clean with water.

  • Giặt quần áo đi.Wash the clothes.
• rửaListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨə˧˩] · Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦]rửa dipping

  for “wash” meaning: To clean with water.

  • Rửa tay đi.Wash your hands.
• rửa ráyListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨə˧˩ zaj˧˦] · Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦ ɹa(ː)j˦˥]rửa dipping ráy rising

  to wash

Related Vietnamese words

• giặt giũListenverb

  to wash; to launder

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.