How do you say “wide” in Vietnamese?

“Wide” in Vietnamese is rộng (having lots of space), rộng rãi (wide).

Vietnamese words for “wide”

• rộngListenadjective
  Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]rộng heavy

  having lots of space; spacious; wide

  for “wide” meaning: Having a large physical extent from side to side.

  • Con sông đó rộng chứ?Is that river wide?
• rộng rãiListenadjective
  Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ zaːj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ɹaːj˨˩˦]rộng heavy rãi creaky rising

  wide; widespread

Related Vietnamese words

• rộng lớnListenadjective

  vast; large; great

• xaListenadjective

  far

• mở rộngListenverb

  to extend; to expand; to enlarge

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.