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How do you say “word” in Vietnamese?

“Word” in Vietnamese is từ (from), lời (word), nhời (word).

Vietnamese words for “word”

  • từnoun
    Hanoi [tɨ˨˩] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩]từ falling

    from; since; word

    for “word” meaning: The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

    • Hãy chọn từ đúng!Choose the right word!
  • lờinoun
    Hanoi [ləːj˨˩] · Saigon [ləːj˨˩]lời falling

    word; utterances

    for “word” meaning: The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

    • Tôi hết lời để nói.I'm at a loss for words.
  • nhờinoun
    Hanoi [ɲəːj˨˩] · Saigon [ɲəːj˨˩]nhời falling

    word; utterances

    for “word” meaning: The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

  • tiếngnoun
    Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥]tiếng rising

    language; sound; voice

    for “word” meaning: The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

    • Trong tiếng Thổ có nhiều từ tiếng Ba Tư.In the Turkish language, there are many Persian words.
  • lời nóinoun
    Hanoi [ləːj˨˩ nɔj˧˦] · Saigon [ləːj˨˩ nɔj˦˥]lời falling nói rising

    word; speech

    • Lời nói của anh ta nghe thật lạ.His words sounded strange.
  • lời hứanoun
    Hanoi [ləːj˨˩ hɨə˧˦] · Saigon [ləːj˨˩ hɨə˦˥]lời falling hứa rising

    promise; word

Related Vietnamese words

  • điềunoun

    thing (something said or thought)

  • phát biểuverb

    to express; to formulate

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.