How do you say “wrong” in Vietnamese?

“Wrong” in Vietnamese is sai (not right), xấu (ugly), trái (left).

Vietnamese words for “wrong”

• saiListenadjective
  Hanoi [saːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʂaːj˧˧]sai level

  not right; correct or proper; wrong

  for “wrong” meaning: Incorrect or untrue.

  • Sai!Wrong!
• xấuListenadjective
  Hanoi [səw˧˦] · Saigon [səw˦˥]xấu rising

  ugly; hideous

  for “wrong” meaning: Immoral, not good, bad.

• tráiListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ʈaːj˦˥]trái rising

  left; reverse

  • Gây ra lỗi lầm không phải lúc nào cũng là điều sa trái.To make mistakes is not always wrong.

Related Vietnamese words

• hàm hồListenadjective

  unsubstantiated; without considering right or wrong

• sai tráiListenadjective

  wrong; erroneous; incorrect

• sai lầmListenadjective

  mistake

• hàm oanListennoun

  to be falsely accused; suffer injustice; to be wronged

• ngượcListenadjective

  reverse; contrary

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.