How do you say “young” in Vietnamese?

“Young” in Vietnamese is trẻ (young), non (young), thơ ấu (of tender age).

Vietnamese words for “young”

• trẻListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˩] · Saigon [ʈɛ˨˩˦]trẻ dipping

  young

  for “young” meaning: In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

  • Cô ấy trẻ quá!How young she is!
• nonListenadjective
  Hanoi [nɔn˧˧] · Saigon [nɔŋ˧˧]non level

  young; tender; green

  for “young” meaning: In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

• thơ ấuListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰəː˧˧ ʔəw˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəː˧˧ ʔəw˦˥]thơ level ấu rising

  of tender age; young

Related Vietnamese words

• bé bỏngListenadjective

  little and tender; small; young

• bé nhỏListenadjective

  little; small; young

• nam thanh nữ túListennoun

  young; healthy; robust people

• non nớtListenadjective

  young; green

• ấu thơListenadjective

  of tender age; young

• ôngListennoun

  grandfather; Mr.; you (to an older man)

• bàListennoun

  a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady

• thơListenadjective

  poetry; a poem

• tơListenadjective

  silk; thread

• ôôngListennoun

  grandfather; old man

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.