Vietnamese

English

Alternative forms

• Viet-Namese (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vietnam +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

Vietnamese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

Derived terms

• Vietnamese balm
• Vietnamese cassia
• Vietnamese cilantro
• Vietnamese cinnamon
• Vietnamese coriander
• Vietnamese mint
• Vietnamese sandwich
• Vietnamese time bomb
• Vietnamese tuberculosis
• Vietnameseness

Translations

of or pertaining to Vietnam

• Asturian: vietnamita (ast)
• Basque: vietnamdar
• Belarusian: в'етна́мскі (vʺjetnámski)
• Bulgarian: виетна́мски (vietnámski)
• Catalan: vietnamita (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 越南的 (zh) (Yuènán de)

• Czech: vietnamský (cs)
• Danish: vietnamesisk
• Dutch: Vietnamees (nl)
• Estonian: vietnami
• Finnish: vietnamilainen (fi)
• French: vietnamien (fr)
• Galician: vietnamita (gl)
• Georgian: ვიეტნამური (vieṭnamuri)
• German: vietnamesisch (de)
• Hawaiian: Wiekanama
• Hebrew: ווייטנאמית (vietnamít)
• Hungarian: vietnami (hu)
• Japanese: ベトナムの (ja) (Betonamu-no)
• Khmer: យួន (km) (yuən), វៀតណាម (km) (viət naam)
• Korean: 베트남의 (ko) (beteunamui)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} vietnamensis, ^{(please verify)} vietnamicus
• Latvian: vjetnamiešu
• Lithuanian: vietnamiečių (lt), vietnamietiškas
• Maltese: Vjetnamiż
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vietnamesisk (no)

  Nynorsk: vietnamesisk (nn)

• Polish: wietnamski (pl)
• Portuguese: vietnamita (pt)
• Romanian: vietnamez (ro)
• Russian: вьетна́мский (ru) (vʹjetnámskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: вијетнамски

  Roman: vijetnamski (sh)

• Slovene: vietnamski (sl)
• Spanish: vietnamita (es)
• Swedish: vietnamesisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: в'єтна́мський (vʺjetnámsʹkyj)
• Uzbek: vyetnam (uz)
• Vietnamese: Việt (vi), (thuộc) Việt Nam

Noun

Vietnamese (countable and uncountable, plural Vietnamese)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of Vietnam, person of Vietnamese descent.
2. (uncountable) A language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
3. (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

Usage notes

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Vietnamese", "writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Vietnamese") or with a word like person, man, or woman ("writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

Translations

Vietnamese person

• Arabic: فِيتْنَامِيّ (fitnāmiyy)
• Asturian: vietnamita (ast) m or f
• Basque: vietnamdar
• Belarusian: в'етна́мец m (vʺjetnámjec), в'етна́мка f (vʺjetnámka)
• Catalan: vietnamita (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 越南人 (jyut⁶ naam⁴ jan⁴)

  Mandarin: 越南人 (zh) (yuènánrén)

• Czech: Vietnamec (cs) m
• Danish: vietnameser (da)
• Dutch: Vietnamees (nl) m, Vietnamese (nl) f
• Esperanto: (man or woman) vjetnamano, (woman) vjetnamanino
• Estonian: vietnamlane
• Finnish: vietnamilainen (fi)
• French: Vietnamien (fr) m, Vietnamienne (fr) f, niakoué (fr) m or f
• Galician: vietnamita (gl) m or f
• Georgian: ვიეტნამელი (vieṭnameli)
• German: Vietnamese (de) m, Vietnamesin (de) f
• Hawaiian: Wiekanama
• Hungarian: vietnami (hu)
• Italian: vietnamita (it) m or f
• Japanese: ベトナム人 (ja) (ベトナムじん, betonamujin)
• Kazakh: вьетнамдық (vetnamdyq)
• Khmer: វៀតណាម (km) (viət naam), (offensive) យួន (km) (yuən)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 베트남 사람 (beteunam saram)
• Latvian: vjetnamietis m, vjetnamiete f
• Lithuanian: vietnamietis (lt) m, vietnamietė (lt) f
• Mon: ယောန်
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vietnameser m

  Nynorsk: vietnamesar (nn) m

• Polish: Wietnamczyk (pl) m, Wietnamka (pl) f
• Portuguese: vietnamita (pt) m or f
• Rade: Yuăn
• Romanian: vietnamez (ro) m, vietnameză (ro) f
• Russian: вьетна́мец (ru) m (vʹjetnámec), вьетна́мка (ru) f (vʹjetnámka), вьетна́мцы (ru) pl (vʹjetnámcy)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Вијетнамац m

  Roman: Vijetnamac m

• Slovene: Vietnamec m, Vietnamka f
• Spanish: vietnamita (es) m or f
• Swahili: Mvietinamu, Mvieti
• Swedish: vietnames (sv) m, vietnamesiska (sv) f
• Thai: คนเวียดนาม (kon wîat-naam)
• Turkish: Vietnamlı (tr)
• Ukrainian: в'єтна́мець m (vʺjetnámecʹ), в'єтна́мка f (vʺjetnámka)
• Vietnamese: người Việt, người Việt Nam
• White Hmong: Nyab laj
• Yakut: вьетнамец (vetnamets)

language

• Arabic: اَلْفِيتْنَامِيَّة f (al-fitnamiyya), فِيتْنَامِيّ m (fitnāmiyy)
• Armenian: վիետնամերեն (hy) (vietnameren)
• Asturian: vietnamita (ast) m
• Basque: vietnamera (eu)
• Belarusian: в'етна́мская мо́ва f (vʺjetnámskaja móva), в'етна́мская f (vʺjetnámskaja)
• Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (my) (biyaknam), ဗီယက်နမ်ဘာသာ (biyaknambhasa)
• Catalan: vietnamita (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 越南話／越南话 (jyut⁶ naam⁴ waa^6-2), 越南话 (jyut⁶ naam⁴ waa^6-2)

  Mandarin: 越南語／越南语 (zh) (yuènányǔ), 越南语 (zh) (yuènányǔ)

• Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao: please add this translation if you can
• Czech: vietnamština (cs) f
• Danish: vietnamesisk
• Dutch: Vietnamees (nl)
• Estonian: vietnami
• Finnish: vietnam (fi)
• French: vietnamien (fr) m
• Galician: vietnamita (gl) m
• Georgian: ვიეტნამური (vieṭnamuri)
• German: Vietnamesisch (de) n
• Green Hmong: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: वियतनामी (hi) f (viyatnāmī)
• Hungarian: vietnami (hu)
• Italian: vietnamita (it) m
• Japanese: ベトナム語 (ja) (ベトナムご, betonamugo)
• Khmer: ភាសាវៀតណាម (phiəsaaviətnaam)
• Korean: 베트남어 (ko) (beteunameo)
• Lao: ພາສາຫວຽດນາມ (lo) (phā sā wīat nām)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latvian: vjetnamiešu
• Lithuanian: vietnamiečių (lt)
• Navajo: Biʼednam Dineʼé bizaad
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vietnamesisk (no) m

  Nynorsk: vietnamesisk (nn) m

• Persian: ویتنامی (fa) (viyatnâmi)
• Polish: wietnamski (pl) m, język wietnamski m
• Portuguese: vietnamita (pt)
• Rade: klei Yuăn
• Romanian: vietnameză (ro) f
• Russian: вьетна́мский (ru) m (vʹjetnámskij) (язы́к), вьетна́мский язы́к (ru) m (vʹjetnámskij jazýk)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: вијетнамски m (језик)

  Roman: vijetnamski (sh) m (jezik)

• Slovak: vietnamčina (sk) f
• Slovene: vietnamščina (sl) f
• Spanish: vietnamita (es) m
• Swahili: Kivietinamu, Kivieti
• Swedish: vietnamesiska (sv)
• Thai: ภาษาเวียดนาม (paa-săa wîat-naam)
• Turkish: Vietnamca (tr), Vietnam dili (tr)
• Ukrainian: в'єтна́мська мо́ва (uk) f (vʺjetnámsʹka móva), в'єтна́мська f (vʺjetnámsʹka) (мо́ва)
• Urdu: ویتنامی f (viyatnāmī)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Việt (vi), tiếng Việt Nam (vi), Việt ngữ (vi)
• White Hmong: nyab laj
• Zhuang: vah Yeznanz

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Vietnamese terms
• Appendix:Vietnamese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Vietnamese
• Index of Vietnamese definitions
• Vietnamese Wiktionary
• Vietnamese Wikipedia

Further reading

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Etymology

Vietnam +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vi̯ɛtnaˈmeːzə]

• Audio:

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Noun

Vietnamese m (genitive Vietnamesen, plural Vietnamesen, female Vietnamesin)

1. a Vietnamese person
2. a Vietnamese male