Vietnamese

Vietnamese

English

Alternative forms

• Viet-Namese (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vietnam +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/, /viˌɛt.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

Albanian: vietnamez (sq) Arabic: فِيتْنَامِيّ‎‎ (fitnāmiyy) Armenian: վիետնամական (vietnamakan) Asturian: vietnamita (ast) Azerbaijani: vyetnam Basque: vietnamdar Belarusian: в'етна́мскі (vʺjetnámski) Bengali: ভিয়েতনামী (bhiyetnamī) Bulgarian: виетна́мски (vietnámski) Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (my) (biyaknam) Catalan: vietnamita (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 越南的 (zh) (Yuènán de) Czech: vietnamský (cs) Danish: vietnamesisk Dutch: Vietnamees (nl) Estonian: vietnami Farefare: viɛtnã, viɛtga Finnish: vietnamilainen (fi) French: vietnamien (fr) Galician: vietnamita (gl) Georgian: ვიეტნამური (vieṭnamuri) German: vietnamesisch (de) Hawaiian: Wiekanama Hebrew: וְיֶטְנָאמִי‎ (vietnami) Hindi: वियतनामी (hi) (viyatnāmī) Hungarian: vietnami (hu) Irish: Fítneamach Italian: vietnamita (it) Japanese: ベトナムの (ja) (Betonamu no) Kazakh: вьетнам (vetnam), вьетнамдық (vetnamdyq) Khmer: យួន (km) (yuən), វៀតណាម (km) (viət naam) Korean: 베트남의 (ko) (beteunamui) Kyrgyz: вьетнам (vʹyetnam) Lao: ຫວຽດນາມ (lo) (wīat nām) Latin: (please verify) vietnamensis, (please verify) vietnamicus, Annamiticus Latvian: vjetnamiešu Lithuanian: vietnamiečių (lt), vietnamietiškas Macedonian: виетнамски (vietnamski) Maltese: Vjetnamiż Mongolian: Cyrillic: вьетнам (vʹjetnam) Mongolian: ᠸᠢᠶᠧᠲ᠋ᠨ᠋ᠠᠮ (wiyētnam) Norwegian: Bokmål: vietnamesisk (no) Nynorsk: vietnamesisk (nn) Persian: ویتنامی‎‎ (viyatnâmi) Polish: wietnamski (pl) Portuguese: vietnamita (pt) Romanian: vietnamez (ro) Russian: вьетна́мский (ru) (vʹjetnámskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: ви̏јетнамскӣ Roman: vȉjetnamskī (sh) Slovak: vietnamský Slovene: vietnamski (sl) Spanish: vietnamita (es) Swedish: vietnamesisk (sv) Tajik: вьетнамӣ (v'etnamī) Thai: เวียดนาม (th) (wîiat-naam), ญวน (th) (yuuan) Turkish: Vietnamlı (tr), Vietnam (tr) Turkmen: wýetnam Ukrainian: в'єтна́мський (vʺjetnámsʹkyj) Urdu: ویتنامی‎ (viyatnāmī) Uyghur: ۋيېتنام‎ (wyëtnam) Uzbek: vyetnam (uz), vyetnamlik Vietnamese: Việt (vi), (thuộc) Việt Nam Welsh: Fietnamaidd

Noun

Vietnamese (countable and uncountable, plural Vietnamese)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of Vietnam, person of Vietnamese descent.
2. (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

Usage notes

As with other nationalities 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").

Translations

Vietnamese person

Albanian: vietnamez (sq) m Arabic: فِيتْنَامِيّ‎ (fitnāmiyy), فِيتْنَامِيَّة‎ f (fītnāmiyya) Armenian: վիետնամցի (vietnamcʿi) Asturian: vietnamita (ast) m or f Azerbaijani: vyetnamlı Basque: vietnamdar Belarusian: в'етна́мец m (vʺjetnámjec), в'етна́мка f (vʺjetnámka) Bulgarian: виетна́мец m (vietnámec), виетна́мка f (vietnámka) Catalan: vietnamita (ca) m or f Chinese: Cantonese: 越南人 (jyut6 naam4 jan4) Mandarin: 越南人 (zh) (yuènánrén) Czech: Vietnamec (cs) m, Vietnamka (cs) f 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 Hebrew: וְיֶטְנָאמִי‎ (vietnami) Hungarian: vietnami (hu) Italian: vietnamita (it) m or f Japanese: ベトナム人 (ja) (ベトナムじん, betonamujin) Jarai: Yuăn Kazakh: вьетнамдық (vetnamdyq) Khmer: វៀតណាម (km) (viət naam), (offensive) យួន (km) (yuən) Korean: 베트남 사람 (beteunam saram), 베트남인 (beteunamin) Kyrgyz: вьетнамдык (vʹyetnamdık) Latvian: vjetnamietis m, vjetnamiete f Lithuanian: vietnamietis (lt) m, vietnamietė (lt) f Macedonian: Виетнамец m (Vietnamec), Виетнамка f (Vietnamka) Mon: ယောန် (mnw) Mongolian: Cyrillic: вьетнам хүн (vʹjetnam xün) 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, Вијетнамка f Roman: Vijetnamac m, Vijetnamka f Slovak: Vietnamec (sk) m, Vietnamka f Slovene: Vietnamec m, Vietnamka f Spanish: vietnamita (es) m or f Swahili: Mvietinamu, Mvieti Swedish: vietnames (sv) m, vietnamesiska (sv) f Tajik: вьетнамӣ (v'etnamī) Thai: คนเวียดนาม (kon wîat-naam) Turkish: Vietnamlı (tr) Turkmen: wýetnamly Ukrainian: в'єтна́мець m (vʺjetnámecʹ), в'єтна́мка f (vʺjetnámka) Uyghur: ۋيېتناملىق‎ (wyëtnamliq) Uzbek: vyetnam (uz), vyetnamlik Vietnamese: người Việt, người Việt Nam White Hmong: Nyab laj Yakut: вьетнамец (v’yetnamets)

Proper noun

Vietnamese

1. The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
   • Synonyms: Annamese, Annamite

Translations

language

Akan: viɛtnam kasa 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) Breton: viêtnameg m, vietnameg (br) m Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (my) (biyaknam), ဗီယက်နမ်ဘာသာ (biyaknambhasa) Catalan: vietnamita (ca) m Chinese: Cantonese: 越南話, 越南话 (jyut6 naam4 waa6-2) Mandarin: 越南語／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 Farefare: viɛtnãnnɛ, viɛtnɛ 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) Kyrgyz: вьетнамча (vʹyetnamça) Lao: ພາສາຫວຽດນາມ (lo) (phā sā wīat nām) 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 (uk) f (vʺjetnámsʹka) (мо́ва) Urdu: ویتنامی‎ f (viyatnāmī) Vietnamese: tiếng Việt (vi), tiếng Việt Nam (vi), Việt ngữ (vi) Welsh: Fietnameg (cy) 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

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code vi, ISO 639-3 code vie (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Vietnamese, vie ⁠

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German

Etymology

Vietnam +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvi̯ɛtnaˈmeːzə/, [ˌvjɛt-], [viˌɛt-], [ʋ-]
• IPA^(key): /ˌviːrtnaˈmeːzə/, [ˌvi(ː)ɐ̯t-] (colloquial variant)

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Noun

Vietnamese m (weak, genitive Vietnamesen, plural Vietnamesen)

1. a Vietnamese person (male or unspecified sex)
2. (informal) a Vietnamese restaurant

Declension

Declension of Vietnamese [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vietnamese	die	Vietnamesen
genitive	eines	des	Vietnamesen	der	Vietnamesen
dative	einem	dem	Vietnamesen	den	Vietnamesen
accusative	einen	den	Vietnamesen	die	Vietnamesen

Derived terms

• Vietnamesin

Further reading

• “Vietnamese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache