dị ứng
[zi˧˨ʔ ʔɨŋ˧˦]
In Vietnamese, the English phrase "allergies" is translated as dị ứng.
The term dị ứng refers to a condition where the immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance. You can specify the type of allergy by combining the term with the allergen. For example, use dị ứng đậu phộng to say one is allergic to peanuts (where đậu phộng means peanuts) or dị ứng hải sản to express a seafood allergy. If you need to refer to dairy, the term is Sữa và các sản phẩm từ sữa.
What does it mean word for word?
The term dị ứng is composed of dị, meaning abnormal or strange and ứng, meaning to respond or react.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express that someone "has" an allergy or "is" allergic, place the verb bị (meaning to suffer from or be afflicted by) before dị ứng to form bị dị ứng. When you want to specify what someone is allergic to, use the preposition với after dị ứng, creating the structure dị ứng với.
Did you know?
- While dị ứng refers to the biological reaction, Vietnamese speakers often use the phrase kị to describe a traditional or superstitious incompatibility between two people's zodiac signs.
- The term dị ứng is sometimes used metaphorically in Vietnamese to describe a strong psychological dislike or an 'allergic' reaction to a certain type of person or behavior.
- The word ứng in dị ứng is the same root used in ứng dụng, which means 'application' or 'app' in the modern digital sense.
Examples in context
- Tôi không bị dị ứng.I have no allergies.This sentence is useful for stating that you have no allergies.Tatoeba #13666125 by leucammieuvu, translation #5860551 by CK
- Tôi bị dị ứng đậu phộngI am allergic to peanuts
- Tôi bị dị ứng với hải sản.I am allergic to seafood.
- Cô ấy bị dị ứng với hải sản.She has an allergy to seafood.
- Trẻ em có thể bị dị ứng phấn hoa.Children can have pollen allergies.
Example conversation
Hương and Nam are choosing a restaurant for dinner.
- HươngChúng ta đi ăn đồ Nhật nhé?Shall we go eat Japanese food?
- NamTôi bị dị ứng cá sống, Nam không thích.I have an allergy to raw fish, Nam doesn't like it.
- HươngVậy mình đi ăn pizza được không?Then can we go eat pizza?
- NamĐược, tôi không bị dị ứng phô mai.Sure, I am not allergic to cheese.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry dị ứng, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
