How to Say “Australian” in Vietnamese

Úc
[ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
The English phrase "australian" in Vietnamese is translated as Úc. Wiktionary also lists Úc Đại Lợi and Ô-xtrây-li-a.
Meaning: of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages (adj)

Ways to say it

“australian” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese IPA Note
Úc [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow)
Úc Đại Lợi [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ləːj˧˨ʔ] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ləːj˨˩ʔ] (Huế, narrow)
dated
Ô-xtrây-li-a [ʔo˧˧ stɹəj˧˧ li˧˧ ʔaː˧˧] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[ʔow˧˧ stɹəj˧˧ lɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧] (Huế, narrow)

Úc is used as an adjective to describe things pertaining to Australia, such as its people, languages. For example, tiếng Úc refers specifically to Australian English.

Which one should you use?

Úc is a colloquial way to refer to Australia. Ô-xtrây-li-a is the phonetic transcription of the name Australia. Úc Đại Lợi is a dated term. To refer to a person from the continent of Australia, you can use người châu Úc or người Úc châu.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

Úc is colloquial. For official, legal or formal contexts, such as when referring to an Australian citizen, use công dân Úc.

Related words

Did you know?

  • The word Đại within the older term Úc Đại Lợi is a Sino-Vietnamese word meaning 'Great'.

Examples in context

  • Đại sứ quán Úc ở đâu?
    Where's the Australian embassy?
    This sentence is useful for locating the embassy using Úc.
    Tatoeba #13657303 by leucammieuvu, translation #7855043 by CK
  • Tôi chưa từng gặp ai biết nhiều về lịch sử nước Úc nhiều như Tom.
    I've never met anyone who knows as much about Australian history as Tom does.
    This sentence is useful for discussing history related to Úc.
    Tatoeba #5159613 by truongap, translation #3252615 by CK
  • Tôi đã gặp một người Úc hôm qua.
    I met an Australian person yesterday.
  • Kate là người Úc.
    Kate is Australian.
  • Công ty này tuyển dụng công dân Úc trước mọi người khác.
    This company hires Australian citizens before anyone else.
  • Chiếc áo này được thiết kế bởi một nhà thiết kế Úc.
    This shirt is designed by an Australian designer.
  • Anh ấy là người Úc.
    He is Australian.

Example conversation

Mai and Hùng are talking about a vacation.

  1. Mai

    Anh muốn đi du lịch nước Úc không?
    Do you want to travel to Australia?
  2. Hùng

    Có, tôi rất thích văn hóa Úc.
    Yes, I really like Australian culture.
  3. Mai

    Vậy chúng ta hãy cùng lên kế hoạch nhé.
    Then let's plan it together.
  4. Hùng

    Đồng ý, tôi sẽ tìm vé máy bay.
    Agreed, I will look for plane tickets.

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