How to Say "Bus" in Vietnamese

xe buýt

[sɛ˧˧ ʔɓwit̚˧˦]

The English word "bus" is translated into Vietnamese as xe buýt. Wiktionary also lists ô tô buýt and buýt.

Meaning: vehicle (noun)

Ways to say it

“bus” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese	IPA
xe buýt	[sɛ˧˧ ʔɓwit̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓwɨt̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow)
ô tô buýt	[ʔo˧˧ to˧˧ ʔɓwit̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [ʔow˧˧ tow˧˧ ʔɓwɨt̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow)
buýt	[ʔɓwit̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [ʔɓwɨt̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow)

The term refers to a bus as a vehicle.

The word xe buýt uses the prefix xe, which means vehicle.

xe buýt is the standard term, while ô tô buýt is a more formal or technical way to refer to the vehicle.

ô tô buýt is a more formal or technical way to refer to a bus vehicle, and buýt is a colloquial shortening of xe buýt.

While ô in ô tô is a loanword, the same sound in other Vietnamese contexts can be a Sino-Vietnamese word meaning 'crow' or 'black'.

Dừng xe buýt lại.
Stop the bus.
This sentence is useful for commanding someone to stop the xe buýt.
Tatoeba #13341802 by leucammieuvu, translation #11431412 by Amastan
Bến xe buýt ở đâu?
Where is the bus station?
This sentence is useful for asking the location of the xe buýt station.
Tatoeba #13615277 by leucammieuvu, translation #6713335 by Eccles17
Xe buýt đi mất rồi.
The bus has already left.
This sentence is useful for stating that the xe buýt has already departed.
Tatoeba #13173193 by leucammieuvu, translation #12506850 by sundown
Khi tôi đến Hà Nội, tôi sử dụng xe buýt để di chuyển.
When I arrived in Hanoi, I used the bus for transportation.
Sài Gòn có nhiều xe khách giá rẻ để đi du lịch các tỉnh phía Nam.
Saigon has many affordable buses to travel to southern provinces.
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Hùng and Mai are at a bus stop.

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