How to Say “Curious” in Vietnamese

tò mò
[tɔ˨˩ mɔ˨˩]
The English phrase 'curious' is translated into Vietnamese as tò mò.
The term tò mò describes a tendency to ask questions or a desire to explore and investigate things. You can add the word rất before tò mò to emphasize that someone is very curious.
Meaning: tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate (adj)

Did you know?

  • Unlike the English 'curious', which can describe an object as being 'strange' or 'odd', tò mò only describes the feeling of a person and cannot be used to describe a weird object.
  • While 'curious' in English is often a neutral or positive trait, saying someone is tò mò in Vietnamese can often carry a negative connotation of being nosy or prying into others' business.
  • The word tò mò is a reduplication of the verb mò, which means 'to grope' or 'to feel around' with one's hands.

Examples in context

  • Tôi rất tò mò.
    I'm very curious.
    Tatoeba #13666111 by leucammieuvu, translation #6358175 by CK
  • Anh ấy tò mò về mọi thứ.
    He's curious about everything.
    Tatoeba #13173485 by leucammieuvu, translation #401022 by FeuDRenais
  • Bạn đang tò mò về điều gì?
    What are you curious about?
    Tatoeba #8981853 by dotheduyet1999, translation #5737590 by CM
  • Tôi rất tò mò xem kết quả của cuộc thi.
    I am very curious to see the results of the competition.
  • Ờ, có gì thú vị vậy? Tớ tò mò quá.
    Oh, what's so interesting? I'm really curious.
  • Có gì thú vị đang xảy ra? Tôi đang tò mò ngóng chờ.
    What interesting things are happening? I'm curious and looking forward to it.
  • Cái đó là gì? Tớ tò mò muốn biết.
    What is that? I'm curious and want to know.
  • 14 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Minh and Chi are looking at a mysterious gift box.

  1. Minh

    Chi xem này, tôi rất tò mò bên trong có gì.
    Chi look, I'm very curious about what's inside.
  2. Chi

    Đừng tò mò quá, hãy đợi đến ngày mai đi.
    Don't be too curious, let's wait until tomorrow.
  3. Minh

    Nhưng tôi không thể ngừng tò mò được.
    But I can't stop being curious.
  4. Chi

    Minh đúng là một người tò mò.
    Minh really is a curious person.

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