Đức
[ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
In Vietnamese, Germany is said as Đức.
Đức is the name of the country located in Central Europe. To refer to the German language, use tiếng Đức and to refer to a German person or the German people, use người Đức.
Meaning: country in Central Europe (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
In natural sentences, the word Đức is often preceded by the word nước (meaning country) to form the full name nước Đức.
Did you know?
- In Vietnamese, Đức is a very common given name for people, meaning 'virtuous'.
- The character used for Đức is the same one used to mean 'virtue' or 'morality' in many East Asian contexts.
- The name Đức is actually a shortened version of a much longer phonetic transcription of 'Deutsch' used in Chinese and Vietnamese.
Examples in context
- Tôi thích nước Đức.I like Germany.This sentence shows how to express a personal preference for Đức.Tatoeba #6207672 by letuananh, translation #6203722 by carlosalberto
- Đức là một nước lớn.Germany is a big country.This sentence is useful for describing Đức as a large country.Tatoeba #9010694 by dotheduyet1999, translation #8134988 by AlanF_US
- Cô ta đến từ nước Đức.She comes from Germany.This sentence demonstrates how to state that someone originates from Đức.Tatoeba #4785958 by tucm, translation #4784359 by garborg
- Tôi muốn tìm hiểu văn hóa của Đức.I want to explore the culture of Germany.
- Hôm nay tôi sẽ gặp một người bạn từ Đức.Today, I'm meeting a friend from Germany.
- Họ chắc chắn muốn học tiếng Đức.They surely want to learn the German language.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chi and Nam are talking about traveling in Europe.
- ChiBạn muốn đi du lịch ở đâu?Where do you want to travel?
- NamTôi muốn đến Đức.I want to go to Germany.
- ChiĐức là một đất nước đẹp.Germany is a beautiful country.
- NamĐúng vậy, tôi rất thích nước Đức.That's right, I really like Germany.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “germany” translations and entries Đức, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Đức, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
