How to Say “Japanese” in Vietnamese

tiếng Nhật
[tiəŋ˧˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]
tiếng Nhật is the Vietnamese term for the Japanese language.
tiếng Nhật is used specifically to refer to the Japanese language.
Meaning: Japanese language (name)

What does it mean word for word?

In Vietnamese, the word for a specific language is formed by placing the word tiếng before the name of the country or the adjective for that country.

Which one should you use?

While Nhật can mean Japan or Japanese, you must include tiếng to specify you are talking about the language rather than the country or people. To refer to a person from Japan, use người Nhật and to describe something as being of or relating to Japan, use Nhật or thuộc Nhật.

Related words

Did you know?

  • The word tiếng is used for both 'language' and 'sound' in Vietnamese.
  • The word Nhật is a Sino-Vietnamese term derived from the Chinese character for 'sun'.
  • In Vietnamese, the word for 'Japan' is Nhật Bản, but when referring to the language tiếng Nhật, the Bản is dropped.

Examples in context

  • Đừng nói tiếng Nhật.
    Don't speak in Japanese.
    This sentence is useful for telling someone not to speak in tiếng Nhật.
    Tatoeba #1564341 by trieuho, translation #281646 by CN
  • Anh ấy giỏi tiếng Nhật.
    He's good at Japanese.
    This sentence is useful for saying someone is good at tiếng Nhật.
    Tatoeba #13795505 by leucammieuvu, translation #13795468 by rul
  • Tôi không nói tiếng Nhật.
    I don't speak Japanese.
    This sentence is useful for stating that you do not speak tiếng Nhật.
    Tatoeba #510358 by autuno, translation #1482 by CK
  • Người Nhật luôn rất lịch sự và nghiêm túc.
    Japanese people are always polite and serious.
  • Học tiếng Nhật không quá khó khăn nếu có đủ kiên nhẫn.
    Learning Japanese is not too difficult if you have enough patience.
  • Hôm nay tôi gặp một người Nhật Bản rất thân thiện.
    Today, I met a very friendly Japanese person.
  • Bạn xem chiếc xe của anh ta, anh ấy là người Nhật xịn đấy!
    Look at his car, he's a cool Japanese guy!
  • 33 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Mai and Hùng are discussing their language studies.

  1. Mai

    Hùng có muốn học tiếng Nhật không?
    Do you want to learn Japanese, Hùng?
  2. Hùng

    Có, tôi muốn học tiếng Nhật.
    Yes, I want to learn Japanese.
  3. Mai

    Tiếng Nhật khó học lắm đấy.
    Japanese is very difficult to learn.
  4. Hùng

    Tôi biết, nhưng tôi rất thích.
    I know, but I like it very much.

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