How to Say "Kangaroo" in Vietnamese

chuột túi

[t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ tuj˧˦]

The English word kangaroo is translated into Vietnamese as chuột túi. Wiktionary also lists căng-gu-ru and kangaroo.

Meaning: marsupial (noun)

Ways to say it

“kangaroo” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese	IPA
chuột túi	[t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ tuj˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ tuj˨˩˦] (Huế, narrow)
căng-gu-ru	[kaŋ˧˧ ɣu˧˧ zu˧˧] (Hà Nội, narrow) [kaŋ˧˧ ɣʊw˧˧ ʐʊw˧˧] (Huế, narrow)
kangaroo

In Vietnamese, you can refer to this marsupial using the descriptive term chuột túi or by using phonetic transliterations of the English word.

The term chuột túi is a literal description consisting of chuột (mouse/rat) and túi (pouch).

chuột túi is the standard, descriptive Vietnamese term for a kangaroo. In contrast, căng-gu-ru is a phonetic transliteration of the English word.

The word chuột is also used in Vietnamese to refer to a 'biceps' muscle, similar to how Latin used 'mūsculus' to mean 'little mouse'.
While 'chuột túi' refers to a kangaroo, the word 'chuột' is also the standard term for a computer 'mouse' in Vietnamese.

Con chuột túi có túi trước bụng.
The kangaroo has a pouch in front of its belly.
Tôi thấy một con chuột túi trong vườn thú.
I saw a kangaroo in the zoo.
Chuột túi là loài động vật rất đặc biệt.
Kangaroos are very special animals.

Hùng and Mai are looking at animals in a zoo.

Hùng

Nhìn kìa Mai, con chuột túi kia dễ thương quá!
Look Mai, that kangaroo is so cute!
Mai

Đúng rồi, nó có cái túi thật đặc biệt.
That's right, it has a very special pouch.
Hùng

Tôi muốn nuôi một con chuột túi.
I want to keep a kangaroo as a pet.
Mai

Hùng ơi, điều đó là không thể đâu.
Hung, that is impossible.

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