How to Say "Meat" in Vietnamese

thịt

[tʰit̚˧˨ʔ]

The English word "meat" is translated into Vietnamese as thịt.

thịt is a noun used to refer to animal flesh used as food.

Meaning: animal flesh used as food (noun)

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The word thịt can be used as a verb in slang to mean 'to kill' or 'to take down' an opponent, similar to the English phrase 'to butcher'.
When describing the texture of food, Vietnamese speakers might use thịt to describe something that is 'fleshy' or 'meaty' in consistency, even if it is a vegetable.
While thịt refers to animal flesh, Vietnamese uses a completely different root for 'fish' (cá) and 'shrimp' (tôm), which are rarely categorized under the general word for 'meat'.

Sư tử ăn thịt.
The lion eats the meat.
The sentence is useful for describing what a lion eats using thịt.
Tatoeba #4297330 by trieuho, translation #4297292 by thegui
Đây là thịt khỉ.
It's monkey meat.
The sentence is useful for identifying monkey meat using thịt.
Tatoeba #13334107 by leucammieuvu, translation #1117904 by Scott
Ăn ít thịt thôi.
Eat less meat.
The sentence is useful for giving advice to eat less meat using thịt.
Tatoeba #13339850 by leucammieuvu, translation #10903751 by CM
Hôm nay tôi muốn ăn thịt gà
Today, I want to eat chicken meat.
Tôi muốn mua một kg thịt tươi
I want to buy one kilogram of fresh meat.
Gia cầm là loại thịt rất phổ biến trong bữa ăn Việt Nam
Poultry is a very common type of meat in Vietnamese cuisine.
Bạn thích ăn loại thịt nào?
Which type of meat do you like?
Bạn có những loại thịt nào bạn không ăn?
Are there any types of meat you don't eat?
Tôi thích ăn thịt mỡ
I like to eat fatty meat.
Anh ấy không thích ăn thịt gà
He doesn't like to eat chicken meat.
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Wiktionary, “meat” translations and entries thịt, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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