How to Say "Sunday" in Vietnamese

Chủ nhật

[t͡ɕu˧˩ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]word by word

Sunday is Chủ nhật in Vietnamese.

Chủ nhật is the noun used to refer to the day of the week, Sunday.

Meaning: day of the week (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of Chủ, meaning lord, master or owner and nhật, meaning day or sun.

Vietnamese has a specific word nhật for 'day' in Chủ nhật, but this same word is also used to refer to 'Japan' in the word Nhật Bản.
In Vietnamese, the word chủ can mean 'lord' in the context of Sunday, but it is also the common word for a 'shop owner' or 'host'.
The Vietnamese term Chủ nhật is a loanword from Chinese, mirroring the structure of the English 'Sunday' but using the specific concept of 'Lord's Day'.

Nay là chủ nhật.
It's Sunday.
This sentence shows how to state that today is Chủ nhật.
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Chủ nhật tớ gọi nhé.
I'll call on you on Sunday.
This sentence is a way to say you will call someone on Chủ nhật.
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Ngày mai là Chủ nhật.
Tomorrow is Sunday.
This sentence is useful for stating that tomorrow is Chủ nhật.
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Chúng ta sẽ hẹn gặp nhau vào chủ nhật tuần sau.
We will meet each other on Sunday next week.
Em có thể dành thời gian vào ngày chủ nhật không?
Can you spare time on Sunday?
Anh ấy thường rảnh vào ngày chủ nhật.
He's usually free on Sundays.
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Minh and Chi are planning their weekend.

Sources

Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry Chủ nhật, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (chủ, Nhật) and can differ in connected speech.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries chủ, chủ nhật, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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