sushi
sushi is the Vietnamese word for the Japanese dish sushi.
Meaning: Japanese dish (noun)
Which one should you use?
While sushi can be used on its own, you may also see món sushi used to explicitly refer to it as a dish or a type of food.
Did you know?
- While sushi is common in cities, some older Vietnamese speakers may refer to it as cơm cuộn, which literally translates to 'rolled rice'.
- The spelling remains identical to the English and Japanese versions, as Vietnamese has adopted the international name without applying the standard Vietnamese phonetic spelling rules.
- The Vietnamese term cơm cuộn is used not only for sushi but also for Korean 'kimbap', meaning the two distinct dishes often share the same descriptive name in Vietnamese.
Examples in context
- Nhật Bản nổi tiếng về món sushi.Japan is famous for sushi.Tatoeba #11295253 by chaule3, translation #11295252 by chaule3
- Người Nhật có ăn nhiều sushi không?Do the Japanese eat a lot of sushi?Tatoeba #13657079 by leucammieuvu, translation #13656919 by mervert1
- Tom nói là anh ta chưa bao giờ ăn sushi.Tom said he's never eaten sushi.Tatoeba #8969913 by dotheduyet1999, translation #8155051 by CK
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nam and Lan are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- NamEm có muốn đi ăn sushi không?Do you want to go eat sushi?
- LanDạ, em rất thích sushi.Yes, I really like sushi.
- NamVậy chúng ta đi ăn ở nhà hàng Nhật nhé.Then let's go eat at a Japanese restaurant.
- LanÝ kiến hay đó anh Nam.That is a good idea, Nam.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sushi” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
