How to Say “Trick” in Vietnamese

lừa
[lɨə˨˩]
The English verb "trick" is translated into Vietnamese as lừa. Wiktionary also lists bịp.
Meaning: to fool, to cause to believe something untrue (verb)

Ways to say it

“trick” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese IPA
lừa [lɨə˨˩] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[lɨə˦˩] (Huế, narrow)
bịp [ʔɓip̚˧˨ʔ] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[ʔɓip̚˨˩ʔ] (Huế, narrow)

The verb lừa is the standard way to express the act of fooling someone or causing them to believe something untrue. For more specific or formal contexts, you may encounter related terms: Mưu mẹo is a formal noun for a trick, while the compound lừa đảo is used specifically to describe scams or fraudulent activities.

Which one should you use?

While lừa is the standard word for tricking or deceiving, bịp is a colloquial term often used to imply cheating or swindling, particularly in the context of games or unfair situations.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

lừa is the standard, neutral form. In contrast, bịp is colloquial and Mưu mẹo is a formal term for a trick. For describing serious scams or fraud, the compound lừa đảo is commonly used.

Did you know?

  • The word lừa shares the exact same spelling as the Vietnamese word for 'donkey'.
  • While lừa đảo refers to scams, the word đảo literally means 'to invert' or 'to reverse'.
  • When someone is being tricked, they might be described as bị lừa, using the passive marker bị which is reserved for unpleasant or negative events.

Examples in context

  • Cô ta đã sử dụng mưu mẹo để đạt được mục đích của mình.
    She used a trick to achieve her goal.
  • Bé thường chơi các trò chơi và trò ảo thuật.
    The child often plays games and tricks of illusion.
  • Anh ta đã tổ chức một kế hoạch lừa đảo để đánh cắp tiền của họ.
    He organized a trick to steal their money.
  • Anh ta đã dùng một mánh khóe để thoát khỏi tình huống khó xử.
    He used a trick to get out of an awkward situation.
  • Cậu bé thích chơi các trò hề và trò ảo thuật.
    The boy enjoys playing pranks and magic tricks.
  • Cô ta đã lừa đảo tôi bằng một mưu mẹo tinh vi.
    She tricked me with a clever scheme.
  • Anh ta đang lừa tôi.
    He is fooling me.
  • Đừng để bị lừa nhé.
    Don't get tricked.

Example conversation

A man realizes a salesperson was dishonest with him.

  1. Hương

    Anh có bị lừa không?
    Were you tricked?
  2. Tuấn

    Có, người bán hàng lừa tôi.
    Yes, the salesperson fooled me.
  3. Hương

    Thật là tệ quá.
    That is so bad.
  4. Tuấn

    Tôi sẽ cẩn thận hơn.
    I will be more careful.

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