🇻🇳 Vietnamese phrases

How to say “Goodbye” in Vietnamese

Tạm biệt

tahm bee-et

Literally: Temporarily apartneutral

Standard goodbye. In conversation people often reuse 'chào' plus a pronoun to say bye, and the borrowed 'bye bye' is very common among young people.

Other ways to say it

VietnamesePronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Chào anh / Chào chịchow ahn / chow cheeByeEveryday parting, same as the greeting
Bai baibye byeBye-byeCasual, young speakers

In a sentence

Tạm biệt, hẹn gặp lại!

tahm bee-et, hen gahp lai

Goodbye, see you again!

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