Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Dangerous” in Vietnamese
“Dangerous” in Vietnamese is
Nguy hiểm
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Lái xe nhanh vào ban đêm rất nguy hiểm.
Driving fast at night is very dangerous.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: nguy (danger) + hiểm (perilous)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Road Safety situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs