Vietnamese Word of the Day: nhớ (to miss / to remember)

Emotions

nhớ

"nyuh"

verb

to miss / to remember

Intermediate

Example sentence

Tôi nhớ nhà quá.

I miss home so much.

🇻🇳 Cultural note

"Nhớ nhà" (missing home) is a deeply felt concept in Vietnamese culture, especially among the diaspora. "Nhớ" carries both longing and memory.

Say it like "nyuh" using Australian English approximations.

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