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vietnamita

/vjet.naˈmi.ta/adjective / nounB2
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Meaning · adjective

Vietnamese

  • relating to Vietnam, its people, culture, or language

In a sentence

Stasera andiamo a cena in un ottimo ristorante vietnamita.

Tonight we are going for dinner at a great Vietnamese restaurant.

La letteratura contemporanea vietnamita offre molti spunti interessanti.

Contemporary Vietnamese literature offers many interesting insights.

Conosci molte persone vietnamite che vivono in Italia?

Do you know many Vietnamese people living in Italy?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
vietnamitamasculine · singular
vietnamitafeminine · singular
vietnamitimasculine · plural
vietnamitefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ends in -a in the singular for both masculine and feminine.
  • Plural follows standard patterns: -i for masculine ('vietnamiti'), -e for feminine ('vietnamite').

Meaning · noun

Vietnamese

  • a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
  • the Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam

In a sentence

Il mio vicino di casa è un vietnamita molto gentile.

My neighbour is a very kind Vietnamese man.

Molti vietnamiti vivono e lavorano all'estero.

Many Vietnamese people live and work abroad.

Da quanto tempo studi il vietnamita all'università?

How long have you been studying Vietnamese at university?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
vietnamitasingular
vietnamiti, vietnamiteplural

Usage notes

  • Ends in -a for both genders in the singular. Plural is -i for males/mixed and -e for females.
  • plural vietnamiti, vietnamite
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