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tôi bị bệnh

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Also seen as: bị bệnh

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

"I'm sick" — the plain way to report illness; "bị" again marks it as unwanted. Southern speech often says "bị bịnh".

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi đang bị ốm

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Literally: I suffer illness

Examples

Hôm nay tôi bị bệnh, cho tôi xin nghỉ một buổi.I'm sick today — may I take the day off?

Editorial example (batch 048)

Sources & notes

Headword discovered via the English Wikivoyage Vietnamese phrasebook (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05.

Topics: Everyday talk

Common questions

What does “tôi bị bệnh” mean?

"I'm sick" — the plain way to report illness; "bị" again marks it as unwanted. Southern speech often says "bị bịnh". Literally: I suffer illness

Is “tôi bị bệnh” formal or informal?

tôi bị bệnh is generally informal.

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