Vietnamese

Vietnamese - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Vietnamese language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

số không

zero

1

một

one

2

hai

two

3

ba

three

4

bốn

four

5

năm

five

6

sáu

six

7

bảy

seven

8

tám

eight

9

chín

nine

10

mười

ten

11

mười một

eleven

12

mười hai

twelve

13

mười ba

thirteen

14

mười bốn

fourteen

15

mười lăm

fifteen

16

mười sáu

sixteen

17

mười bảy

seventeen

18

mười tám

eighteen

19

mười chín

nineteen

20

hai mươi

twenty

30

ba mươi

thirty

40

bốn mươi

forty

50

năm mươi

fifty

60

sáu mươi

sixty

70

bảy mươi

seventy

80

tám mươi

eighty

90

chín mươi

ninety

100

một trăm

hundred

1K

nghìn

thousand

1M

triệu

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

trắng

white

đen

black

🔴

đỏ

red

🔵

xanh

blue

🟡

vàng

yellow

🟢

xanh lá cây

green

🟣

tím

purple

🟤

nâu

brown

🟠

cam

orange

🌸

hồng

pink

vàng

gold

🌑

bạc

silver

☁️

xám

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

chó

dog

🐱

mèo

cat

🐴

ngựa

horse

🐮

cow

🐷

lợn

pig

🐦

chim

bird

🐟

fish

🐭

chuột

mouse

🦊

cáo

fox

🐇

thỏ

rabbit

🐻

gấu

bear

🐼

gấu trúc

panda

🐨

gấu túi

koala

🐘

voi

elephant

🐢

rùa

turtle

🦒

hươu cao cổ

giraffe

🦆

vịt

duck

🕷️

nhện

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

gia đình

family

🧔

đàn ông

man

👩

phụ nữ

woman

👦

cậu bé

boy

👧

cô bé

girl

👶

trẻ em

child

👨‍🦳

cha

father

👩‍🦳

mẹ

mother

👴

ông

grandfather

👵

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

anh trai/em trai

brother

👩‍🦱

chị gái/em gái

sister

🧑

bạn bè

friend

👥

người

people

🙋

người

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

nhà

house

🏢

tòa nhà

building

🏫

trường học

school

🏪

cửa hàng

store

🛣️

đường

road

🌆

thành phố

city

🌳

cây

tree

💧

nước

water

☀️

mặt trời

sun

☁️

mây

cloud

📚

sách

book

🖊️

bút

pen

📱

điện thoại

phone

🔑

chìa khóa

key

🚗

ô tô

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

táo

apple

🍌

chuối

banana

🍞

bánh mì

bread

🧀

phô mai

cheese

🥩

thịt

meat

🥛

sữa

milk

cà phê

coffee

🍵

trà

tea

💧

nước

water

🍺

bia

beer

🍷

rượu vang

wine

🍽️

thức ăn

food

🍳

trứng

egg

🍚

gạo

rice

🥕

rau

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

ngày

day

🌙

đêm

night

giờ

hour

🗓️

tuần

week

📅

tháng

month

🗓️

năm

year

🗓️

Thứ Hai

Monday

🗓️

Thứ Ba

Tuesday

🗓️

Thứ Tư

Wednesday

🗓️

Thứ Năm

Thursday

🗓️

Thứ Sáu

Friday

🗓️

Thứ Bảy

Saturday

🗓️

Chủ Nhật

Sunday

🌅

buổi sáng

morning

🌆

buổi tối

evening

🕛

bây giờ

now

🔜

sớm

soon

🕒

thời gian

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

nói

to speak

🚶

đi bộ

to walk

🏃

chạy

to run

🍽️

ăn

to eat

🍷

uống

to drink

😴

ngủ

to sleep

📖

đọc

to read

✍️

viết

to write

👀

nhìn

to see

👂

nghe

to hear

💭

nghĩ

to think

🤔

biết

to know

❤️

yêu

to love

👍

thích

to like

👋

đến

to come

🚪

mở

to open

🔒

đóng

to close

💡

học

to learn

cho

to give

💸

mua

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

vui vẻ

happy

😢

buồn

sad

😠

tức giận

angry

👍

tốt

good

👎

tệ

bad

⬆️

lớn

big

⬇️

nhỏ

small

🆕

mới

new

🕰️

old

💯

nhiều

many

🤏

ít

few

🥵

nóng

hot

🥶

lạnh

cold

💪

mạnh

strong

👶

yếu

weak

đẹp

beautiful

👹

xấu xí

ugly

đúng

correct

sai

wrong

nhanh

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

and

➡️

nhưng

but

👉

hoặc

or

🤔

bởi vì

because

👉

vậy

so

🤨

tuy nhiên

however

🤔

do đó

therefore

cũng

also

🕒

khi

when

🤔

nếu

if

🕒

trước

before

🕒

sau

after

🕒

kể từ

since

🕒

trong khi

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

giáo viên

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

bác sĩ

doctor

👩‍💻

kỹ sư

engineer

👨‍🍳

đầu bếp

chef

🧑‍🌾

nông dân

farmer

👮

cảnh sát

police officer

🧑‍🎨

nghệ sĩ

artist

🧑‍💼

nhân viên văn phòng

office worker

🔬

nhà khoa học

scientist

🛒

nhân viên bán hàng

salesperson

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