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Vocabulary

Cô

Co — She; aunt; used to refer to a woman

ấy

ay — That; used to specify a previously mentioned subject

vẫn

van — Still; continues to do something as before

giữ

giu — To keep, hold, or maintain something

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; those, these (things)

quan

quan — Concept; official; relating to views or perspectives

niệm

niem — Notion, idea; used in compound 'quan niệm' (belief)

cổ

co — Ancient, old, traditional; neck

xưa

xua — Old, ancient, of times past

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

không

khong — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

thể

the — Can, able to; used with 'không' to mean 'cannot'

tưởng

tuong — To think, imagine, or suppose something

tượng

tuong — Image, figure; used in 'tưởng tượng' (to imagine)

được

duoc — To be able to; indicates successful completion

rằng

rang — That; conjunction introducing a clause or statement

đứa

Classifier for children or young individuals

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and children

nhỏ

nho — Small, little, young in size or age

của

cua — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mình

minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun, also means 'I/me'

có

co — To have; there is/are; existence marker

ngủ

ngu — To sleep; the act of sleeping

mà

ma — But, yet; connective showing contrast or emphasis

cần

can — To need, require; necessity marker

đung

dung — To sway, rock; used in 'đung đưa' (to rock/swing)

đưa

dua — To pass, hand, sway; used in 'đung đưa' (rocking)

Điều

Dieu — Thing, matter, aspect; refers to an abstract point

người

nguoi — Person, human being, people

mẹ

me — Mother; female parent

bé

be — Small, tiny, baby; young child

tốt

tot — Good, kind, virtuous in character

bụng

bung — Stomach, belly; 'tốt bụng' means kind-hearted

gặp

gap — To meet, encounter, face (a situation)

khó

kho — Difficult, hard, challenging

khăn

khan — Difficulty; cloth, towel; 'khó khăn' means hardship

nhất

nhat — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese

trước

truoc — Before, in front of, prior to

sự

su — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and concepts

mong

mong — Thin, fragile; to hope, wish for something

manh

manh — Fragile, frail; 'mong manh' means delicate/fragile

cực

cuc — Extremely, very; used as an intensifier

kỳ

ky — Extremely; period; 'cực kỳ' means extremely

các

cac — Plural marker for nouns; the (multiple items)

chi

chi — Limb, branch; part of a body or structure

búp

bup — Bud; 'búp bê' means doll

bê

be — Calf; 'búp bê' means doll; to carry clumsily

mới

moi — New, just recently; newly done or arrived

chào

chao — To greet; 'chào đời' means to be born

đời

doi — Life, world, era; 'chào đời' means to be born

chính

chinh — Exactly, precisely; main, principal

là

la — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese sentences

quấn

quan — To wrap, wind around; to swaddle

tã

ta — Diaper, nappy; cloth used to wrap a baby

mặc

mac — To wear, put on clothing

quần

quan — Pants, trousers; lower body clothing

áo

ao — Shirt, blouse, jacket; upper body clothing

cho

cho — For, to give; preposition indicating recipient

nó

no — It, he, she; third person singular pronoun

Vì

Vi — Because, since; causal conjunction

vậy

vay — So, therefore, thus; consequential connector

cô

co — She, aunt, young woman; female pronoun

buộc

buoc — To be forced, obliged; to tie or bind

phải

phai — Must, have to; indicates obligation

chấp

chap — To accept, comply; used in 'chấp nhận' (to accept)

nhận

nhan — To receive, accept; 'chấp nhận' means to accept

làm

lam — To do, make, work; general action verb

như

nhu — Like, as, similar to; comparison word

loài

loai — Species, kind, type (of animals or plants)

chim

chim — Bird; a winged feathered animal

nuôi

nuoi — To raise, nurture, feed; to rear (a child/animal)

dưỡng

duong — To nourish, care for; used in 'nuôi dưỡng' (to raise)

trên

tren — On, above, upon; positional preposition

một

mot — One; the number one, also indefinite article

chiếc

chiec — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles, beds

giường

giuong — Bed; furniture used for sleeping

bằng

bang — Made of, by means of; equal, flat

rêu

reu — Moss; small green plant growing on surfaces

lông

long — Fur, feather, hair (on body or animals)

mềm

mem — Soft, gentle, tender in texture

hầu

hau — In order to, so as to; servant, nearly

dám

dam — To dare, to venture to do something

khoác

khoac — To drape, put on loosely; to wear over shoulders

lên

len — Up, onto; directional complement upward

cánh

canh — Wing, arm, side; 'cánh tay' means arm

tay

tay — Hand, arm; body part used for grasping

hơn

hon — More than, greater than; comparative marker

cả

ca — Even, all, whole; inclusive particle

ngón

ngon — Finger, toe; digit on hand or foot

út

ut — Youngest (child); little finger or toe

lót

lot — To line, pad; inner lining of clothing or material

từ

tu — From, since; preposition of origin or time

lớp

lop — Layer, class, coat; level or stratum

da

da — Skin; outer covering of the body

trắng

trang — White; the color white

mịn

min — Smooth, fine, silky in texture

bên

ben — Side, next to; positional word meaning beside

trong

trong — Inside, within; preposition of location

vỏ

vo — Shell, peel, husk, outer covering

trứng

trung — Egg; oval reproductive body of birds/reptiles

Đôi

Doi — Pair, couple; classifier for paired items

bốt

bot — Boot; footwear covering foot and lower leg

đế

de — Sole (of shoe); base, foundation, emperor

cắt

cat — To cut, trim, carve into a shape

hạt

hat — Grain, seed, bead; small round object

ngô

ngo — Corn, maize; cereal crop grain

lá

la — Leaf; flat green part of a plant

cây

cay — Tree, plant; general word for vegetation

thuốc

thuoc — Medicine, drug; 'thuốc phiện' means opium

phiện

phien — Opium; narcotic substance from poppy plant

tạo

tao — To create, form, make into something

thành

thanh — To become, form into; city, wall

mũ

mu — Hat, cap; headwear

rộng

rong — Wide, broad, spacious

vành

vanh — Brim, rim, edge; 'rộng vành' means wide-brimmed

Tơ

To — Silk thread, filament; fine fiber material

nhện

nhen — Spider; arachnid that spins webs

sương

suong — Dew, mist, fog; water droplets in air

gió

gio — Wind; moving air current

cuộn

cuon — To roll, coil, wind into a bundle

từng

tung — Each, every; individual units one by one

búi

bui — Bundle, tuft, knot of thread or hair

dường

duong — It seems, apparently; as if, seemingly

còn

con — Still, yet, remaining; also, furthermore

quá

qua — Too, excessively; very (intensifier)

thô

tho — Rough, coarse, crude in texture or manner

để

de — To, in order to; to place, put down

dệt

det — To weave; to create fabric by interlacing threads

tấm

tam — Classifier for flat things like cloth, boards

vải

vai — Fabric, cloth, textile material

trải

trai — To spread out, lay flat; to experience

quả

qua — Fruit; classifier for round objects

sồi

soi — Oak tree; hardwood tree producing acorns

đã

da — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

đủ

du — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount

lớn

lon — Large, big, grown; of significant size

Cha

Cha — Father; male parent

lấy

lay — To take, get, marry; to obtain something

toàn

toan — Entire, whole, complete; all of something

bộ

bo — Set, suite, whole collection; ministry

tủ

tu — Cabinet, wardrobe, cupboard for storage

tất

tat — All, every; socks; 'tất cả' means everything

đồ

do — Things, items, belongings; furniture, goods

nội

noi — Interior, inner; paternal side of family

thất

that — Room, chamber; to lose; interior space

hàng

hang — Goods, merchandise; row, line; thousands

nghìn

nghin — Thousand; the number 1,000

thợ

tho — Worker, craftsman, artisan skilled in trade

lành

lanh — Skilled, wholesome, good; healed, undamaged

nghề

nghe — Profession, trade, craft, occupation

khéo

kheo — Skillful, clever, dexterous in doing something

léo

leo — Dexterous; 'khéo léo' means skillful/clever

chúng

chung — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

ta

ta — We, us; first person plural informal pronoun

lại

lai — Again, back; also; directional complement

nghĩ

nghi — To think, reflect, consider something

đến

den — To come to, arrive at; until, up to

rất

rat — Very, quite; intensifier before adjectives

ít

it — Few, little, not much in quantity

ẩn

an — Hidden, concealed; to hide oneself

náu

nau — To take shelter, hide; 'ẩn náu' means to hide away

mọi

moi — Every, all; each and every one

bức

buc — Classifier for walls, pictures, paintings

tường

tuong — Wall; vertical structure dividing spaces

cái

cai — Classifier for objects; the, this (thing)

sừng

sung — Horn (of animal); hard bony protrusion

dưới

duoi — Under, below, beneath; positional preposition

tóm

tom — To catch, grab, seize; to summarize

tìm

tim — To look for, search, seek something

thấy

thay — To see, find, notice; to feel (sensation)

góc

goc — Corner, angle; a meeting point of two surfaces

khuất

khuat — Hidden, out of sight, concealed from view

kẽ

ke — Crack, crevice, gap between surfaces

nứt

nut — Crack, split; to fracture or break open

hóa

hoa — To become, transform into; chemistry

Ông

Ong — Mister, grandfather; respectful male title

Bà

Ba — Mrs., grandmother; respectful female title

bị

bi — To suffer, undergo (negative passive marker)

kinh

kinh — Astonished; scripture; 'kinh ngạc' means amazed

ngạc

ngac — Surprised; 'kinh ngạc' means to be astonished