Common Vietnamese wordsMost common first, with meanings (part 3)
The 1,852 basic words to learn first. Choose a word for its dictionary page with pronunciation and examples.
VietnameseMeaning
- nữfemales
- thịtmeat; flesh
- camorange (fruit) / orange-colored
- câusentence; expression; line / to fish with a rod
- vềreturn / about
- giówind
- nhà hàngrestaurant
- dàilong / long (duration)
- thằng nàythis guy
- đi bộwalk
- xe máymotorcycle
- mũhat, cap, helmet
- đánhto strike / to play / to type
- ngôn ngữlanguage
- phởpho soup
- thưletter
- nghìnthousand
- hoạt độngactivity / active
- sôngriver
- xin lỗiI'm sorry / apologize / excuse me
- viếtwrite
- thông tininformation
- xe đạpbicycle, bike
- thếthus or so / to replace
- thể thaosport
- phầnportion
- máymachine / phone
- lêngo up / get on
- địnhto fix; to set
- tốidark / evening
- chưanot yet
- mônsubject
- khách sạnhotel
- hơnmore
- cà phêcoffee
- chânfoot / truth
- nấucook
- nhữngplural marker / as many as; as much as
- tất cảall
- bây giờnow
- lẻodd number / low value
- xấubad quality / ugly
- trướcbefore / in front of
- ngắnshort; brief
- giữabetween, among
- trung tâmcenter
- bao giờwhen / ever
- thuyềnboat
- nâubrown
- tâywest / Western
- cửa sổwindow
- đặtplace / order, reserve
- tìmsearch
- hèsummer
- hôm naytoday
- sân bayairport
- nghiên cứuto research
- vườngarden
- rẻcheap
- cửa hàngshop; store
- thuốcmedicine
- thấplow / short
- giao thôngtraffic; transportation
- xuânspring season
- du lịchtourism
- bảncopy; version
- daskin; hide
- khácother
- con ngườihuman being
- lúcmoment
- choto give / for / to allow
- sauafter / rear, hind, back
- hồngpink
- láleaf
- daoknife
- cô ấyshe
- vùngregion
- tốt nghiệpto graduate
- vừajust or recently / reasonable / simultaneously
- hếtfinish, end, expire / all, completely, entirely
- PhápFrance
- chimbird
- đầu tiênfirst; foremost
- anh ấyhe
- đóihungry
- loạicategory / eliminate
- từngonce in the past
- đâuwhere / no; not
- tháng giêngfirst lunar month
- xe buýtbus
- ngựahorse
- giáo sưprofessor
- thuautumn
- ítfew or little
- lửafire
- àquestion particle / oh
- vớiwith; and / to; toward
- gàchicken
- kiếmseek / sword
- mùaseason
The order combines how often a word is used with dictionary and textbook sources.