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Common Vietnamese wordsMost common first, with meanings (part 48)

The 5,971 basic words to learn first. Choose a word for its dictionary page with pronunciation and examples.

VietnameseMeaning

  1. mờ sươngmisty and dim
  2. cúc dụcnurture; raise
  3. tôn tộcrelatives
  4. qui laireturn home (literary)
  5. tái lairecurrence
  6. tỏ lộreveal
  7. mến yêuadore
  8. sở đắcclear knowledge
  9. bẻ láisteer
  10. câu thúcrestrain
  11. phù táto assist
  12. căn duyênroot cause
  13. hàm dưỡngcultivate; nurture
  14. lao phiềntoilsome
  15. ẵmto hold an infant
  16. truy nguyênto trace the origin
  17. ngỡto think wrongly
  18. đảto criticize
  19. nệnram down
  20. tóc xanhyouth
  21. bốn bềeverywhere
  22. nơi chốnplace
  23. căn docause or reason
  24. trù liệuto plan
  25. quẫyto thrash about
  26. bảy mươiseventy
  27. loại suyanalogy
  28. niên xỉage
  29. truyện kýbiography
  30. ngótto shrink
  31. ngủ nghêsleep (colloquial)
  32. lâm râmdrizzling
  33. phác hoạto sketch
  34. biết đâu chừngmaybe
  35. quản huyềnmusic
  36. tuần thámpatrol
  37. phát ngônto make a statement
  38. bảng kêlist
  39. nhịn nhụcto endure
  40. vải vócfabric
  41. trứng ngỗnggoose egg
  42. tỉ thícompetition
  43. khích báctaunt
  44. ngọn ngànhthe ins and outs; the whole story
  45. trờdrift closer
  46. mê-tơ-rômetro
  47. xoãlet (one's hair) down loose
  48. nung chảymelt
  49. truy tầmtrack down
  50. van nàiimplore
  51. trổto bloom
  52. ôm đồmtake on too much
  53. đạc điềnto survey land
  54. cốt tuỷessence
  55. áng chừngestimate
  56. rúcto hide in narrow space
  57. rặngrow; range (of trees, mountains)
  58. bầu phiếuto vote
  59. tịt ngòito stop
  60. gặngpress for answers
  61. ồoh
  62. xế hộpcar (slang)
  63. vạdisaster
  64. cỗi xuânelderly father
  65. hướng bắcnorth
  66. hồ bơiswimming pool
  67. tẹoa little bit
  68. nhắm chừngto estimate
  69. rừng chồicoppice
  70. lămfive (after tens)
  71. giai tầngsocial class
  72. trở luibackwards in time
  73. uể oảilanguid
  74. nghề ngỗngjob, line of work (colloquial)
  75. tả pháileft wing
  76. vét-tôngjacket
  77. phú bẩmnatural endowment
  78. đinh tặcnail bandit
  79. đại xágeneral amnesty
  80. bang trợassist; help
  81. truy tuỳattend upon
  82. nhiều nhặnmuch; a lot
  83. bẩypry up; lever up
  84. giũato file
  85. xịxị (unit of about 250 ml)
  86. nhớ mongmiss
  87. tạnhto stop raining (or snowing); to let up
  88. lái vọtto swerve
  89. đándawn
  90. đánh cácatch fish
  91. nhà giáoeducator; teacher
  92. ghen ăn tức ởbe jealous
  93. ờyeah / uh, er
  94. lầm lầmdour
  95. hướng namsouth
  96. điển traihandsome
  97. lo quanhto worry
  98. toạ trấngovern a locality
  99. chiều tốidusk; early evening
  100. khuya sớmnight and day

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