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Common Vietnamese wordsMost common first, with meanings (part 49)

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VietnameseMeaning

  1. khôi ngôhandsome
  2. ngạnbank
  3. sâm nhungginseng and antler
  4. đám mâycloud
  5. tótquickly
  6. thua tháylose repeatedly at gambling; keep losing at gambling
  7. bớt xénskim off; embezzle
  8. đả nữaction actress
  9. mỏmpeak
  10. ngoặtto turn suddenly
  11. lớp xớpmeddlesome
  12. phiệt duyệtlineage
  13. lớt phớtlight or sparse
  14. thoạtat first
  15. túc cầusoccer
  16. trạcapproximately
  17. mệmother
  18. trong lúcwhile
  19. đụnmound
  20. tạ ơnthank
  21. phèexcessively
  22. phomshape
  23. một khionce
  24. chừnow
  25. trễ biếnglazy
  26. thứ bốnfourth
  27. méa side
  28. nhoánga short while
  29. tuốt tuộtall, without exception
  30. bótcleaning brush
  31. bômapple
  32. ái nữbeloved daughter
  33. tốt traihandsome
  34. trỏngin there
  35. đàn ông đàn angwhat kind of man
  36. giạtto float or drift
  37. ngày hôm naytoday
  38. bươnhurry
  39. dăng dẳngpersistently long
  40. xắchandbag; small bag
  41. nậuband
  42. nhảy dựngjump up (in surprise)
  43. nào giờever
  44. tiện lândespicable neighbor
  45. rảowalk quickly
  46. canh meto keep watch
  47. tinh cầustar, celestial body
  48. bệnh hoạnperverted
  49. cơito build higher
  50. lọifracture
  51. chạnhfeel a pang
  52. quờ quạnggrope or feel
  53. dượtto practice
  54. than luyệnbriquette coal
  55. bồ cắtkite
  56. đújump on the bandwagon
  57. Trốchead
  58. nôn mửavomit
  59. cắc củmsave bit by bit
  60. lụi cụitoil
  61. cuộc phỏng vấninterview
  62. sónto urinate unintentionally
  63. vùacontainer
  64. buộtslip
  65. phim chưởngwuxia film
  66. sỏhead
  67. biếmridicule
  68. ô tenhotel
  69. đọibowl
  70. đãysack
  71. hồ điệpbutterfly
  72. tủm tỉmto smile subtly
  73. Sơn Hàcountry
  74. dền dứtantalize
  75. mạng mẽointernet
  76. têmprepare betel leaves
  77. sớtto share
  78. choánto occupy
  79. giạngto spread legs apart
  80. ngõilong for
  81. ang ángestimate roughly
  82. hổm ràylately; these days
  83. nhóngcrane
  84. húito crop hair
  85. một látmoment
  86. thịt thàmeat
  87. mămnom nom
  88. hẻodie
  89. trểnthere or up there
  90. bịn rịnloath to part
  91. niềnwheel rim
  92. nópsedge-mat sleeping bag
  93. đến tận răngthoroughly
  94. nằm mêto dream
  95. lân bàngneighbor
  96. nhoèblurred
  97. fan hâm mộfan
  98. hénright
  99. ngoẹotilt to one side
  100. rấpblock with thorny branches

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