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Common Vietnamese wordsMost common first, with meanings (part 50)

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

VietnameseMeaning

  1. ngậu sịmake a lot of noise
  2. gùn ghèflirt, court
  3. tụigroup of people
  4. thẩythrow
  5. đồng bạcmoney
  6. vẳngto echo
  7. lượng mưaamount of rainfall
  8. xoèto spread out
  9. xốngskirt
  10. tòistick out
  11. chứ lịindeed; of course
  12. hết trơn hết trọicompletely
  13. giúripen artificially
  14. bóng trònsoccer
  15. hụwail (of a siren); sound (of an alarm siren)
  16. bên dướibelow
  17. choawe (exclusive)
  18. mumnibble
  19. nịyou
  20. náuhide away
  21. hồng nhanbeautiful woman
  22. buôn dưa lêgossip
  23. bấy giờthen
  24. bểnthat side
  25. dồng dộcweaver bird
  26. níyou
  27. giụirub one's eyes
  28. nhởito play
  29. cháchone
  30. ngoem ngoém(eating) quickly and greedily
  31. tròm trèmapproximately
  32. ngámto fit
  33. xiềuextremely
  34. phắnget lost
  35. túato spill out
  36. vâmelephant
  37. ổ đọcdrive
  38. vượt cạngive birth
  39. chợ cócmakeshift market
  40. giành đượcwin
  41. hoạdisaster; misfortune
  42. hơi bịquite
  43. nhủipush forward with head; nudge
  44. vị laifuture
  45. Lâm ViênLâm Viên
  46. đẻ đáigive birth
  47. bia bọtbeer
  48. ghệgirlfriend
  49. ẩypush
  50. ngay và luônimmediately
  51. hổmthat day
  52. hiamandarin's boots
  53. nỡmnaughty person
  54. tợto be like or similar
  55. khoảng thời giantime span
  56. khớignaw
  57. fenfriend (slang)
  58. càm ràmcomplain, whinge, whine
  59. méctattle
  60. vườn bách thúzoo
  61. thi phúpoems and essays
  62. ụmound
  63. ôônggrandfather
  64. sốpshop
  65. bủhbruh
  66. hẩytoss, throw
  67. tãispread out
  68. đẵnto chop down
  69. cươiyard
  70. khảypluck
  71. thécto sleep
  72. chộsee
  73. giuýpskirt
  74. nồromp; frolic
  75. hũmpuddle
  76. ngoen ngoẻnbrazenly, shamelessly
  77. mềnhI or me
  78. có tiếngwell-known; reputable
  79. chổng kềnhto topple over
  80. nữ diễn viênactress
  81. xế điếcbicycle
  82. xế độpbicycle
  83. hămtwenty-
  84. dê-rôzero
  85. xe điện ngầmsubway train
  86. minh chứngclear evidence
  87. hát tuồngclassical Vietnamese opera
  88. bút đàmwritten dialogue
  89. nghe thấyhear
  90. am peampere
  91. sáto care about
  92. lớ ngớdazed
  93. bàn ăndining table
  94. một đôipair
  95. Ỷdepend on
  96. chạm ngõmake a formal engagement visit
  97. sở dĩthe reason why
  98. chị gáian elder sister
  99. hun khóismoke
  100. nhiều tiềnhaving a lot of money

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