Vietnamese–English Dictionary & English → Vietnamese
English meanings by part of speech, IPA in the Hanoi, Huế and Saigon accents, the six tones of every syllable, Sino-Vietnamese characters, classifiers and real example sentences. Type a Vietnamese word — with or without tone marks (“xin chao” finds xin chào) — or an English word to see how to say it in Vietnamese.
The six tones
malevelngang · ghost
màfallinghuyền · but
márisingsắc · cheek
mảdippinghỏi · tomb
mãcreaky risingngã · code
mạheavynặng · mother
Same syllable, six tones, six different words. How each tone sounds →
Words by level (approx.)
≈A1beginner498 words≈A2elementary782 words≈B1intermediate1.275 words≈B2upper intermediate1.852 words
Levels are estimated from word frequency in the Tatoeba sentence corpus — a guide to what to learn first, not an official CEFR list.
Most common Vietnamese words
tôiI; mekhôngnot; no; (end-of-sentence yes/no question particle)đãalready (marks a past or completed action)làto be (is, am, are)bạnyou (friend, peer); friendcóto have; there is; yesmộtone; a, ancủaof; belonging to ('s)đóthat; thereanh ấyhe; himđito go; to walk; to leavesẽwill (marks the future)đượccan; to be allowed to; to getnàythisởat; in; to live (stay) atđang(marks an ongoing action: be …-ing)ngườiperson; peoplechoto give; for; to letcô ấyshe; herlàmto do; to make; to worknóito speak; to say; to talkđếnto arrive; to come; tophảimust; have to; right (correctanholder brother; you (to a man slightly older); I (said by an older man)trongin; inside; withingìwhat; anythingvớiwith; and; tomuốnto wantchúng(plural marker for pronouns); theybiếtto know; to know how tovàandrấtveryvàoto enter; into; on (a date)có thểcan; may; possiblynhững(plural marker); onlytaI; we; usnóhe; she; itđểto; in order to; to putthíchto likehọthey; them; family name
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How do you say … in Vietnamese?
Helloxin chào, chàoThank youcảm ơn, cám ơnGoodbyetạm biệt, chàoSorryxin lỗiYesvâng, dạNokhông, cấmEatăn, xơiDrinkuống, đồ uốngWaternước, tướiRicecơm, gạoCoffeecà phêBeautifulđẹp, xinh đẹpDeliciousngon, ngon ngọtFriendbạn, bạn bèTeachergiáo viên, thầy giáoFamilygia đình, gia tộcLoveyêu, tình yêuHow muchbao nhiêu, mấyWhereở đâu, đâuTodayhôm nay, bữa nayTomorrowngày mai, maiMoneytiền, đồngHousenhà, nhà ởHappymừng, sung sướngGoodtốt, hayMothermẹ, máFatherbố, chaSchooltrường học, trườngWorklàm việc, công việcNamecho tên, tên
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