Vietnamese words, level ≈A1 (beginner)
498 words at level ≈A1, most common first. The level is estimated from word frequency in everyday example sentences — a guide to what to learn first, not an official list.
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- tôiI; me
- khôngnot; no; (end-of-sentence yes/no question particle)
- đãalready (marks a past or completed action)
- làto be (is, am, are)
- bạnyou (friend, peer); friend
- cóto have; there is; yes
- mộtone; a, an
- củaof; belonging to ('s)
- đóthat; there
- anh ấyhe; him
- đito go; to walk; to leave
- sẽwill (marks the future)
- đượccan; to be allowed to; to get
- nàythis
- ởat; in; to live (stay) at
- đang(marks an ongoing action: be …-ing)
- ngườiperson; people
- choto give; for; to let
- cô ấyshe; her
- làmto do; to make; to work
- nóito speak; to say; to talk
- đếnto arrive; to come; to
- phảimust; have to; right (correct
- anholder brother; you (to a man slightly older); I (said by an older man)
- trongin; inside; within
- gìwhat; anything
- vớiwith; and; to
- muốnto want
- chúng(plural marker for pronouns); they
- biếtto know; to know how to
- vàand
- rấtvery
- vàoto enter; into; on (a date)
- có thểcan; may; possibly
- những(plural marker); only
- taI; we; us
- nóhe; she; it
- đểto; in order to; to put
- thíchto like
- họthey; them; family name
- bị(passive marker: to suffer, undergo)
- cái(classifier for things); the thing
- đâyhere; this
- nhiềumany; much; a lot
- rồialready; then
- mìnhI; we (intimate); oneself
- điềuthing (something said or thought)
- hãy(urges an action: let's, please)
- vềto return (home); about; to
- chúng tawe; us (including the listener)
- nàowhich; any
- nhàhouse; home
- rato go out; out
- conchild; (classifier for animals)
- màbut; that; which
- hơnmore; more than; -er
- nghĩto think
- aiwho; anyone
- thìthen; as for (topic marker)
- lạiagain; to come over
- khiwhen
- chưanot yet; yet (question particle)
- cầnto need
- cũngalso; too
- nênshould; so; therefore
- không thểimpossible
- rằngthat (introducing a clause)
- họcto study; to learn
- từfrom; since; word
- đừngdon't
- trênon; above; over
- các(plural marker): the, all
- vìbecause
- ănto eat
- quátoo; very; extremely
- nếuif
- cònstill; to remain; and (as for)
- nữamore; again; further
- nhưngbut
- cảall; whole; even
- thếso; thus; like that
- nămyear; five
- muato buy; to purchase
- sốngto live
- cậuyou (to a friend of the same age); maternal uncle
- chỉonly; to point; thread
- lúcmoment; at (a time)
- đấythere; that
- vậyso; thus; like that
- tiềnmoney
- mớinew; just (recently); only then
- chiếc(classifier for vehicles and single objects)
- sáchbook
- việcwork; job; matter
- ngàyday
- thấyto see; to feel
- gặpto meet; to see
- tốtgood
- thậtreal; true; really
- đâuwhere; (strengthens a negation)
- giờhour; o'clock; now
- đềuall; both; equally
- nhưlike; as
- tớito come; to; until
- bằngby (means of); made of; equal to
- làm việcto work
- ngheto hear; to listen
- hayor; often; good, interesting
- thứthing; kind; order (ordinal)
- saowhy; how; star
- trướcbefore; in front of; first
- haitwo
- lênto go up; up
- xemto watch; to see; to look at
- trờisky; weather; God
- ônggrandfather; Mr.; you (to an older man)
- nhấtmost; first
- tinto believe; news
- lầntime (occurrence)
- sauafter; behind; next
- mưarain; to rain
- bathree; father (Southern)
- mẹmother
- tất cảall; everything; everybody
- ngủto sleep
- hôm naytoday
- nướcwater; country (nation)
- đúngright; correct; accurate
- khácdifferent; other
- đọcto read
- mọi ngườieverybody; everyone
- chơito play; to have fun
- tênname
- vẫnstill
- từngonce
- mấtto lose; to take (time); to die
- giúpto help
- bắt đầuto begin; to start
- hiểuto understand; to know
- chódog; bitch
- mọiall
- tiếnglanguage; sound; voice
- tại saowhy
- quathrough; across
- hôm quayesterday
- à(question particle showing surprise); oh
- màyyou (very familiar or rude)
- nhìnto look at
- gọito call
- tốievening; dark
- côyou (to a young woman or female teacher); aunt; Miss
- thời giantime
- xảy(in xảy ra) to happen
- cáchway; manner; fashion
- tựoneself; by oneself; from
- viếtto write
- ở đâuwhere
- hếtto finish; to end; to expire
- hỏito ask
- bây giờnow
- naytoday; now; this
- tiếng Phápthe French language
- ông ấyhe
- emyounger sibling; you (to someone younger); I (said by someone younger)
- chuyệna story; a tale; or an anecdote
- uốngto drink
- thôito stop; to cease; to discontinue
- mỗieach; every
- tuổiage; years old
- nói chuyệnto talk; to speak
- cuốn(classifier for books); to roll
- đẹpbeautiful; pretty; nice
- chếtto die; to decease; to perish
- bao nhiêuhow much; how many
- bao giờwhen
- theoto follow; to accompany; come with
- phònga room; a flat-like room for rent
- dùngto use; to employ
- thêmadditional; more
- ngày maitomorrow
- xinto ask for; to beg for; to request
- đườngroad; street; path
- tiếng AnhEnglish
- taoI/me
- xevehicle; car; motorbike
- câusentence; expression; line
- lắmmany; much; a lot
- chẳngnot at all; even if not
- tuầnweek
- cô tashe
- công việcwork
- vừajust (recently); to fit; moderate
- chạyto run
- cái gìwhat; something
- khódifficult; tough
- tìmto search; to seek; to look for
- sángmorning; bright
- xongto end; to complete
- lấyto take; to seize
- ghétto hate; to dislike