vietnamese filler words

và

and

với

and / with

mà

but / however

nhưng

but

hoặc

or (when listing exclusive choices)

hay

or / or else

tại vì

because

nên

so / therefore

nếu

if

còn

while / as for (used for two different clauses with two different subjects)

example: I am watching TV while he is cleaning.

vừa… vừa…

while (used for one subject)
example: I am eating while watching TV.

rồi

then / and then

mà thôi

just / only

ở

at / in / on

tới

to / until (when talking about direction or time)

đến

to / until (when talking about destinations or endpoint)

từ

from

với

with

cho

for

về

about / concerning / to

trên

on / above

dưới

under / below

trong

in / inside

ngoài

outside

sau

after / behind

trước

before / in front of

giữa

between / middle

bên cạnh

next to / beside

quanh

around

xung quanh

around/surrounding

trong lúc

during / while

trong khi

during / while (when contrasting two active actions, less common)

đầu tiên

first / firstly (used in everyday speech)

thứ nhất

first / firstly (more formal)

thứ hai

second / secondly

tiếp theo

next / then (more formal)

rồi

then / and then (used in everyday speech)

sau đó

after that / then

cuối cùng

finally / at the end

lúc đầu

at the beginning

vừa rồi

just now / recently

thay vì

instead of

còn

as for / on the other hand

cũng

also / too

mà

but / yet

rồi thì

and then / after that

chỉ

only / just

để

in order to / so that

nhờ

thanks to / due to (for positive outcomes)

vì

because/because of

nếu như

if / in case

dù

although / even though (casual version)

mặc dù

although / even though (formal version)

à

oh / uh

ừ

yeah / hmm

ừm

hmm / uh

nè

hey / this (attention-grabbing)

đó

that / you know (emphasis)

vậy / vì vậy

so, then, in that case (formal version of nên)

thôi

just / only / that’s it

á

question or exclamation tone