Vietnamese Flash Cards

xin chào

hello (A polite, general greeting.)

chào

hi / hello (Shorter, casual greeting.)

tạm biệt

goodbye

cảm ơn

thank you

cảm ơn nhiều

thank you very much

không có chi

you're welcome (Lit. 'it's nothing'.)

xin lỗi

sorry / excuse me

ừ

yes / okay (Casual Southern acknowledgement.)

dạ

yes (The usual polite Southern acknowledgement.)

không / hông

no / not ('Hông' is common in casual Southern speech.)

chào buổi sáng

good morning

chào buổi chiều

good afternoon

chào buổi tối

good evening

chúc ngủ ngon

good night (Lit. 'wish sleep well'.)

hẹn gặp lại

see you later

gặp lại

see you again

khỏe không?

are you well? (Asks 'how are you?'.)

tôi khỏe

I'm well

bạn tên gì?

what's your name?

tôi tên là …

my name is …

rất vui được gặp bạn

nice to meet you

chúc mừng

congratulations

không

zero

một

one

hai

two

ba

three

bốn

four

năm

five

sáu

six

bảy

seven

tám

eight

chín

nine

mười

ten

hai mươi

twenty (Lit. 'two ten'.)

một trăm

one hundred

một ngàn

one thousand (Southern usage; 'một nghìn' is more common in the north.)

gia đình

family

ba

father / dad (The usual Southern family term.)

má

mother / mom (A warm, everyday Southern family term.)

cha

father (A formal or written term also used in the south.)

anh

older brother

chị

older sister

em

younger sibling

ông

grandfather

bà

grandmother

con

child

con trai

son

con gái

daughter

vợ

wife

chồng

husband

chú

uncle (younger than father)

cô

aunt / young woman (Also a polite address for a woman.)

tôi / tui

I / me ('Tôi' is neutral and polite; 'tui' is casual Southern speech.)

mình

I (Friendly, informal.)

bạn

you (Also means 'friend'.)

anh (xưng hô)

older brother / you (to older male)

chị (xưng hô)

older sister / you (to older female)

em (xưng hô)

younger sibling / you (to younger)

ông (xưng hô)

you (to elderly man)

bà (xưng hô)

you (to elderly woman)

nó

he / she / it (Third person, informal.)

họ

they

chúng tôi / tụi tôi

we (Excludes the listener; 'tụi tôi' is common in Southern speech.)

là

to be

có

to have

đi

to go

ăn

to eat

uống

to drink

ngủ

to sleep

làm

to do / to make

học

to study / to learn

nghe

to listen

nói

to speak / to say

đọc

to read

viết

to write

coi

to watch / to see (The everyday Southern term; 'xem' is also understood.)

thích

to like

muốn

to want

biết

to know

hiểu

to understand

mua

to buy

sống

to live

yêu

to love

chơi

to play

gặp

to meet

làm việc

to work

đến

to arrive / to come

về

to return / to go back

mở

to open

đóng

to close

cơm

rice (cooked)

phở

pho (noodle soup)

nước

water (Also means 'country/nation'.)

trà

tea

cà phê

coffee

bánh mì

bread / baguette

thịt

meat

cá

fish

gà

chicken

rau

vegetable