2026 Jan - Feb

con gấu

bear (animal)

giai đoạn

stage, phase

ngủ đông

hibernation

trộm vía

jinx

trang điểm

makeup

chống

prevent, against, resistant

lão hóa

aging

cân bằng

balance, evenness, equilibrium (e.g. a teeter toter balancing on a fulcrum)

mức độ

level, degree (intensity or magnitude)

tình cảm

emotional affection, sentiment, feelings, emotional bond (lasting feelings)

không hẳn

not necessarily, not really

ghen

jealous

hỗn

insolent, disrespectful

đặc quyền

privilege

đặc biệt

special

quyền lợi

the right or entitlement to

bí mật

secret

phát hiện

to detect, find out, discover

tìm

look for, find (in a physical sense)

giấu

to hide (used for objects or secrets/information)

trốn

to hide (used when a person is hiding from xyz)

phản ứng

to react

đề phòng

(action or measure) taking precautions, guarding against, wary

chào đón

to welcome

nghĩa trang

cemetery

mộ

grave

lều

tent

dân số

population

nửa

half (always precedes a noun)

sống theo bầy đàn

living in herds

lấy dinh dưỡng

get nutrients (reassorb)

thận

kidney

mũm mĩm

chubby

mỏi

tired, sore, fatigued (feeling weak, heavy, or strained from overuse or lack of rest. There is little to no sharp pain)

não phẳng

smooth brain / flat brain

tư thế

posture

phương tiện

transportation

thân thiện

friendly

đạo

religion (conversational version)

đạo chúa

catholic, christianity

đạo hồi

Islam (conversational version)

bom

bomb

hẹn hò

dating

đoán

guess

khó đoán

unpredictable

thuyết phục

to convince, to persuade

phấn hoa

pollen

chịu đựng

to suffer

kiến thức

knowledge

quan điểm

perspective, point of view, standpoint, stance

ý kiến

opinion, view

nghĩ thoáng

broad-minded, free thinking (relates specifically to cognition, ideas, and opinions. A person who is this is willing to accept new, different, or unconventional perspectives without prejudice.)

cởi mở

open-minded (communication, personality, and social interaction. A person who is this is willing to share, communicate, and interact with others easily)

thoáng

spacious, airy, open space

nhạy cảm

sensitive

mặt trời lặn

sunset

lặn

to dive

khám phá

to discover (typically something new you've never seen)

mảnh đất

land, plot of land

đất

soil

hàng rào

fence, fencing

hàng

row (as in columns and rows), items or products

rào

to enclose

cống thoát nước

culvert, drainage

trả góp

to pay in installments

nợ

debt

còn lại

remaining

tiền trả trước

upfront payment, downpayment

gộp

to combine

thu nhập

income

âm

minus, negative

thả lỏng

to relax (physically)

thư giãn

to relax (a state of mind)

giải quyết

to solve, resolve, or settle a problem or request

rụng dâu

menstruation (verb)

kinh nguyệt

menstruation period (noun)(has negative connotation and isn't used these days)

phần

part, portion, fraction (an amount, a share, or a division of something)

hoảng loạn

panic

chuỗi

streak, a chain of

chính thức

official

thiệt thòi

disadvantage

nghiêm khắc

strict

nghiêm trọng

serious, badly (in a situation trường hợp)

nghiêm túc

being serious (as in a behavior, person, or manner)

sử dụng

to use (official and formal word for use vs. xài and ...)

dùng / xài

to use (as a verb) (informal)

cột

tie (like your hair), column

hàng

row (as in columns and rows), items or products

lý thuyết

theory

bình siêu tốc

electric kettle

đun sôi nước / đun nước

boil water (boiling the substance)

siêu

super

tốc độ

speed

rên

whimper

lơ / kệ

ignore

thảo mộc

herb

chữa lành

to heal, to cure (verb) (action of recovering or fixing)

canxi

calcium

thực phẩm chức năng

dietary supplement

hại

harm