Comprehensive Vietnamese-English Vocabulary and Phrase Guide

Reference Materials and Office Logistics

• Encyclopedia (n): A comprehensive reference work or dictionary containing articles on various topics, typically arranged alphabetically.
• The binding of the book (phr): Refers specifically to the spine or the method used to hold the pages of a book together securely.
• Tight (a): Fixed firmly in place; strictly enforced or rigorous (e.g., a tight schedule or tight security).
• Don't get along (phr): A phrase describing a lack of harmony or a poor relationship between individuals who do not like each other.
• Reservation (n):
  • An arrangement to have something (such as a room or a seat) held for one's use at a later time.
  • A feeling of doubt, uncertainty, or concern regarding a proposal or statement.
• Make/hold a reservation (phr): The act of securing a booking or maintaining an existing one.
• Undergo (v): To experience, endure, or be subjected to something, typically a process or a difficult situation.
• Intensive (a): Characterized by high intensity, strength, or concentration; requiring a great deal of effort or focusing on a specific area in depth.
• Manuscript (n): The original text of an author's work (book, article, or document) before it has been published.
• Be in charge of (phr): To have the responsibility for supervising or managing a task, department, or group of people.
• Inform (v): To provide information or introduce a subject to someone.
• Treadmill (n): An exercise machine consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person can walk or run while remaining in one place.
• Domestic (a): Relating to the running of a home or a family; also refers to affairs or products within one's own country rather than international ones.
• Disposal (n): The act of throwing something away, getting rid of something, or the sale/transfer of an asset.
• A roster of (phr): A list or plan showing turns of duty or the names of people belonging to a specific group or team.
• Brochure (n): A small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service, often used for advertising.
• Podium (n): A small platform on which a person stands while giving a speech or conducting an orchestra.
• Manual:
  • (a): Operated by hand rather than automatically.
  • (n): An instructional book or handbook providing information on how to do something or operate a machine.
• Consult (v): To seek information or advice from an expert, a book, or a colleague.
  • Consult sb/sth about sth: To discuss or seek advice from a person or reference source regarding a specific topic.
• Shoveled (v): The act of moving or clearing material using a shovel.
  • Shoveled the snow: Specifically, the task of clearing snow from a path or driveway.
• Appointment (n):
  • A scheduled arrangement to meet someone at a specific time.
  • The act of assigning a person to a job or position.
  • (Plural) The furniture or equipment found in a room.
• Prove (v): To demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument; to confirm.
• Closet (n): A small room or cupboard used for storing clothes or household supplies.

Corporate Operations and Administration

• Wellness (n): The state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.
• Corporate (a): Relating to a large company or group.
• Due (a): Expected at or planned for at a certain time; required as a legal or moral obligation.
• Consultation (n): The action or process of formally consulting or discussing specialized matters.
• Depart (v): To leave, especially on a journey or to start a new action.
• Projector (n): An optical device that projects an image or video onto a surface or screen.
• Get-together (n): An informal social gathering or meeting.
• Be digitized (v): The process of converting information into a digital format.
• Occupied (a): Being used by someone; busy or unavailable.
• Out of stock (phr): A status indicating that a particular item is currently unavailable for purchase.
• Malfunction (n): A failure to function in a normal or satisfactory manner.
• Draft a budget (phr): The preliminary process of creating a financial plan or statement of expected income and expenses.
• Itinerary (n): A detailed plan or route for a journey or a trip.
• Revise (v): To re-examine and make alterations to a document, plan, or law.
• Prescription (n): An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided with a medicine or treatment.
• Procedure (n): An established or official way of doing something; a series of actions conducted in a certain order.
• Compensation (n): Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering; also refers to salary and benefits.
• Inquire (v): To ask for information from someone.
• Estate (n): An area of land or property; the collection of all possessions owned by a person.
  • Estate agency: A business that arranges the selling, renting, or management of properties.
• Agenda (n): A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
• Receipt (n): A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
• Be supposed to V (phr): To be expected or required to do something according to a rule or custom.
• Stop by (phr): To make a short, often unannounced, visit to a place or person.
• Vocational (a): Relating to an occupation or employment; directed toward a particular profession and its skills.

Education and Workplace Logistics

• Tuition (n): The sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university.
• Semester (n): A half-year term in a school or college, typically lasting 15 to 18 weeks.
• Swamp (n/v):
  • (n): An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects.
  • (v): To overwhelm or flood with water or work (e.g., "swamped with tasks").
• Recruitment fair (n): An event where employers, recruiters, and schools give information to potential employees or students.
• Go through (phr):
  • To experience or suffer something.
  • To perform a procedure or follow a certain sequence.
  • To examine or search something thoroughly.
• Subway (n): An underground electric railroad.
• Headset (n): A set of headphones that often includes a microphone, used for communication.
• Memo (n): A written message, especially in business, used for internal communication (short for memorandum).
• Irritate (v): To make someone annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry; to cause physical discomfort to a body part.
• Track (n): A rough path or road; a specialized path for racing; or the rails of a railway.
• Inventory (n): A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building; the act of counting these items.
• Retail store (n): A place of business where goods are sold directly to the consumer.
• Defective (a): Imperfect or faulty; not functioning correctly.
• Charge (n/v):
  • (n): A price asked for goods or services; a responsibility or duty.
  • Be in charge of / Take charge of: To assume responsibility for.
  • Bring/lay a charge against sb: To formally accuse someone of a crime.
• Conference (n): A formal meeting for discussion or exchange of views.
• Baggage (n): Suitcases and personal possessions carried by a traveler.
• Proceed:
  • (v): To begin or continue a course of action.
  • Proceed with sth: To continue with a specific task.
  • Proceed from sth: To originate or result from something.
  • Proceed against sb: To start a legal action against someone.
• Purchase:
  • (v): To acquire something by paying for it.
  • (n): The act of buying; the item that was bought.
• Resistant (a): Offering resistance; being able to withstand the effects of something (e.g., water-resistant).
• Retirement (n): The action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work, typically upon reaching a certain age.

Professional Services and Advanced Skills

• Hold off (phr): To delay or postpone taking an action.
• Clinic (n): An establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice.
• Attendants (n): People employed to provide help or service (e.g., flight attendants, parking attendants).
• Military (a): Relating to the armed forces of a country.
• Soldier (n): A person who serves in an army.
• Assembly (n):
  • The action of gathering together as a group for a common purpose.
  • The process of putting together components in manufacturing.
• Competitor (n): An organization or person engaged in commercial or sporting rivalry.
• Orientation (n): A program designed to introduce people to a new environment, job, or system.
• Come to sb's attention/notice (phr): To be discovered or observed by someone.
• Renew (v): To extend the period of validity of a contract, lease, or license.
• Dispose of sth (v): To get rid of by throwing away or giving/selling to someone else.
• Wallet (n): A pocket-sized, flat folding case for holding money and cards.
• Free of charge (phr): Without any cost; provided for free.
• Optician (n): A technical practitioner who designs, fits, and dispenses corrective lenses/glasses.
• Complimentary (a):
  • Expressing a compliment; praising.
  • Given or supplied free of charge.
• Boast (v):
  • To talk with excessive pride about one's achievements or possessions.
  • To possess a feature that is a source of pride.
• Portable (a): Able to be easily carried or moved, especially due to being a lighter or smaller version than usual.
• High caliber: Of a very high quality, standard, or level of importance.
• Possess (v): To have or own something; to have a particular quality.
  • To possess one's soul/mind (phr): To maintain self-control or composure.
• Cutting-edge (a): Highly advanced; utilizing the newest and most innovative developments.
• Access:
  • (n): The right or opportunity to use or benefit from something; an entry point.
  • (v): To approach or enter a place; to retrieve data from a computer.
• Shareholder (n): An owner of shares in a company.
• In return (phr): As a response or exchange for something else.
• Recall (v):
  • To remember something from the past.
  • An official order for someone to return to a place.
  • To request the return of a product due to a defect.
  • Recall sb to sth (phr): To remind someone of a previous event or duty.

Advanced Professional Vocabulary

• Bear in mind (phr): To remember, consider, or be mindful of a specific fact.
• Punctually (adv): Happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time; on time.
• Warranty (n): A written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period.
• In advance (phr): Ahead in time; beforehand.
• Catering (n): The provision of food and drink at a social event or other gathering.
• Consult (v): (Reiterated)
  • Consult sb about sth: Seek advice.
  • Consult with sb: To have a discussion with someone.
  • Consultant (n): A professional who provides expert advice in a particular field.
• Workforce (n): The total number of people employed by a company or available for work in a country/region.
• Expedite (v): To make a process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
• Sign the contract (phr): To put a signature on a legal agreement to make it official.
• Ask a favor of sb (phr): To request that someone do something helpful or kind for you.
• Property (n): A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively; also refers to real estate.
• Figure out (phr): To solve a problem or discover a solution through intentional thought and logic.
• Find out (phr): To learn a fact or piece of information for the first time, often unexpectedly.
• Work out (phr):
  • To engage in physical exercise.
  • To solve a sum or determine an answer through calculation or research.
• Deserve (v): To be worthy of something, whether it be a reward or a punishment.
• Infrastructure (n): The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
• Wharf (n): A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
• Expire (v): To come to an end; to cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time.
• Council (n): An advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly.
• Election (n): A formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
• Lobby (n): A room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically serving as an entrance hall.
• Entrance (n): An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.

Specialized Terms and Legal Actions

• Demonstration (n): The action or process of showing the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence; a practical exhibition of how something works.
• Installment (n): A sum of money due as one of several equal payments for something, spread over an agreed period of time.
• Express:
  • (a): Operating with great speed; stated clearly; being an exact match.
  • (v): To convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures.
• Bulk (n): Large quantities of something; the majority of something.
• Dispute (v): To argue about something; to question whether a statement is true or valid.
• Overcharge (v): To charge someone too high a price for goods or services.
• Cellular (n/a): Relating to cells; also used to refer to mobile telephone technology.
• Court (n):
  • An area marked out for ball games (e.g., tennis or basketball).
  • A tribunal presided over by a judge or magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
• Conform (phr/v):
  • Conform with: To be in agreement or harmony with.
  • Conform oneself to: To adapt oneself to a situation or environment.
  • Conform to: To comply with rules, standards, or laws.
• Regulation (n): A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
• Enact (v): To make a bill or other proposal into law.
• Farewell (n): An act of parting or of marking a departure; a goodbye.
• Pop up (phr): To appear or occur suddenly and unexpectedly.
• Back out (phr): To withdraw from a commitment, promise, or agreement.
• Back-up plan (phr): A secondary plan to be used if the primary plan fails; a contingency plan.
• Landslide (n): The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
• Unforeseen (a): Not anticipated or predicted; unexpected.
• Circumstance (n): A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
• Be/get charged (phr): To be required to pay a certain amount for a service/product.
• Release (v): To allow or enable to escape from confinement; to set free; to make information or a product available to the public.
• Repurpose (v): To adapt for use in a different purpose from that originally intended.
• Broom (n): A cleaning implement for sweeping made of a bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle.

Equipment and Community Structures

• Snow blower (n): A machine for removing snow from an area where it is not wanted, such as a driveway or sidewalk.
• Out of order (phr): A status indicating that a machine or device is broken and not working.
• Instructor (n): A person who teaches a subject or skill.
• Moving truck (n): A large vehicle used to transport furniture and belongings during a relocation.
• Sock (n): A garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted.
• Be promoted to N (phr): To be raised to a higher rank or position.
• Garment (n): An item of clothing.
• Coat hanger (n): A curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic with a hook at the top, used for hanging clothes.
• Renew (v): (Rechecked) To resume or start again; to extend a contract.
• Lease (n/v): A contract by which one party conveys land, property, or services to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.
• Raffle (n): A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders such tickets winning a prize.
• Proofread (v): To read a printer's proof or other copy and mark any errors.
• Negotiate (v): To obtain or bring about by discussion; to try to reach an agreement or compromise.
• Carpet (n): A floor covering made of thick woven fabric.
• Neat (a): Arranged in an orderly, tidy, and clean way.
• Orientation (n): (Rechecked) The action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions; an introductory briefing.
• Campground (n): A place used for camping, especially one with facilities such as toilets and water.
• Proceed (n): (Distinct from the verb) The total amount of money brought in by a sale or event; revenue.
• Types of Observers:
  • Spectator (n): A person who watches an outdoor event, particularly a sporting contest.
  • Audience (n): A group of people who gather to watch or listen to a play, a musical performance, or a public speech.
  • Viewer (n): A person who watches a specific television program or online video content.
  • Watcher (n): A person who observes something or someone in a general sense, often over time.
• Curriculum (n): The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.
• Nomination (n): The action of nominating or being nominated for an award or a position.
• Reprimand (v): To formalize an expression of disapproval or to scold or rebuke someone harshly, especially in an official setting.