Vocabulary lists
Common Vietnamese Adjectives
In Vietnamese, adjectives follow the noun and work as verbs: nhà đẹp means both “a beautiful house” and “the house is beautiful”.
Size and shape
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| to | Big |
| lớn | Big, large |
| nhỏ | Small |
| dài | Long |
| ngắn | Short |
| cao | Tall, high |
| thấp | Short, low |
| rộng | Wide |
| hẹp | Narrow |
People
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| đẹp | Beautiful |
| xấu | Ugly, bad |
| trẻ | Young |
| già | Old (of people) |
| khỏe | Healthy, strong |
| mệt | Tired |
| giỏi | Skilful, good at |
| thông minh | Intelligent |
| tốt | Good |
Things and places
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| mới | New |
| cũ | Old (of things) |
| đắt | Expensive |
| rẻ | Cheap |
| sạch | Clean |
| bẩn | Dirty |
| nóng | Hot |
| lạnh | Cold |
| nhanh | Fast |
| chậm | Slow |
| dễ | Easy |
| khó | Difficult |
| ngon | Delicious |
| xa | Far |
| gần | Near |
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