ba
Father, dad — the Southern word; Northerners say bố.
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biến thể
(noun) a variant
báo công
(verb) to report on one's achievements
bình bình
(adjective) mediocre or banal
bình thường
(adjective) normal; ordinary; usual
bất định
(adjective) unstable; uncertain
bất đồng
(adjective) different; in disagreement
bởi thế
(adverb) therefore; consequently
bà con
(noun) relatives
bố nó
(pronoun) you, our child(ren)'s dad
bộ bài
(noun) a pack of cards; a deck of cards
bộ chính trị
(noun) politburo
bay
(verb) to fly (travel through the air)
biệt động
(noun) special operations
báo động
(verb) to sound the alarm; to alarm
bản sao
(noun) copy, duplicate
bảo thủ
(adjective) stubborn; obstinate; adamant
biến thành
(verb) to turn into; to become
bình địa
(noun) wasteland
bảo toàn
(verb) to preserve; to keep intact
bằng cấp
(noun) diploma; certificate; license; degree
bởi vì
(conjunction) because
biến số
(noun) a variable
biến động
(verb) to undergo major change, to be in turmoil
bé
Small, little — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear nhỏ instead.
bản năng
(noun) instinct
bản quyền
(noun) copyright
bất bằng
(adjective) unjust; unfair
bài bản
(noun) a method
bình minh
(noun) dawn; sunrise; daybreak
bất thường
(adjective) clipping of bất bình thường (“unusual; abnormal”)
bỏ về
(verb) to leave (a party etc.); to quit
bộ đội
(noun) a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
bán
(verb) to sell
báo tin
(verb) to notify; to inform; to tell news (to somebody); to break the news to someone
bình nguyên
(noun) plain (flat country)
bình phương
(noun) square
bạn thân
(noun) a close friend
bất bình
(adjective) upset that you or someone else is being or has been mistreated; indignant, outraged, displeased, etc.
bất quá
(adverb) if it has come to this; at this point
bộ đồ
(noun) a suit; a dress
bao tay
(noun) glove
biểu
To tell someone to do something — the Southern word; Northerners say bảo.
bà chủ
(noun) landlady; proprietress
bài vị
(noun) spirit tablet, memorial tablet, ancestral tablet
bên ngoài
(noun) the outside; the outer surface (of an object)
bình chú
(verb) to gloss; to annotate (especially in the margin of a text)
bảo vật
(noun) a valuable object, especially a relic or an artifact
bỏ việc
(verb) to quit a job
ba chỉ
(noun) pork belly
ba phải
(adjective) saying “yes”, “right” or “okay” on every occasion; lacking any opinions of one's own; lacking a backbone
bao cấp
(verb) to state-subsidise; to centralise budget subsidies
bài giải
(noun) solution
bóng
A ball (as in soccer) — the Northern word; Southerners say banh.
bản chất
(noun) essence, nature (intrinsic quality)
bản dịch
(noun) translation (result of translating between languages)
bắt tay
(verb) to shake hands
bệnh
Sick, ill — the everyday Southern word; note that in the South ốm means thin, while a sick Northerner is ốm.
bị thương
to be injured
bao giờ
(adverb) when, how long until