mắc đái
Needing to pee — the Southern word; Northerners say buồn đái.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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mặn nồng
(adjective) passionate; warm; fiery
mũ cánh chuồn
(noun) a kind of hat worn by mandarins
mát mẻ
(adjective) cool
móc chìa khoá
(noun) key fob (an item carried on a key ring)
mờ sương
(adjective) dim and foggy, esp. in the early morning when the dew hasn't dissipated
man mác
(adjective) vast and wide
moi
(verb) to drag out, to dig out
mái vòm
(noun) arch; vault; dome
máy sưởi
(noun) a heater (household appliance)
mai gầm
(noun) banded krait
mai táng
(verb) to bury the dead
mào
(noun) crest; comb (of a bird)
mượn cớ
(verb) to use something as a pretext
min
(pronoun) I; me
mập mờ
(adjective) dim; vague
mềm dẻo
(adjective) flexible; malleable; pliable
minh hoạ
(verb) to illustrate (to add explanatory or decoratory features)
mép
(noun) corner of the mouth
mĩ nhân ngư
(noun) mermaid
mũ cối
(noun) kind of pith helmet
mũ len
(noun) beanie
mũ miện
(noun) crown
mắm
(noun) Vietnamese salted, fermented fish or shrimp
mìn
(noun) mine; dynamite
móng vuốt
(noun) claw
mồm
The mouth — the Northern word; Southerners say miệng.
ma lanh
(adjective) cunning, or (for tricksters) sly
mụ
(noun) an old woman
mừng rỡ
(verb) to rejoice greatly; to exult; to be (visibly) happy
MTV
(adjective) initialism of một thành viên (“single-member”)
mào gà
(noun) celosia, cockscomb (Celosia)
máy tính bảng đồ hoạ
(noun) a graphics tablet
mù tạc
(noun) mustard
mịn
(adjective) smooth; silky; fine
mở nắp chai
(noun) bottle opener
mua chuộc
(verb) to bribe; to buy off
máy khử rung tim
defibrillator
mũ nồi
(noun) beret
mài
(verb) to grind (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
mạt
(noun) certain species of mites and lice
mạt thế
(noun) last phase (of an age); last reign (of a dynasty)
mổ cò
(verb) to type on a computer keyboard very slowly and unprofessionally with one finger
mạt sát
(verb) to obliterate
mồ côi
(adjective) orphaned; unparented; parentless
mách
To tattle, tell on someone — the Northern word; Southerners say méc.
mách nước
(verb) to give somebody a hint or a tip-off
máy xay
(noun) short for máy xay sinh tố (“blender”)
mạ
(noun) rice seedlings
mạn hoạ
(noun) a caricature
mắm muối
(noun) fish sauce and salt
mỏ neo
(noun) anchor
metro
(noun) metro (system or train)
máy xay sinh tố
(noun) a blender
mạt gà
(noun) red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)
mấy chốc
(noun) a short while; a brief moment of time
minh oan
(verb) to clear someone or something of accusation or suspicion; to disculpate; to exonerate; to vindicate; to justify
muỗi
(noun) mosquito
mịn màng
(adjective) smooth; as smooth as silk
miếng bọt biển
sponge