nãy
(adverb) then, at that time
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nè
(interjection) Southern Vietnam form of này (“hey!; hold up!”)
nồi nấu chảy
(noun) a crucible; a melting pot
ngâm vịnh
(verb) to chant poetry
ngòi
(noun) canal
ngọ
(noun) noon
ngứa nghề
(adjective) horny (sexually aroused)
nhàn
(adjective) leisurely, idle, free
nhóc
(noun) kid, child, brat
nhóc con
(noun) a kid; a little brat
nhảy chân sáo
(verb) to skip (to move by hopping on alternate feet)
nuôi nhốt trong lồng
caged; kept in a cage
nãy giờ
(pronoun) (time period) from a moment ago until now; up until now; for a short while
nốt ruồi
(noun) mole, melanocytic nevus
nai sừng tấm
(noun) moose; elk
ngâm ngợi
(verb) to compose and recite a poem (to express one's feelings)
ngạt
(verb) to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to be deprived of oxygen
ngần ngại
(verb) to hesitate (to); to hold back (from); to be reluctant (to)
nhũng nhiễu
(verb) to cause unnecessary troubles to the other party due to one's unreasonable demands
nhẫn nại
(adjective) patient; persistent; persevering
nắp bình xăng
(noun) a tank cap; a filler cap
nghiệp quật
(verb) to get hit by karma
ngu ngốc
(adjective) dull, dull-headed
nhào
(verb) to knead (to work and press into a mass)
nhét
(verb) to stuff; to cram
nhôm nhựa
(noun) scrap; junk
nhức
(verb) to ache
nông nhàn
(adjective) leisure or free time away from agricultural work
nồi cơm điện
(noun) electric rice cooker
nguội
(adjective) cold but not very cold, as in at an average temperature such as room temperature; compare lạnh (“cold; chilly”, at an actually low temperature)
ngòi nổ
(noun) fuse; detonator
nhàm
(adjective) trite; banal; dull
nhịn
(verb) to refrain oneself from fulfilling their physical needs
nấy
(pronoun) that (person or thing)
nhăn
(adjective) be wrinkled
nón len
(noun) beanie
nguyên đán
(noun) new year
ngưu bàng
(noun) Arctium lappa (greater burdock)
ngạt thở
(verb) to suffocate (especially due to not being able to breathe)
ngẩn
(adjective) stupefied; stunned; astounded
nhô
(verb) to protrude; to jut out
nhảy sào
pole vault
ngọc phả
(noun) genealogy book of a royal lineage
ngồi lê đôi mách
(verb) to gossip, tittle-tattle
nhá
(verb) to chew (carefully, usually something hard to eat); to masticate
nhá máy
(verb) to prank (to call someone but hang up before they answer, to send a notification)
nhâm nhi
(verb) to nibble
ngất ngây
(adjective) ecstatic; thrilled; enraptured
nhậm chức
(verb) to take office; to accede
nhủ
(verb) to advise; to instruct
nòng
(noun) gun barrel
nhậu
(verb) to have a carousal or drinking party, often with hors d'oeuvres
nô-en
(noun) Christmas
nghiệt chướng
(noun) evil creature
nguyền
(verb) to wish for; to long for
ngòi bút
(noun) nib (of a writing instrument)
ngói
(noun) tile
nham
(noun) rock
nã
(verb) to shoot
nước mía
(noun) sugarcane juice