ngà voi
(noun) elephant's tusk; ivory
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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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người chơi golf
golfer
nham hiểm
(adjective) insidious; vicious; sinister; dangerous
nhàm chán
(adjective) mediocre, dull, uninspiring
nhẫn nhịn
(verb) to forbear; to put up with; to contain oneself
nền nã
(adjective) well-mannered or well-presented; elegant and/or mild in demeanor or appearance
ngao
(verb) to meow
ngạn
(noun) bank, shore, coast
năn
(noun) water chestnut
nội qui
(noun) alternative spelling of nội quy
ngạn ngữ
(noun) proverb that is spoken and written using Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary
ngửi
(verb) to sniff; to smell
nham thạch
(noun) lava rock
nhung mao
(noun) villus
nhạy bén
(adjective) perceptive, sensitive, sharp
nhắn nhủ
(verb) to advise gently; to recommend
nòng cốt
(noun) core members; key part
người Tầu
(noun) alternative form of người Tàu (“Chinese”)
ngủ gật
(verb) to doze off
nhào lộn
(verb) to turn over (continuously); to make loops; to turn a somersault
nhạc jazz
jazz
nhọc
(adjective) tired, tiresome
NĐ-CP
(noun) abbreviation of Nghị định-Chính phủ (“government decree”)
ngoạn mục
(adjective) pleasant to the eyes; picturesque; spectacular; beautiful
ngào ngạt
(adjective) strong, overstimulating, and overflowed with fragrance.
nhân chưng
(conjunction) why; because
nghi kị
(verb) to be suspicious (especially for jealous reasons)
ngắn ngủi
(adjective) too short; brief
nhẵn
(adjective) smooth; even; flat
nhồi sọ
(verb) to indoctrinate
năn ngọt
(noun) water chestnut
nước xáo
(noun) flavoured meat broth
nướng lu
(verb) to roast in a cylindrical oven, traditionally a lu, somewhat similar to cooking in a tandoor
nặng nhọc
(adjective) laborious, toilsome
nể
(verb) to respect; to admire
nguyên soái
(noun) a marshal
ngơ
(verb) to ignore; overlook; let pass; connive
nước ròng
(noun) ebb tide; low tide
nắng chói
(adjective) bright and sunny; blazing
nỉ non
(verb) to pour one's heart out in a gentle voice; to coo confidences; to whisper; to lament
ngải
(noun) various plants of the genus Artemisia.
ngột ngạt
(adjective) stuffy; stifling; suffocating
nước lã
(noun) unboiled water
ngõ hẻm
(noun) small alley; bystreet
ngửa
(adverb) face-up
nháy nháy
(adjective) quote unquote; so-called
nước cường toan
(noun) aqua regia
ngoặt
(verb) to turn (something) suddenly in another direction
ngỗng
(noun) goose
nanh
(noun) eyetooth; fang; (upper) canine tooth
nhuyễn
(adjective) kneaded or mashed into a fine mass
nhuyễn thể
(noun) molluscs
nhát gừng
(adjective) stressing each syllable and in a harsh or forceful tone
nhăn nhở
(verb) to grin inappropriately
nhường nhịn
(verb) to make compromises; to make concessions; to yield (to)
nặc
(adjective) reeking of; smelling strongly of; pervaded with
natri
(noun) sodium
ngang ngửa
(adjective) disorderly; topsy-turvy
nặc danh
(adjective) anonymous
nọc
(noun) venom