an
(adjective) calm; peaceful; comfortable; at ease; safe
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The thousand most frequent Vietnamese words — the core you meet in every sentence. Frequency-ranked from corpus data; definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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anh
(noun) elder brother
anh cả
The eldest brother — the Northern word; Southerners say anh hai.
anh em
(noun) older brother and younger sibling (with brothers only, or with one sister who is the youngest)
anh hai
The eldest brother — the Southern word; Northerners say anh cả.
anh họ
older male cousin
anh văn
(noun) English, especially English taught at a private English-language school
anh yêu
Darling (to a man) — “anh” (older brother) plus yêu; how a woman addresses her boyfriend or husband lovingly.
ban
(noun) branch of administration in the feudal court (of which there are two types: the civil administrators and the martial office holders)
ban công
(noun) balcony
ban ngày
(noun) day, daytime (period from sunrise to sunset)
ban đầu
(noun) beginning; the get-go
bao
(noun) bag; sack; pack
biết
(verb) to know; to be aware of
biết điều
(verb) to maintain propriety; to understand one’s obligations
biệt
(verb) to part with; to leave; to separate
bà
(noun) a grandmother
bài
(noun) card, playing card, card game
báo
(noun) leopard
bên
(noun) side (one half of something or someone)
bình sinh
(adverb) all one's life
bình thời
(noun) peacetime
bạn
(noun) a friend, mate, buddy, ally, etc.
bản
(noun) a version or copy
bản tin
(noun) news (report on current events)
bản vị
(noun) a monetary standard
bảo
To tell someone to do something — the Northern word; Southerners say biểu.
bảo hành
(noun) warranty; guarantee
bất chính
(adjective) improper, dishonest, devious, shady
bất công
(adjective) unjust; unfair
bất thành
(verb) to be unsuccessful
bất động
(adjective) motionless; idle
bắt
(verb) to seize; to catch
bắt đầu
(verb) to begin; to start
bằng
(adjective) flat
bị
(noun) big sack made from sedge
bị cảm
(verb) to catch a cold, to be ill
bị động
(adjective) passive
bố
Father, dad — the Northern word; Southerners say ba.
bộ
(noun) a collection of multiple copies
bộ Anh
(noun) foot (unit of measure equal to twelve inches)
bộ hành
(adjective) pedestrian; walking
bộ mặt
(noun) look of the face; features seen on the face
bộ năm
(noun) quintet
bộ thủ
(noun) a Chinese character radical
bởi
(conjunction) from
cao
(adjective) high or tall
cao cả
(adjective) lofty; elevated; noble
cao học
(noun) postgraduate education for a master's degree
cao độ
(noun) a z-coordinate; an applicate
chi
(noun) genus
chi họ
(noun) clan; tribe
chiến
(noun) a war, fight
chiến công
(noun) feat of arms; distinguished military service; battle achievements
chiến sự
(noun) war situation
cho
(verb) to give
cho biết
(verb) to inform, to state
cho hay
(verb) to tell the news; to inform; to notify
cho không
(verb) to give away for free
cho là
(verb) to consider that; to think that