nên
(verb) to develop into; to change into
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nên người
(verb) to become an upstanding person
nó
(pronoun) he; him; she; her
nói
(verb) to speak, to talk, to say, to tell
năm học
(noun) a school year
năm mới
(noun) New Year (either the first few days of the calendrical New Year or Lunar New Year)
năm tháng
(noun) years (in the past); time
năng
(adverb) frequently; diligently; regularly
nơi
(noun) place
nước
(noun) water
nước giải
(noun) urine
nước hàng
(noun) caramel sauce
nước lên
(noun) high tide
nước Nam
(noun) synonym of Việt Nam (“Vietnam”)
nước ngoài
(noun) a foreign country
nước nhà
(noun) one's home country; native land; motherland
nước đường
(noun) syrup
nước đại
(noun) gallop
nếu
(conjunction) if (supposing that)
nữ
(noun) females
phong
(noun) maple
pháp
(noun) rule; law; standard; method
pháp gia
(noun) Legalism
pháp lý
(adjective) Alternative spelling of pháp lí.
pháp nhân
(noun) legal entity; juridical person; legal person (an organization that has legal rights and obligations, distinct from its individual members)
phát
(verb) to distribute, to dispense, to issue, to deliver
phát hiện
(verb) to discover; to find out
phát hành
(verb) to release (to make available to the public), to publish
phát sinh
(verb) to arise; to spring up
phát động
(verb) to mobilize people to take part in a movement
phân
(noun) stool; faeces; excrement
phòng
(noun) a room
phòng khi
(preposition) in case of; in case that; just in case
phòng không
(verb) to take precautions in defence of an air attack from the enemy
phương
(noun) direction (theoretical line)
phải
(adjective) right (side, direction) (in bên phải)
phải biết
(adverb) Used to emphasize a fact with an extent that the other speaker(s) can be hard to believe: indeed
phải chi
If only — the Southern word; Northerners say giá như.
phải cái
(adverb) Used to introduce a negative statement or clause: what a shame
phải không
(particle) is that true or not?; yes?; no?
phần
(noun) a part of something that may or may not be divided from a larger whole; a part, a portion, a ration, etc.
phần nhiều
(noun) synonym of phần lớn
phần nào
(adverb) in a way, to a certain extent
phố
(noun) street, with houses and buildings on both sides
qua
(preposition) through, across (from one side to the other)
qua lại
(adjective) happening between two entities; interacting; reciprocal
quan
(noun) mandarin
quan chức
(noun) an official
quan họ
(noun) quan ho, a style of antiphonal Vietnamese folk music with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges and responses, originally from Bắc Ninh Province
quan lại
(noun) government bureaucrat; official; mandarin
quan nhân
(noun) a man
quan viên
(noun) mandarin, government official
quan điểm
(noun) a stance (opinion or point of view)
quyền
(noun) right
quá
(adverb) very, excessively
quá thể
(adverb) too; excessively; exceedingly
quá độ
(adjective) excessive
quốc dân
(noun) a citizen (of a given nation)
quốc gia
(noun) state, nation, country
quốc học
(noun) studies of national culture