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(interjection) hah!
Vietnamese words 1,001–5,000 · Từ tiếng Việt 1.001–5.000 3,991
The next four thousand Vietnamese words by corpus frequency — everyday vocabulary beyond the basics. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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ai
(pronoun) who
ai ai
(pronoun) everyone, everybody
AI tạo sinh
(noun) generative AI
ai đó
(pronoun) someone
an bài
(verb) to predetermine (one's destiny); to dispose; to preordain; to prearrange
an bình
(adjective) alternative form of yên bình (“tranquil; peaceful”)
an nhiên
(adjective) peaceful and leisurely; at ease and accepting
an sinh
(noun) welfare
an sinh xã hội
(noun) social security; welfare
an thần
(verb) to calm the nerves, preventing excessive stimulation, usually to aid sleep
an toàn
(adjective) safe
an toàn khu
(noun) a well-protected resistance base area; a safe zone
an trí
(verb) to lay to rest; to peacefully place (especially the remains of the deceased)
an tâm
(verb) alternative form of yên tâm (“to be reassured”)
an tử
(noun) euthanasia
an vui
(adjective) peaceful and happy
an vị
(verb) synonym of yên vị
an định
(verb) to stabilize
anh chị em
(noun) siblings; brothers and sisters; boys and girls
anh giáo
(noun) Anglicanism
anh hoa
(noun) synonym of tinh hoa
anh linh
(noun) a noble and sacred soul
anh minh
(adjective) wise and talented
anh quân
(noun) wise and talented king
anh thư
(noun) a heroine; a lady hero
anh trai
(noun) elder brother
anh tài
(noun) an outstandingly talented person
anh vũ
(noun) parrot
anh đào
(noun) species of Prunus; their fruits
anh ấy
(pronoun) he (man of equal or slightly greater social status)
ba
Father, dad — the Southern word; Northerners say bố.
ba ba
(noun) soft-shell turtle
ba chỉ
(noun) pork belly
ba hoa
(verb) to be garrulous and boastful; to blabber; to brag
ba phải
(adjective) saying “yes”, “right” or “okay” on every occasion; lacking any opinions of one's own; lacking a backbone
ba quân
(noun) the entire or all of the military forces
ba đường
(noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
ban bố
(verb) to promulgate; to declare
ban hành
(verb) to promulgate (a law or decree); to enforce
ban nhạc
(noun) band (a group of musicians)
ban phát
(verb) to confer; to bestow; to dispense
ban đêm
(noun) night
bao cấp
(verb) to state-subsidise; to centralise budget subsidies
bao giờ
(adverb) when, how long until
bao gồm
(verb) to include, to comprise, to contain
bao hoa
(noun) perianth
bao kiếm
(noun) scabbard
bao lâu
(adverb) how long
bao phủ
(verb) to envelop; to shroud; to cover
bao quy đầu
(noun) foreskin; prepuce
bao sân
(verb) to foot the bill for a physical sports playing ground
bao tay
(noun) glove
bao tiêu
(noun) offtake, exclusive buying rights
bao tử
The stomach — the Southern word; Northerners say dạ dày.
bao xa
(adverb) how far
bao đồng
(adjective) miscellaneous, unrelated to someone
bay
(verb) to fly (travel through the air)
bay màu
(verb) to fade, to discolor
biên
(noun) clipping of biên giới (“frontier”)