These are the 100 most useful Vietnamese words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Vietnamese.
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| # | Word | Vietnamese |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | thức ăn |
| 2 | the drink | đồ uống |
| 3 | the cup | cái cốc |
| 4 | the bottle | chai nước |
| 5 | the plate | cái đĩa |
| 6 | the spoon | cái thìa |
| 7 | the fork | cái nĩa |
| 8 | the knife | con dao |
| 9 | the breakfast | bữa sáng |
| 10 | the lunch | bữa trưa |
| 11 | the dinner | bữa tối |
| 12 | the bread | bánh mì |
| 13 | the butter | bơ |
| 14 | the cheese | pho mát |
| 15 | the milk | sữa |
| 16 | the coffee | cà phê |
| 17 | the tea | trà |
| 18 | the juice | nước ép |
| 19 | the soda | nước ngọt |
| 20 | the rice | cơm |
| 21 | the pasta | mì Ý |
| 22 | the fish | con cá |
| 23 | the chicken | thịt gà |
| 24 | the beef | thịt bò |
| 25 | the egg | quả trứng |
| 26 | the soup | món súp |
| 27 | the salad | món rau trộn |
| 28 | the sandwich | bánh mì kẹp |
| 29 | the pizza | bánh pizza |
| 30 | the cereal | ngũ cốc |
| 31 | the sugar | đường |
| 32 | the salt | muối |
| 33 | the pepper | tiêu |
| 34 | the snack | đồ ăn nhẹ |
| 35 | the meal | bữa ăn |
| 36 | the restaurant | nhà hàng |
| 37 | the cafe | quán cà phê |
| 38 | the bakery | tiệm bánh |
| 39 | the cafeteria | nhà ăn |
| 40 | the dough | bột nhào |
| 41 | the pan | cái chảo |
| 42 | the pot | cái nồi |
| 43 | the bowl | cái bát |
| 44 | the meat | thịt |
| 45 | the flavor | hương vị |
| 46 | the toast | bánh mì nướng |
| 47 | the yogurt | sữa chua |
| 48 | the spice | gia vị |
| 49 | the teacup | tách trà |
| 50 | the lemonade | nước chanh |
| 51 | the jar | hũ |
| 52 | the milkshake | sữa lắc |
| 53 | the vinegar | giấm |
| 54 | the waiter | người phục vụ |
| 55 | the beer | bia |
| 56 | the noodle | sợi mì |
| 57 | the cork | nút bần |
| 58 | the wine | rượu vang |
| 59 | the sausage | xúc xích |
| 60 | the pitcher | bình nước |
| 61 | the glass | ly thủy tinh |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | nước ép bưởi |
| 63 | the bill | hóa đơn |
| 64 | the menu | thực đơn |
| 65 | the bagel | bánh mì vòng |
| 66 | the pancake | bánh kếp |
| 67 | the chocolate | sô-cô-la |
| 68 | the candy | kẹo |
| 69 | the cookie | bánh quy |
| 70 | the cake | bánh ngọt |
| 71 | the ice cream | kem |
| 72 | the honey | mật ong |
| 73 | the bubblegum | kẹo cao su |
| 74 | the gummy | kẹo dẻo |
| 75 | the marshmallow | kẹo marshmallow |
| 76 | the syrup | siro |
| 77 | the cocoa | ca cao |
| 78 | the popcorn | bỏng ngô |
| 79 | the sundae | kem sundae |
| 80 | the cotton candy | kẹo bông |
| 81 | the custard | sốt custard |
| 82 | the dessert | món tráng miệng |
| 83 | the jellybean | kẹo dẻo hạt đậu |
| 84 | the lollipop | kẹo que |
| 85 | the jelly | mứt hoa quả |
| 86 | the gingerbread | bánh gừng |
| 87 | the waffle | bánh waffle |
| 88 | the pastry | bánh ngọt |
| 89 | the pie | bánh táo |
| 90 | the cupcake | bánh cupcake |
| 91 | the muffin | bánh muffin |
| 92 | the donut | bánh donut |
| 93 | the biscuit | bánh quy |
| 94 | the apple pie | bánh táo |
| 95 | the carrot cake | bánh cà rốt |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | bánh sô-cô-la |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | bánh bí đỏ |
| 98 | the apricot jam | mứt mơ |
| 99 | the jam | mứt |
| 100 | the apple | quả táo |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Vietnamese - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.