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Due to the fact I can't find the correct accents for certian letters in the Vietnamese language these lessons will be basic for now. I will try to get the codes I need to do more letters and the this page will begin to grow rapidly.


Consonants
[b] as in back[k] as in kiss[sh]as in ship
[ch] as in cheek[l] as in leg[t] as in tape
[d] as in date[m] as in man[th] as in three
[dh] as in the[n] as in neck[v] as in vest
[f] as in face[ng] as in ring[w] as in waist
[g] as in gas[p] as in pack[y] as in yard
[h] as in half[r] as in rake[z] as in zip
[j] as in jeans[s] as in sad[zh] as in measure

English Vietnamese
arm cánh tay
battery pin
button cái khuy
canopy tán dù
car xe ô tô
cover bao dù
drawstring dây kéo
drawstring bag túi dây kéo
elastic waistband dây chun
fender khung xe
foot bàn chân
forehead trán
hair tóc
half slip váy lót
handle cán
heel gót chân
hood mui xe (ca-pô)
jacket áo vét-tông / áo khoác ngoài
knapsack ba lô
leg chân
overcoat áo khoác
English Vietnamese
pocket túi
poncho áo pon sô
ring vòng
roof nóc
shank cán dù
shoe giày
shoe lace dây giày
shirt áo só mi
sleeve tay áo
snap fastener nút cài kêu tách
speaker loa
sweatshirt áo dài tay
tab khóa
tank top áo lót
thumb ngón cái
toe ngón chân
trunk thùng
umbrella cáy dù / ô
undershirt áo lót / áo mai-ô
waistband dây thung
wallet cái ví
English Vietnamese
south nam
west tây
southwest tây nam
cup chén
pint panh
liter lít
milliliter mi-li lít
watch TV xem TV
cry khóc
crawl
change diapers thay tã
diaper tã lót
collect tickets thu vé
drive a cab lái xe taxi
drive a bus lái xe buýt
build houses xây nhà
sell newspapers bán báo
sell vegetables bán rau
hug ôm
farmer nông dân
janitor lao công
English Vietnamese
measure ðo
dig ðào
cap nón kép
reporter phóng viên
construction worker nhân viên công chánh
pilot phi công
passenger hành khách
ticket
suitcase va-li
luggage hành lý
through the bank ngang qua ngân hàng
steering wheel lái
tire bánh xe
airplane máy bay
bus xe buýt
truck xe cam-nhông
van xe ven
cab/taxi xe taxi
hurricane phong ba
smoke khói
English Vietnamese
stamp con tem
envelope phong bì
date ngày
security gaurd nhân viên an ninh
park công viên
courthouse tòa án
sign name ký tên
nurse y tá
ice pack yúi ðá
cotton balls bông gòn
cough ho
earache ðau tai
cheek
lip môi
ear tai
ache ðau
eyebrow lông mày
brain óc
heart tim
thigh ðùi
English Vietnamese
finger ngón tay
coat áo bành-tô
(down) vest áo vét (lông)
breast
shoulder vai
hand bàn tay
waist eo
hip hông
sew may
hang up treo
earrings bông tai
dry khô
long dài
high cao
wide to
pajamas áo pyjama
slippers dép ði trong nhà
hat nón
t-shirt áo thun
sandals dép

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