Vietnamese Words to Know for Intermediate Level

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Learning a new language is an exciting and rewarding journey. As an intermediate Vietnamese learner, you’ve already mastered basic vocabulary and grammar. Now, it’s time to expand your language skills with some more complex and useful words. This article will introduce you to key Vietnamese words and phrases that are essential for intermediate learners. Whether youโ€™re planning a trip to Vietnam, communicating with Vietnamese friends, or simply aiming to improve your language skills, these words will help you navigate through various situations more confidently.

Everyday Vocabulary

Expanding your everyday vocabulary is crucial for improving your fluency. Here are some intermediate-level Vietnamese words that you can use in daily conversations:

1. **Cรดng viแป‡c** โ€“ *Job/Work*: “Tรดi cรณ rแบฅt nhiแปu cรดng viแป‡c hรดm nay.” (I have a lot of work today.)
2. **Nhร  hร ng** โ€“ *Restaurant*: “Chรบng ta cรณ thแปƒ ฤƒn tแป‘i แปŸ nhร  hร ng nร y.” (We can have dinner at this restaurant.)
3. **Thแปฉc ฤƒn** โ€“ *Food*: “Thแปฉc ฤƒn แปŸ ฤ‘รขy rแบฅt ngon.” (The food here is delicious.)
4. **ฤแป“ uแป‘ng** โ€“ *Drinks*: “Bแบกn muแป‘n uแป‘ng gรฌ?” (What do you want to drink?)
5. **Thแปi tiแบฟt** โ€“ *Weather*: “Thแปi tiแบฟt hรดm nay thแบญt ฤ‘แบนp.” (The weather today is beautiful.)
6. **Giรก cแบฃ** โ€“ *Price*: “Giรก cแบฃ แปŸ ฤ‘รขy nhฦฐ thแบฟ nร o?” (How are the prices here?)
7. **Quแบงn รกo** โ€“ *Clothing*: “Tรดi cแบงn mua quแบงn รกo mแป›i.” (I need to buy new clothes.)
8. **Chuyแบฟn ฤ‘i** โ€“ *Trip*: “Chuyแบฟn ฤ‘i cแปงa chรบng tรดi rแบฅt thรบ vแป‹.” (Our trip was very interesting.)
9. **Cแปญa hร ng** โ€“ *Store/Shop*: “Cแปญa hร ng nร y bรกn nhiแปu ฤ‘แป“ ฤ‘แบนp.” (This store sells many beautiful things.)
10. **Dแป‹ch vแปฅ** โ€“ *Service*: “Dแป‹ch vแปฅ แปŸ ฤ‘รขy rแบฅt tแป‘t.” (The service here is very good.)

Expressions for Social Situations

Social interactions are an essential part of language learning. Here are some expressions that will help you navigate social situations more smoothly:

1. **Lร m ฦกn** โ€“ *Please*: “Lร m ฦกn, cho tรดi xem thแปฑc ฤ‘ฦกn.” (Please, show me the menu.)
2. **Cแบฃm ฦกn** โ€“ *Thank you*: “Cแบฃm ฦกn vรฌ ฤ‘รฃ giรบp ฤ‘แปก tรดi.” (Thank you for helping me.)
3. **Xin lแป—i** โ€“ *Sorry*: “Xin lแป—i, tรดi ฤ‘แบฟn muแป™n.” (Sorry, Iโ€™m late.)
4. **Khรดng cรณ chi** โ€“ *Youโ€™re welcome*: “Cแบฃm ฦกn!” – “Khรดng cรณ chi.” (Thank you! – Youโ€™re welcome.)
5. **Xin chร o** โ€“ *Hello*: “Xin chร o, bแบกn cรณ khแปe khรดng?” (Hello, how are you?)
6. **Tแบกm biแป‡t** โ€“ *Goodbye*: “Tแบกm biแป‡t, hแบนn gแบทp lแบกi!” (Goodbye, see you again!)
7. **Chรบc mแปซng** โ€“ *Congratulations*: “Chรบc mแปซng bแบกn ฤ‘รฃ hoร n thร nh khรณa hแปc!” (Congratulations on completing the course!)
8. **Chรบc may mแบฏn** โ€“ *Good luck*: “Chรบc may mแบฏn vแป›i bร i kiแปƒm tra cแปงa bแบกn!” (Good luck with your exam!)
9. **Tรดi hiแปƒu** โ€“ *I understand*: “Tรดi hiแปƒu bแบกn ฤ‘ang nรณi gรฌ.” (I understand what you are saying.)
10. **Tรดi khรดng hiแปƒu** โ€“ *I donโ€™t understand*: “Xin lแป—i, tรดi khรดng hiแปƒu.” (Sorry, I donโ€™t understand.)

Descriptive Words

Descriptive words are essential for expressing yourself more clearly. Here are some intermediate-level adjectives and adverbs:

1. **Tuyแป‡t vแปi** โ€“ *Wonderful*: “Buแป•i biแปƒu diแป…n thแบญt tuyแป‡t vแปi.” (The performance was wonderful.)
2. **Xinh ฤ‘แบนp** โ€“ *Beautiful*: “Cรด แบฅy rแบฅt xinh ฤ‘แบนp.” (She is very beautiful.)
3. **Thรดng minh** โ€“ *Smart*: “Anh แบฅy rแบฅt thรดng minh.” (He is very smart.)
4. **Nhแบน nhร ng** โ€“ *Gentle*: “Giแปng nรณi cแปงa cรด แบฅy rแบฅt nhแบน nhร ng.” (Her voice is very gentle.)
5. **Nhanh chรณng** โ€“ *Quickly*: “Anh แบฅy lร m viแป‡c rแบฅt nhanh chรณng.” (He works very quickly.)
6. **Chแบญm chแบกp** โ€“ *Slowly*: “Xin hรฃy nรณi chแบญm chแบกp.” (Please speak slowly.)
7. **Bแบญn rแป™n** โ€“ *Busy*: “Tรดi rแบฅt bแบญn rแป™n trong tuแบงn nร y.” (I am very busy this week.)
8. **Thoแบฃi mรกi** โ€“ *Comfortable*: “Cฤƒn phรฒng nร y rแบฅt thoแบฃi mรกi.” (This room is very comfortable.)
9. **Khรณ khฤƒn** โ€“ *Difficult*: “Bร i tแบญp nร y thแบญt khรณ khฤƒn.” (This exercise is very difficult.)
10. **Dแป… dร ng** โ€“ *Easy*: “Viแป‡c nร y rแบฅt dแป… dร ng.” (This task is very easy.)

Travel and Transportation

Knowing travel-related vocabulary can make your trips more enjoyable and less stressful. Here are some useful words and phrases:

1. **Mรกy bay** โ€“ *Airplane*: “Chรบng tรดi sแบฝ bay bแบฑng mรกy bay.” (We will travel by airplane.)
2. **Xe buรฝt** โ€“ *Bus*: “Xe buรฝt nร y ฤ‘i ฤ‘รขu?” (Where does this bus go?)
3. **Ga tร u** โ€“ *Train station*: “Ga tร u แปŸ ฤ‘รขu?” (Where is the train station?)
4. **Vรฉ** โ€“ *Ticket*: “Tรดi cแบงn mua vรฉ.” (I need to buy a ticket.)
5. **Lแป‹ch trรฌnh** โ€“ *Schedule*: “Lแป‹ch trรฌnh xe buรฝt lร  gรฌ?” (What is the bus schedule?)
6. **ฤiแปƒm dแปซng** โ€“ *Stop*: “ฤiแปƒm dแปซng tiแบฟp theo lร  gรฌ?” (What is the next stop?)
7. **Hร nh lรฝ** โ€“ *Luggage*: “Hร nh lรฝ cแปงa tรดi ฤ‘รขu?” (Where is my luggage?)
8. **Lแป‘i ra** โ€“ *Exit*: “Lแป‘i ra แปŸ ฤ‘รขu?” (Where is the exit?)
9. **Hแป™ chiแบฟu** โ€“ *Passport*: “Bแบกn cรณ mang hแป™ chiแบฟu khรดng?” (Do you have your passport?)
10. **ฤแบทt chแป—** โ€“ *Reservation*: “Tรดi ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘แบทt chแป— tแบกi khรกch sแบกn.” (I have a reservation at the hotel.)

Health and Emergencies

Being prepared for health-related situations is vital. Here are some words and phrases that can help you communicate during emergencies:

1. **Bรกc sฤฉ** โ€“ *Doctor*: “Tรดi cแบงn gแบทp bรกc sฤฉ.” (I need to see a doctor.)
2. **Bแป‡nh viแป‡n** โ€“ *Hospital*: “Bแป‡nh viแป‡n gแบงn nhแบฅt แปŸ ฤ‘รขu?” (Where is the nearest hospital?)
3. **Thuแป‘c** โ€“ *Medicine*: “Tรดi cแบงn mua thuแป‘c.” (I need to buy medicine.)
4. **Cแบฅp cแปฉu** โ€“ *Emergency*: “ฤรขy lร  mแป™t trฦฐแปng hแปฃp cแบฅp cแปฉu.” (This is an emergency.)
5. **ฤau** โ€“ *Pain*: “Tรดi bแป‹ ฤ‘au ฤ‘แบงu.” (I have a headache.)
6. **Chแบฅn thฦฐฦกng** โ€“ *Injury*: “Anh แบฅy bแป‹ chแบฅn thฦฐฦกng.” (He is injured.)
7. **Cแบฃm lแบกnh** โ€“ *Cold*: “Tรดi bแป‹ cแบฃm lแบกnh.” (I have a cold.)
8. **Nhiแป‡t ฤ‘แป™** โ€“ *Temperature*: “Nhiแป‡t ฤ‘แป™ cแปงa tรดi lร  bao nhiรชu?” (What is my temperature?)
9. **Dฦฐแปฃc phแบฉm** โ€“ *Pharmacy*: “Dฦฐแปฃc phแบฉm แปŸ ฤ‘รขu?” (Where is the pharmacy?)
10. **Bแบฃo hiแปƒm** โ€“ *Insurance*: “Tรดi cรณ bแบฃo hiแปƒm y tแบฟ.” (I have health insurance.)

Work and Business

If you are engaging in work or business in Vietnam, these terms will be particularly useful:

1. **Hแปฃp ฤ‘แป“ng** โ€“ *Contract*: “Tรดi cแบงn kรฝ hแปฃp ฤ‘แป“ng nร y.” (I need to sign this contract.)
2. **Cuแป™c hแปp** โ€“ *Meeting*: “Chรบng ta cรณ mแป™t cuแป™c hแปp vร o lรบc 2 giแป.” (We have a meeting at 2 PM.)
3. **Thแปa thuแบญn** โ€“ *Agreement*: “Chรบng ta ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘แบกt ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc mแป™t thแปa thuแบญn.” (We have reached an agreement.)
4. **Dแปฑ รกn** โ€“ *Project*: “Dแปฑ รกn nร y rแบฅt quan trแปng.” (This project is very important.)
5. **Bรกo cรกo** โ€“ *Report*: “Tรดi cแบงn hoร n thร nh bรกo cรกo nร y.” (I need to complete this report.)
6. **Tiแปn lฦฐฦกng** โ€“ *Salary*: “Tiแปn lฦฐฦกng cแปงa tรดi ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc chuyแปƒn.” (My salary has been transferred.)
7. **ฤแป“ng nghiแป‡p** โ€“ *Colleague*: “ฤแป“ng nghiแป‡p cแปงa tรดi rแบฅt thรขn thiแป‡n.” (My colleagues are very friendly.)
8. **Thฤƒng chแปฉc** โ€“ *Promotion*: “Tรดi ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc thฤƒng chแปฉc.” (I have been promoted.)
9. **Kแบฟ hoแบกch** โ€“ *Plan*: “Kแบฟ hoแบกch cแปงa bแบกn lร  gรฌ?” (What is your plan?)
10. **Cรดng ty** โ€“ *Company*: “Cรดng ty nร y rแบฅt lแป›n.” (This company is very large.)

Education and Learning

For those who are studying or involved in educational activities, these words will be beneficial:

1. **Trฦฐแปng hแปc** โ€“ *School*: “Trฦฐแปng hแปc cแปงa tรดi rแบฅt lแป›n.” (My school is very big.)
2. **Giรกo viรชn** โ€“ *Teacher*: “Giรกo viรชn cแปงa tรดi rแบฅt giแปi.” (My teacher is very good.)
3. **Bร i tแบญp** โ€“ *Homework*: “Tรดi cแบงn lร m bร i tแบญp.” (I need to do my homework.)
4. **Thi** โ€“ *Exam*: “Tรดi cรณ mแป™t bร i thi vร o tuแบงn tแป›i.” (I have an exam next week.)
5. **Lแป›p hแปc** โ€“ *Classroom*: “Lแป›p hแปc cแปงa chรบng tรดi rแบฅt thoแบฃi mรกi.” (Our classroom is very comfortable.)
6. **Sinh viรชn** โ€“ *Student*: “Tรดi lร  sinh viรชn ฤ‘แบกi hแปc.” (I am a university student.)
7. **Bแบฑng cแบฅp** โ€“ *Degree*: “Tรดi ฤ‘ang hแปc ฤ‘แปƒ lแบฅy bแบฑng cแบฅp.” (I am studying for a degree.)
8. **Thฦฐ viแป‡n** โ€“ *Library*: “Thฦฐ viแป‡n mแปŸ cแปญa ฤ‘แบฟn mแบฅy giแป?” (What time does the library close?)
9. **Bร i giแบฃng** โ€“ *Lecture*: “Bร i giแบฃng hรดm nay rแบฅt thรบ vแป‹.” (Today’s lecture was very interesting.)
10. **Giแบฅy tแป** โ€“ *Documents*: “Tรดi cแบงn nแป™p giแบฅy tแป nร y.” (I need to submit these documents.)

Technology and Digital Communication

In today’s digital age, knowing technology-related vocabulary is essential. Here are some words that will help you navigate the digital world:

1. **Mรกy tรญnh** โ€“ *Computer*: “Mรกy tรญnh cแปงa tรดi bแป‹ hแปng.” (My computer is broken.)
2. **ฤiแป‡n thoแบกi** โ€“ *Phone*: “ฤiแป‡n thoแบกi cแปงa bแบกn cรณ sแป‘ mแบฅy?” (What is your phone number?)
3. **Email** โ€“ *Email*: “Tรดi sแบฝ gแปญi email cho bแบกn.” (I will send you an email.)
4. **Internet** โ€“ *Internet*: “Internet แปŸ ฤ‘รขy rแบฅt chแบญm.” (The internet here is very slow.)
5. **Tร i khoแบฃn** โ€“ *Account*: “Tรดi cแบงn tแบกo mแป™t tร i khoแบฃn mแป›i.” (I need to create a new account.)
6. **Mแบญt khแบฉu** โ€“ *Password*: “Mแบญt khแบฉu cแปงa tรดi lร  gรฌ?” (What is my password?)
7. **แปจng dแปฅng** โ€“ *App*: “Bแบกn cรณ thแปƒ tแบฃi แปฉng dแปฅng nร y khรดng?” (Can you download this app?)
8. **Trang web** โ€“ *Website*: “Trang web nร y rแบฅt hแปฏu รญch.” (This website is very useful.)
9. **Tin nhแบฏn** โ€“ *Message*: “Tรดi ฤ‘รฃ nhแบญn ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc tin nhแบฏn cแปงa bแบกn.” (I received your message.)
10. **Mแบกng xรฃ hแป™i** โ€“ *Social media*: “Bแบกn cรณ dรนng mแบกng xรฃ hแป™i khรดng?” (Do you use social media?)

Practice and Immersion

To truly master these intermediate Vietnamese words, it’s important to practice regularly and immerse yourself in the language. Here are some tips to help you integrate these words into your daily routine:

1. **Flashcards**: Create flashcards with the new vocabulary and review them daily.
2. **Language Exchange**: Find a language exchange partner to practice speaking and listening.
3. **Media Consumption**: Watch Vietnamese movies, listen to Vietnamese music, and read Vietnamese books or articles.
4. **Writing**: Keep a journal in Vietnamese and try to use the new vocabulary in your entries.
5. **Speaking**: Try to use the new words in your conversations with Vietnamese speakers.

Remember, language learning is a gradual process, and consistency is key. By incorporating these intermediate-level Vietnamese words into your daily practice, you’ll improve your fluency and confidence in no time. Happy learning!

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