The alphabet

Bảng chữ cái · 29 letters, letter pairs and a first word for each.

• bathree (also: dad, in the South)
• ănto eat
• ấmwarm
• bàgrandmother
• cáfish
• daskin
• đito go
• emyounger sibling; you (to someone younger)
• đêmnight
• gàchicken
• hèsummer
• mìwheat noodles
• kemice cream
• láleaf
• mẹmother
• namsouth; male
• tobig
• côaunt; female teacher
• cơmcooked rice; a meal
• pinbattery
• quàgift
• rauvegetables
• sữamilk
• tayhand; arm
• búnrice vermicelli
• thưletter (mail)
• vềto go back, to return
• xevehicle
• y tánurse
• chợmarket
• ghếchair
• giówind
• khócto cry
• ngủto sleep
• ngheto listen, to hear
• nhàhouse, home
• phởphở (noodle soup)
• quêhometown, countryside
• thơmfragrant, smells good
• tràtea
• haitwo
• caotall, high
• sauafter; behind
• bayto fly
• đâuwhere
• mâycloud
• mèocat
• kêuto call out, to shout
• míasugar cane
• tiềnmoney
• hoaflower
• khỏehealthy, well
• nóito speak
• tôiI, me
• chơito play
• muato buy
• muốnto want
• mưarain
• nướcwater; country
• vuihappy, fun
• gửito send
• thuyềnboat
• họcto study
• sáchbook
• camorange
• bạnfriend; you
• sôngriver
• xanhblue; green
• đẹpbeautiful
• mắteye
• kiếnant
• ghito write down, to note
• nghỉto rest, to take a break