# Speak Vietnamese, Lesson 09
# by Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 66-17774
# Version 1.0  
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
ạ : (polite particle at the end of utterances)
ấm : teapot, coffeepot [CL cái]; teapotful, coffeepotful
bánh : cake, cookie [CL cái, chiếc]
bánh ngọt : cake, pastry
bát : eating-bowl [CL cái]; eating-bowlful
bắt đầu : to begin, start
bí : winter melon, pumpkin, squash [CL quả]
bò : cow, ox, bull [CL con]
thịt bò : beef
bu‎ýt : bus
cá : fish [CL con]
cà chua : tomato [CL quả]
cà phê : coffee
canh : soup
cay : to be peppery-hot
cốc : glass (all shapes) [CL cái]; glassful
chanh : lime, lemon [CL quả]
nước chanh : lime or lemon juice, limeade, lemonade
chắc : to be firm, certain, sure; firmly, certainly, surely
chẳng : (negative prefix, same as không)
chè : tea (leaves); tea (the beverage)
nước chè : tea (the beverage)
chén : cup [CL cái]; cupful
chuối : banana [CL quả]
chút : tiny bit, short while
một chút : a little, a short while
chuyến : voyage, trip, time
dạ : to acknowledge a superior’s utterance; yes (I heard you), yes (you’re right)
dấm : vinegar
dùng : to use, employ, take (food), have (food)
dứa : pineapple [CL quả]
dừa : coconut [CL quả]
nước dừa : coconut milk
đại học : university education; university
đĩa : plate [CL cái]; plateful
đồ : thing, object
đồ ăn : food
đồ chơi : toy
đồ dùng : tool
đồ tráng miệng : dessert
đôi : pair, couple
đũa : chopstick [CL chiếc for single, đôi for a pair]
đường : sugar
gọi : to call, summon, order
hấp : to steam
hầu : to wait upon, serve
cô hầu bàn : waitress
hoa : flower
hoa quả : fruit (collectively)
hơi : a little, slightly
ít : to be little or few; to have little or few
kem : cream, ice cream
kìa : hey, come on
làm ơn : to do a favor; please
lợn : pig [CL con]
thịt lợn : pork
mải : to be absorbed (in a task)
mặn : to be salty
miệng : mouth
đồ tráng miệng : dessert
món : dish, course
mỗi : each
mới : to have just ...
nấu : to cook
no : to be full (after eating)
nữa : more, further
nước : water, (fruit) juice, (coconut) milk
nước mắm : fish sauce
ngon : to be good to eat, be tasty
ngọt : to be sweet-tasting; (of soup) to be tasty
nhạt : to be flat, not salty enough
nhỡ : to miss (train, meal, etc.)
nhỡ tầu : to miss the boat (literally and figuratively)
ớt : pepper, pimento [CL quả]; hot sauce
phút : minute
quả : fruit, [CL for fruits, nuts]
quay : to roast (fowl, pig)
sào : to fry, stew
sợ : to be afraid, fear
sữa : milk
cà phê sữa : milk and coffee
tách : cup (usually with handle) [CL cái]; cupful
tiệm : store, shop
tiệm ăn : restaurant
thêm : to add; to do or have in addition
thiếu : to be insufficient, lack
thịt : meat
thử : to try
tráng : to rinse (dishes after washing); to spread thin (dough, etc.)
trứng tráng : omelet
trứng : egg [CL quả, cái]
vịt : duck [CL con]
trứng vịt : duck egg
vịt quay : roast duck
xe buýt : bus
xơi : to eat (polite verb used of other people)
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