One Vietnamese Word A Day: KHÔNG KHÔNG: 1. no; 2. not, 3. without; 4. particle used at the end of an utterance to form a Yes-No question Không ai: No one (literally “no who”) Không [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: ĐÃ ĐÃ: 1. particle used before a verb or adj to indicate a past action/state 2. adj. satisfying (bodily sensations) 3. đã … mà còn … (“not only … but [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: CHƯA CHƯA: 1. when used by itself, it means “not yet” 2. when used before as verb/adj/adv it means “not…yet”; 3. when used at the end of an utterance, it [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: GÌ Gì: what (full form: cái gì; plural form, even for abstract things: Những gì; Cái gì cũng: anything, everything) Bạn nói gì? (What did you say?) (to someone like [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: NHÀ Chào: 1. house, home; 2. “prefix” for words denoting experts, academic specialists Nhà đầu tư: investor Nhà khoa học: scientist Nhà tâm lý học: psychologist Nhà nghiên cứu: researcher [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: CHÀO Chào: v. to greet (used before a term of address, either to say hello or to say goodbye) Chào anh! (to someone perceived to be as old as an [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: SỐ SỐ: 1. number; 2. fate, destiny; 3. Số là + S V (Here’s the story: S + V) xấu số: unlucky and died prematurely. (adj) tốt số: lucky and [Read more]
One Vietnamese Word A Day: CỦA What is Của? Của: of (denoting possession); 2. wealth, possession, asset (colloquial)
One Vietnamese Word A Day: Bánh What is Bánh? Bánh: generic word, specifier for pastries, cooked snacks
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