Parts of the body
| English | Translation |
| hand | su21 |
| left | zo21 |
| right | iu53 |
| foot | giog21 |
| skin | pi21 |
| back | boi53 |
| belly/stomach | du21 |
| bone | gud21 |
| intestines | cong21 |
| liver | gong33 |
| lungs | fi53 |
| breast | nen53 |
| shoulder | gian33 |
| blood | hiat21 |
| head | teu11 |
| neck | giang21 gin33 |
| hair (head/body) | mau33 |
| nose | pi53 |
| mouth | zoi53 |
| tooth | ci21 |
| tongue | sad53 ma11 |
| eye | ngian21 zu33 |
| ear | ngi53 gong33 |
Family terms
| English | Translation |
| person/human being | ngin21 |
| man / male | nam11 e ngin 21 |
| woman / female | nn e11 ngin21 |
| child | se33 ngin21 e |
| husband | lao21 gong33 |
| wife | lao33 po11 |
| mother | a ma21 |
| father | a ba33 |
| name | miang21 |
Everyday objects
| English | Translation |
| road / path | lu53 |
| house | vu21 e |
| roof/thatch | vu21 dang55 |
| rope | so21 e |
| needle | zem55 |
| stick | guen55 e |
Animals
| English | Translation |
| animal | tong53 vu |
| dog | giau21 |
| bird | diau21 |
Natural objects and phenomena
| English | Translation |
| tree | su55 e |
| branch | su55 pa |
| leaf | su53 ia |
| wind | feng33 |
| fire | fou21 |
Numbers
| English | Translation |
| one | id21 |
| two | ngi53 |
| three | saam55 |
| four | si53 |
| five | nn |
| six | lio53 |
| seven | qi53 |
| eight | ba53 |
| nine | giu21 |
| ten | sep53 |
| zero | lam33 |
Verbs of the body
| English | Translation |
| to drink | im21 |
| to eat | sep21 |
Verbs of action
| English | Translation |
| to walk | hang21 lu53 |
| to swim | se21 sen35 ne |
| to think | siong21 |
Adjectives
| English | Translation |
| dirty | mei53 |
| clean | qiang53 |
| sharp | li53 |