Below you will find audio files for words in Southern Vietnamese with their English translations to the right.
Parts of the body
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
hand | |
left | |
right | |
leg/foot | |
skin | |
back | |
belly/stomach | |
bone | |
intestines | |
liver | |
lungs | |
breast | |
shoulder | |
blood | |
head | |
neck | |
hair (head/body) | |
nose | |
mouth | |
tooth | |
tongue | |
eye | |
ear |
Family terms
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
person/human being | |
man / male | |
woman / female | |
child | |
husband | |
wife | |
mother | |
father | |
name |
Everyday objects
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
road | |
house | |
path | |
rope | |
needle | |
stick |
Animals
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
dog | |
bird | |
egg | |
feather | |
worm | |
rat | |
meat/flesh | |
tail | |
snake | |
earth worm | |
spider | |
fish |
Natural objects and phenomena
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
branch | |
leaf | |
soil | |
flower | |
fruit | |
grass | |
earth | |
stone | |
sand | |
water | |
sea | |
salt | |
woods/forest/jungle | |
sky | |
sun | |
moon | |
star | |
rain | |
wind | |
fire | |
smoke | |
night | |
day |
Verbs of the body
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
to drink | |
to spit | |
to eat | |
to chew | |
to breathe | |
to smell | |
to laugh | |
to cry/to weep | |
to vomit/to throw up | |
to bite | |
to hear | |
to see | |
to yawn | |
to sleep |
Verbs of action
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
to walk | |
to swim | |
to know | |
to be knowledgeable | |
to think | |
to fear | |
to say | |
to cook | |
to sit | |
to stand | |
to lie down | |
to climb | |
to tie up/to fasten | |
to sew | |
to shoot | |
to stab/to pierce | |
to hit | |
to kill | |
to die/to be dead | |
to live/to be alive | |
to scratch | |
to cut/to hack | |
to work | |
to plant | |
to choose | |
to grow | |
to squeeze | |
to hold | |
to open | |
to throw |
Adjectives
Southern Vietnamese Word | English Translation |
dirty | |
clean | |
sharp | |
warm | |
cold | |
small | |
big | |
short | |
long | |
thin | |
thick | |
narrow | |
wide | |
black | |
white | |
red | |
yellow | |
green | |
painful | |
sick | |
old (object) | |
new | |
good | |
bad | |
correct | |
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