Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
ñaèng haéng v. to clear one’s throat
ñaèng la n. concubine
ñaèng thaèng adj. serious, correct
ñaúng n. rank, grade, level
ñaèng caáp n. grade, level; class
ñaúng thöù n. rank, order
ñaúng thöùc n. equality
ñaúng tích n. constant volume
ñaúng tính n. homogeneity
ñaúng traät n. rank, grade
ñaëng v. See ñöôïc
ñaép v. to pile up, to pack, to construct; to fill up
ñaép ñieám v. to cover, to protect
ñaép ñoåi v. to live from day to day, from hand to mouth
ñaét adj. expensive, costly
ñaét tieàn adj. expensive; [of goods] in great demand
ñaét choàng adj. [of young girl] having many suitors
ñaét ñoû adj. dear, expensive
ñaét vôï adj. [of young man] highly eligible
ñaët v. to place, to put; to set up
ñaët baøy v. to fabricate, to invent [stories]
ñaët chuyeän v. to fabricate
ñaët coïc v. to give money earnestly, to make a deposit, to pay in advance
ñaët ñeå v. to fabricate, to invent [stories]; to arrange, to force
ñaët ñieàu v. to fabricate, to make up stories
ñaët ñít v. to sit down
ñaët löng v. to lie down
ñaët mình v. to lie down
ñaët teân v. to name, to give a name, to give a nickname
ñaâm v. to prick, to stab; to hit, to collide; to turn into
ñaâm bò thoùc, choïc bò gaïo v. to play two adversaries against each other
ñaâm boå v. to rush, to hurry
ñaâm boâng v. to bloom, to blossom
ñaâm choài v. to issue buds or shoots
ñaâm ñaàu v. to throw oneself
ñaâm nuï v. to issue buds
ñaâm saàm v. to run into [suddenly]
ñaám v. to punch, to hit with one’s fist
ñaám boùp v. to massage
ñaám ñaù v. to fight, to come to blows [and kicks]
ñaám hoïng v. to give a bribe to someone
ñaàm n. French lady, Western lady
ñaàm aám adj. [of home atmosphere] cozy and nice, sweet, happy
ñaàm ñaøi adj. wet, soaked
ñaãm v. to wallow in the water or in the mud
ñaäm adj. strong, not watery, [of color] dark
ñaäm ñaø adj. warm, friendly
ñaàn adj. dull, simple, foolish, stupid, silly
ñaàn ñoän adj. dull, simple, silly, slow-witted, thick-headed
ñaäp v. to smash, to pound, to break, to beat; to thresh; [of heart] to beat
ñaäp nöôùc n. dam
ñaát n. earth, soil; land; ground, floor; estate
ñaát boài n. silt
ñaát caùt n. sand, sandy land
ñaát ñai n. territory, land, property
ñaát khaùch n. foreign land
ñaát lieàn n. mainland
ñaát nöôùc n. country, land, nation
ñaát phuø sa n. silt
ñaát seùt n. clay
ñaát thaùnh n. holy land; graveyard, cemetery
ñaát thoù n. clay
ñaâu pron. Where?; somewhere, anywhere
ñaáu 1 v. to fight, to compete 2 v. to mix, to join 3 n. a quart
ñaáu dòu v. to back down, to give up one’s previous tough position
ñaáu giaù v. to auction
ñaáu göôm v. to fight using swords
ñaáu khaåu v. to quarrel, to argue
ñaáu lyù v. to debate, to argue
ñaáu thaàu v. to bid for a contract
ñaáu thuû n. fighter, boxer, wrestler; player
ñaáu toá v. [communist] to accuse [landlords, bourgeois elements, etc.] in a public trial; to denounce
ñaáu tranh v. to struggle
ñaáu trí v. to match wits
ñaáu tröôøng n. field where public trials are held
ñaáu voõ v. to box, to wrestle
ñaáu xaûo n. exposition, fair
ñaàu n. head; beginning, start; front end, end
ñaàu beáp n. head cook, chef
ñaàu boø adj. stubborn, hard-headed
ñaàu caùnh n. wing tip
ñaàu caàu n. bridgehead
ñaàu cô v. to speculate
ñaàu ñaøn n. leader, chief
ñaàu ñeà n. title; examination question; topic
ñaàu ñoäc v. to poison
ñaàu ñuoâi n. the beginning and the end, the long and short
ñaàu gioù n. draft [strong wind]
ñaàu goái n. knee
ñaàu haøng v. to surrender
ñaàu laâu n. skull
ñaàu loøng n. firstborn child
ñaàu maùy n. engine, locomotive
ñaàu moái n. clue
ñaàu muïc n. leader
ñaàu naõo n. headquarter; nerve-center
ñaàu naäu n. business leader, business connection
ñaàu oùc n. mind; knowledge
ñaàu phieáu v. to cast a vote, to vote
ñaàu phuïc v. to surrender, to submit oneself to
ñaàu quaân v. to enlist in the army
ñaàu soû n. chief, leader, ringleader, gang leader
ñaàu taét maët toái v. to toil hard, to be extremely busy
ñaàu teâu v. to instigate, to promote
ñaàu thai adj. reincarnated
ñaàu thuù v. to surrender oneself
ñaàu thöøa ñuoâi theïo n. odds and ends
ñaàu tieân adj. first; at first
ñaàu tö v. to invest
ñaäu 1 n. bean, pea 2 v. [of