Exams HSC Vietnamese Exam Dates 2026
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Vietnamese–English Dictionary

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bàn thờ
"ban thuh"
noun Intermediate
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ancestor altar
Example

Bàn thờ ông bà luôn có hoa và hương.

The ancestor altar always has flowers and incense.

🇻🇳 Cultural & Usage Note

The spiritual heart of every Vietnamese home. Ancestor veneration (thờ cúng tổ tiên) is practised by the majority of Vietnamese regardless of religion — it's a cultural rather than strictly religious practice.

CategoryCulture
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check-in "check in"
check in (hotel/flight) verb
cơm "gom"
cooked rice / meal noun
cơm "gom"
cooked rice / meal noun
dạ "yah"
yes (polite, Southern) particle
dạ "yah"
yes (polite, Southern) particle
đặc sản "dahk san"
local speciality / signature dish noun
đặc sản "dahk san"
local speciality / signature dish noun
đất "daht"
earth / soil / land noun
đặt bàn "daht ban"
to make a reservation / book a table verb phrase
đặt bàn "daht ban"
to make a reservation / book a table verb phrase
đau "dow"
pain / painful / to hurt adj/verb
đi "dee"
to go verb
đường "duong"
road / direction / sugar noun
duyên "yen"
fate / destiny / romantic charm noun
gia đình "yah ding"
family noun
gió "yoh"
wind noun
gỏi cuốn "goy guon"
fresh spring rolls noun
gỏi cuốn "goy guon"
fresh spring rolls noun
hạnh phúc "hang fuk"
happiness / blessed contentment noun/adj
hẹn gặp lại "hen gap lai"
see you again / until we meet again greeting
hẹn gặp lại "hen gap lai"
see you again / until we meet again greeting
hiểu "hyew"
to understand verb
hiếu thảo "hyew tow"
filial piety / devotion to parents noun/adj
hộ chiếu "hoh jyew"
passport noun
hoa "hwah"
flower noun
học "hok"
to study / to learn verb
hôm nay "hohm nay"
today adverb
hôm nay "hohm nay"
today adverb
khoẻ, cảm ơn "khweh gahm uhn"
fine, thank you expression
khoẻ, cảm ơn "khweh gahm uhn"
fine, thank you expression
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