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Vietnamese–English Dictionary

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cay
"gay"
adjective Beginner
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spicy / hot (food)
Example

Tôi không ăn được cay.

I cannot eat spicy food.

🇻🇳 Cultural & Usage Note

"Không cay" (not spicy) is an essential phrase. Vietnamese "c" before "a" sounds like "g" in English — so "cay" = "gay" in phonetics.

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to eat verb
ăn chay "an chay"
to eat vegetarian verb phrase
ăn chay "an chay"
to eat vegetarian verb phrase
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doctor / physician noun
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how are you? greeting
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map noun
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bánh mì "bahn mee"
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bao lâu "bow low"
how long (duration) question
bao lâu "bow low"
how long (duration) question
bây giờ "bay yuh"
now / right now adverb
bây giờ "bay yuh"
now / right now adverb
bến xe "ben seh"
bus station noun
biển "byen"
sea / ocean noun
biết "byeht"
to know (a fact / how to do) verb
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sad / melancholy adjective
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thank you very much expression
cảm ơn rất nhiều "gahm uhn raht nyew"
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cay "gay"
spicy / hot (food) adjective
cay "gay"
spicy / hot (food) adjective
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good morning greeting
chào buổi sáng "chow buoi sahng"
good morning greeting
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good evening greeting
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good evening greeting
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