and rises sharply
Tone Symbols
The six tones just described are summarized in the following chart to illustrate the differences between them as they are associated with individual words.
The Vietnamese language has its national standard syntax, morphology and the tone system, although there are some regional variations in pronunciation and accents. The significant differences in pronunciation and accents between the Northern and Southern people (represented by Hanoi and Saigon respectively) are as follows:
1. There is no difference in the single vowels between Hanoi and Saigon.
2. There are two vowel clusters /öu/ and /öôu/ which are pronounced /iu/ and /ieâu/ by Hanoi, and /öu/ and /öôu/ by Saigon.
3. Differences in the pronunciation of consonants:
4. Saigonese do not differentiate between the two tones /?/ and /~/; these are pronounced alike.
We hope that all users of this Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary —be they Vietnamese students learning English, or English-speaking expatriates, students or business people—will find this a most up-to-date and user-friendly Vietnamese dictionary, for all aspects of daily communication.
VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH
A
a 1 n. acre 2 a! intj. Oh! [exclamation term]
a dua v. to flatter, to follow
a-loâ! intj. Hello!
a phieán n. opium
A-Phuù-Haûn n. Afghanistan, Afghan
a toøng v. to act as an accomplice
aù! intj. Oh! Ouch!
Aù n. Asia, Asian
AÙ-Caên-Ñình n. Argentina, Argentine
Aù Chaâu n. Asia, Asiana
Aù Ñoâng n. Asia, The East, The Orient, Asian, Eastern, Oriental
aø intj. Oh! Ah!
aû n. lass, gal, dame, damsel
aû ñaøo n. traditional song female singer
Aû Raäp n. Arabia, Arab, Arabian
aï intj. polite particle
aùc adj. cruel, severe, fierce
aùc caûm n. antipathy, ill-feeling, dislike
aùc chieán n. a bloody fight
aùc lieät adj. [of a fight, battle, war] very violent, very fierce
aùc mieäng adj. foul-mouthed
aùc moäng n. nightmare
aùc oân n. wicked thug
aùc thuù n. wild animal
aùc yù n. malice, ill-will
aùch n. yoke
ai pron. Who?, whom, whoever, everyone, someone, anyone
Ai Caäp n. Egypt, Egyptian
Ai Lao n. Laos, Laotian
aùi aân v. to make love
aùi chaø! intj. Well, well!
aùi höõu n. friendly society
aùi ngaïi v. to feel compassion for
aùi löïc n. affinity
Aùi Nhó Lan n. Ireland, Irish
aùi quoác adj. patriotic
aùi tình n. love
aûi n. pass, hurdle
am n. small Buddhist temple, cottage
am hieåu v. to know well, to be familiar with
aùm aûnh v. to be obsessed, beset
aùm hieäu n. secret signal
aùm muoäi adj. stupid, fishy, shady
aùm saùt v. to assassinate
an adj. safe, secure; R peace
an höôûng v. to live peacefully, to enjoy peacefully
an khang adj. healthy and safe
an ninh n. security
an nhaøn adj. to be leisurely
an phaän v. to feel smug
an toaï v. to be seated
an toaøn adj. secure, safe
an uûi v. to comfort
aùn n. judgment, sentence, verdict
aùn maïng n. murder, homicide
aùn treo n. suspended sentence
aùng n. literary work
anh n. elder brother
Anh n., adj. Great Britain, England; British, English
Anh Caùt Lôïi n. England, English
anh ñaøo n. cherry
anh huøng n. hero
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