Vietnamese Nouns

Welcome to the third Vietnamese lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Vietnamese to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes khoai tây

tomatoes cà chua

onions hành tây

carrots cà rốt

fruits trái cây

apples táo

bananas chuối

oranges cam

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Vietnamese
do you have milk? [verb + noun] bạn có sữa đấy không?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] tôi có sữa và cà phê
he has three apples [number + plural noun] ông ta có ba quả táo
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] cô ta chỉ có một quả táo
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] chúng tôi sống trong một ngôi nhà nhỏ
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] tôi thích bữa sáng của chúng ta

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread bánh mì

milk sữa

butter bơ

cheese pho mát

coffee cà phê

sandwich sandwich

meat thịt

chicken gà

fish cá

breakfast bữa ăn sáng

lunch bữa trưa

dinner bữa ăn tối

Conversation in Vietnamese

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Vietnamese
Do you speak (English/ Vietnamese)? bạn có nói (tiếng anh / tiếng việt) không?
Just a little chút chút thôi
I like Vietnamese tôi thích tiếng việt
Can I practice with you? tôi có thể tập cùng với bạn không?
How old are you? bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?
I'm thirty three years old tôi ba mươi ba (33) tuổi
It was nice talking to you rất hân hạnh được nói chuyện với bạn

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