English words from Vietnamese
- thuA surname.
- VietnamA long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
- bachA bachelor.
- NGOA surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].
- VietA Vietnamese person.
- dongThe currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- lyA surname from Vietnamese.
- yayAn expression of happiness.
- VUA surname.
- traSynonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).
- voA surname.
- NguyenA surname from Vietnamese.
- xuA former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.
- HanoiThe capital city of Vietnam.
- ThiA surname from Vietnamese.
- hueA color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
- TrangA surname from Vietnamese.
- hoaho; hey; a call for attention
- dangDamn.
- phoA Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.
- ongA Chinese surname from Hokkien.
- dungManure; animal excrement.
- SaigonThe former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam.
- telexA network of teletypes.
- gacThe Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.
- vyThe indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's climb rate is at a maximum.
- tetThe tetralogy of Fallot.
- doanA surname.
- PhamA surname from Vietnamese.
- phanA fan of the American rock band Phish.
- haoA former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.
- DinhA surname from Vietnamese.
- VietcongA member of this organization.
- HuyA surname.
- BuiA surname.
- NinhA surname from Vietnamese.
- HoangA surname.
- VinhA city, the provincial capital of Nghệ An Province, Vietnam.
- TruongA surname from Vietnamese.
- HuynhA surname from Vietnamese.
- DuongA surname.
- ChampaA collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.
- LuongA surname.
- LuuA surname from Vietnamese.
- TrinhA surname from Vietnamese.
- phinA type of coffee filter.
- PhuongA surname from Vietnamese.
- KienA surname.
- HuuA male given name from Vietnamese.
- VuongA surname from Vietnamese, equivalent to English King.
- HaiphongA city in Vietnam.
- PhungA surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Chinese].
- TieuA surname.
- ThachA surname from Vietnamese.
- yemA Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.
- AnnamA former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.
- TrieuA surname from Chinese.
- PleikuA city in the central highland region of Vietnam.
- MuongA minority group inhabiting the mountainous region of northern Vietnam.
- NghiemA surname from Vietnamese.
- An DươngA ward of Haiphong, Vietnam
- An GiangA province of Vietnam.
- An LãoA rural district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- ao daiA two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume.
- Bắc GiangA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bắc Hà dogA medium size spitz dog breed and one of Vietnam's Four Great National Dogs.
- Bạch Long VĩAn island district in Hải Phòng, Vietnam.
- Ba ChúcA town in Tịnh Biên district, An Giang Province, Vietnam.
- Bắc KạnA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bạc LiêuA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bắc NinhA province of Vietnam.
- banh miA Vietnamese sandwich, typically served on a baguette, and somewhat resembling a submarine sandwich.
- bánh xèoVietnamese fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts.
- Bà Rịa - Vũng TàuA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bến CátA city in Bình Dương Province, Vietnam.
- Bến ThànhA ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Bến TreA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Biên HoàThe capital city of Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam.
- Bình ĐịnhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bình DươngA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bình PhướcA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Bình ThuậnA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Buôn Ma ThuộtA city in Vietnam.
- Cà MauA province of Vietnam.
- Cần ThơA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2004).
- Cao BằngA province of Vietnam.
- Cao DaiA syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name.
- Cát DàiA ward of Lê Chân district, Haiphong, Vietnam.
- Cây Trường IIA commune of Bàu Bàng district, Bình Dương Province, Vietnam.
- chao tomA traditional Vietnamese dish of shrimp surimi grilled on a sugar-cane stick.
- Chau DocChâu Đốc (a city in Vietnam).
- ChiemA surname.
- Cholonthe Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- chu nomA writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters.
- Cư KuinA district of Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam.
- Đại LộcA district of Vietnam, in what is now Da Nang municipality
- Dai NamVietnamese territory, especially the Vietnamese state under the Nguyen dynasty from 1838–1945.
- Đắk LắkA province of Vietnam.
- Đắk NôngA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Da NangA city in central Vietnam.