English words from Vietnamese
- Đà NẵngA city in Vietnam.
- dan bauA monochord (one-stringed) zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone) of Vietnamese origin, played by plucking with a plectrum with one hand and using the other to vary the tension on the string to adjust the pitch.
- dan dayA type of lute with three strings, a hollow trapezoidal wooden body with an open back, and a very long neck, originating in traditional Vietnamese music (particularly ca trù).
- dan nguyetA moon-shaped kind of lute, a plucked, fretted lute with a round body and two strings, originating in traditional Vietnamese music.
- dan nhiA vertical bowed fiddle-like string instrument with two strings, originating in the traditional and classical music of Vietnam.
- dan tranhA small plucked zither with movable bridges and usually 16 or 17 strings, of Vietnamese origin.
- dan ty baA plucked four-stringed chordophone with a long neck and a pear-shaped body, originating in the traditional music of Vietnam.
- Đất MũiA commune of Vietnam.
- di di mauTo leave quickly, hurry away.
- Điện BiênDien Bien (a province of Vietnam).
- Điện Biên PhủThe provincial capital of Điện Biên Province, Vietnam.
- doi moiA program of political and economic reforms initiated in Vietnam from 1986.
- Đông HồA village in Song Hồ, Thuận Thành district, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam.
- Đồng HớiA city in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam.
- Đồng NaiA province of Vietnam.
- DongsonianOf, or related to the Dong Son culture.
- Đồng ThápA province of Vietnam.
- Đồng XuânA rural district of Phú Yên Province, Vietnam.
- Đồ SơnAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- Dương KinhAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- egg coffeeA Vietnamese drink traditionally prepared with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and robusta coffee.
- FaifoHội An.
- Gia LaiA province of Vietnam.
- Gò VấpA district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Hà GiangA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Hải AnAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- Hải DươngA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Hạ LongA city in Vietnam.
- Hà NamA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Hà Tiêna city in Kiên Giang Province of Vietnam
- Hà TĩnhA province of Vietnam.
- Hậu GiangA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Hoà BìnhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- HoabinhianOf, relating to, or exhibiting the features of the prehistoric Hòa Bình culture of Southeast Asia, characterised by certain types of stone artifact.
- HoahaoismA Buddhist religious movement from southern Vietnam.
- Hoang SaSynonym of Paracel Islands: the Vietnamese-derived name.
- Hoàng SaParacel Islands (an archipelago of the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean).
- Hoàng Su PhìA rural district of Hà Giang Province, Vietnam.
- Ho Chi Minh CityThe largest city of Vietnam.
- Hội AnA town in Da Nang municipality, Vietnam.
- Hồng Bàngthe Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879–258 BCE)
- Hưng YênA province of Vietnam.
- Khánh HoàA province of Vietnam.
- Khe SanhA township in Vietnam.
- Kiến AnAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- Kiên GiangA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Kiến ThuỵA rural district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- Kim LiênA ward of Đống Đa district, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Kon TumA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Lai ChâuA province of Vietnam.
- Lâm ẤpAn ancient kingdom in present-day Vietnam, possibly the predecessor of Champa
- Lâm ĐồngA province of Vietnam.
- Lạng SơnA province of Vietnam.
- Lào CaiA province of Vietnam.
- Lê ChânAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- lolotA plant related to black pepper, Piper sarmentosum, whose leaves are wrapped around food to give it flavor during cooking.
- Long AnA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Nam ĐànA district of eastern Nghệ An Province, Vietnam.
- Nam ĐịnhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Nam SáchA rural district of Hải Dương Province, Vietnam.
- Ngã BảyA city in Hậu Giang Province, Vietnam.
- Nghệ AnA province of Vietnam.
- Ngô QuyềnAn urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
- NhamA surname from Vietnamese.
- Nha TrangA city in Vietnam.
- Ninh BìnhA province of Vietnam.
- Ninh ThuậnA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- nuoc mamA fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.
- Phan ThiếtA city in Vietnam.
- Phu LamSynonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.
- Phú QuốcAn island city in Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam, includes the Phú Quốc archipelago and the Thổ Chu archipelago
- Phú ThọA province of Vietnam.
- Phú YênA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Quảng BìnhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Quảng NamA former province of Vietnam, which merged with the city of Da Nang in 2025.
- Quảng NgãiA province of Vietnam.
- Quảng NinhA province of Vietnam.
- Quảng TrịA province of Vietnam.
- quoc nguThe romanized writing system used to write Vietnamese.
- Quy NhơnA city in Vietnam.
- Rạch GiáThe capital city of Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam.
- Sa HuỳnhA culture in modern-day central and southern Vietnam (1000 BCE–200 CE).
- Sầm SơnA city in Thanh Hoá Province, Vietnam
- saolaA critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos.
- Sóc TrăngA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Soi NhụAn archaeological site in Bái Tử Long Bay, Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea.
- Sơn LaA province of Vietnam.
- Sơn TâyA town in the municipality of Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Sơn ViA commune of Lâm Thao district, Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam.
- Tây BồiAn extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era.
- Tây NinhA province of Vietnam.
- Thái BìnhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Thái NguyênA province of Vietnam.
- Thanh HoáA province of Vietnam.
- Thanh QuangA commune of Nam Sách district, Hải Dương Province, Vietnam.
- Thừa Thiên HuếA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Tiền GiangA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- tong docA Vietnamese viceroy.
- Trà VinhA former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
- Truong SaSynonym of Spratly Islands: the Vietnamese-derived name.