Vietnamese Nouns
Learning the Vietnamese Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Vietnamese language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Vietnamese.
Vietnamese nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Vietnamese Nouns |
| nouns | Danh từ |
| my car | xe của tôi |
| green car | xe màu xanh lá cây |
| three cars | ba chiếc xe ô tô |
| car garage | nhà để xe |
| outside the car | bên ngoài xe |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Vietnamese has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Vietnamese.
List of Nouns in Vietnamese
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Vietnamese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Vietnamese vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Vietnamese Nouns |
| arm | tay |
| back | lưng |
| cheeks | má |
| chest | ngực |
| chin | cằm |
| ear | tai |
| elbow | khuỷu tay |
| eye | mắt |
| face | khuôn mặt |
| finger | ngón tay |
| fingers | những ngón tay |
| foot | chân |
| hair | lông |
| hand | tay |
| head | đầu |
| heart | tim |
| knee | đầu gối |
| leg | chân |
| lip | môi |
| mouth | miệng |
| neck | cổ |
| nose | mũi |
| shoulder | vai |
| stomach | dạ dày |
| teeth | răng |
| thigh | đùi |
| throat | cổ họng |
| thumb | ngón tay cái |
| toe | ngón chân |
| tongue | lưỡi |
| tooth | răng |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Vietnamese, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Vietnamese Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Vietnamese lessons here: Learn Vietnamese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.