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This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Adjectives”. The full topic holds 232 in the KoKo app: 92 at the easy level, 82 at the medium level and 58 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Vietnamese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Vietnamese vocabulary: adjectives

Big, small, easy, expensive, tired: the Vietnamese adjectives you need to describe a person, an object or a situation.

Here are 100 Vietnamese words on “Adjectives”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Vietnamese	English
tốt hơn	better
lớn	big
chưa điền	blankSpace or form not filled in
yên tĩnh	calm
cổ điển	classic
sạch	clean
hiện tại	current
nguy hiểm	dangerous
chết	dead
khó	difficult
dễ	easyDone without effort
đắt	expensive
công bằng	fair
sai	false
nhanh	fast
béo	fatHeavily built person or animal
đầy	full
hài lòng	glad
cứng	hard
cao	high
khó tin	incredible
thú vị	interesting
dài	long
thấp	low
chính	main
tự nhiên	natural
mới	newRecently appeared or acquired
đông đảo	numerous
riêng biệt	particular
tiện lợi	practical
sống	raw
nghiêm túc	serious
ốm	sick
đơn giản	simple
nhỏ	small
kì lạ	strange
mạnh	strong
thật	true
độc nhất	unique
sắp tới	upcomingComing right after in time

Level 2: medium 35 words

Vietnamese	English
được phép	allowed
có sẵn	available
vô tư	carefree
trung tâm	central
tiện nghi	comfortable
đầy đủ	complete
bắt buộc	compulsory
cong	curved
khô	dry
vĩnh cửu	eternal
đặc biệt	exceptional
được lấp đầy	filled
vui nhộn	fun
bao la	huge
giống hệt	identical
có khả năng	likely
địa phương	local
lỏng	looseNot tight, slack
lân cận	neighbouring
thông thường	ordinary
từng phần	partial
vĩnh viễn	permanent
xinh	pretty
trước đó	previous
gần đây	recent
đáng tin cậy	reliable
im lặng	silent
tương tự	similar
thon thả	slim
phù hợp	suitable
tuyệt vời	superb
mệt	tired
truyền thống	traditional
bất công	unfair
rộng lớn	vast

Level 3: hard 25 words

Vietnamese	English
gần đúng	approximate
đang ngủ	asleep
quyến rũ	attractive
nấu chín	cooked
bị hư hại	damaged
xa xôi	distant
kinh khủng	dreadful
bụi bặm	dusty
quá mức	excessive
thường xuyên	frequent
có năng khiếu	gifted
gớm ghiếc	hideous
may mắn	lucky
nhiều	multiple
ồn ào	noisy
được nghỉ ngơi	rested
thoả đáng	satisfactory
mềm	soft
xấu xí	ugly
không có sẵn	unavailable
không chắc chắn	uncertain
bất tiện	uncomfortable
khó xảy ra	unlikely
không may	unlucky
mòn	worn out

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Adjectives”. The full topic holds 232 in the KoKo app: 92 at the easy level, 82 at the medium level and 58 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Vietnamese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.