Vietnamese vocabulary: animals and plants
Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Vietnamese.
Here are 100 Vietnamese words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| gấu | bear |
| ong | bee |
| chim | bird |
| cành | branch |
| bụi cây | bush |
| mèo | cat |
| hoa cúc dại | daisy |
| vịt | duck |
| voi | elephant |
| cây linh sam | fir tree |
| ruồi | fly |
| ếch | frog |
| lông | fur |
| dê | goat |
| đàn | herd |
| sừng | horn |
| ngựa | horse |
| dây dắt | lead |
| lá cây | leaf |
| sư tử | lion |
| lứa | litter of young |
| chuột nhắt | mouse |
| bầy | pack |
| chân | paw |
| lợn | pig |
| chim bồ câu | pigeon |
| thực vật | plant |
| con mồi | prey |
| chuột cống | rat |
| cá mập | shark |
| cừu | sheepThe species in general, male or female |
| rắn | snake |
| nhện | spider |
| cuống | stem |
| đuôi | tail |
| bay | to fly |
| rùa | turtle |
| cá voi | whale |
| cánh | wing |
| giun | worm |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| cây bạch dương | birch |
| chim hét | blackbird |
| xương rồng | cactus |
| lạc đà | camel |
| cá chép | carp |
| san hô | coral |
| lươn | eel |
| chim ưng | falcon |
| ngựa con | foal |
| ngỗng | goose |
| khỉ đột | gorilla |
| nhím | hedgehog |
| móng guốc | hoof |
| ấu trùng | larva |
| linh miêu | lynx |
| bờm | mane |
| ngựa cái | mare |
| chim hoạ mi | nightingale |
| đà điểu | ostrich |
| cú | owl |
| gấu trúc | panda |
| vẹt | parrot |
| phấn hoa | pollen |
| thú săn mồi | predator |
| chó con | puppy |
| nhựa cây | sap |
| mõm | snout |
| sóc | squirrel |
| thiên nga | swan |
| ve | tick |
| nở hoa | to bloom |
| kền kền | vulture |
| hải mã | walrus |
| ong bắp cày | wasp |
| ngựa vằn | zebra |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| động vật lưỡng cư | amphibian |
| chuồn chuồn | dragonfly |
| dương xỉ | fern |
| cào cào | grasshopperJumping insect of meadows |
| động vật ăn cỏ | herbivore |
| diệc | heron |
| hà mã | hippopotamus |
| bọ rùa | ladybird |
| hoa linh lan | lily of the valley |
| châu chấu | locustSwarming species that forms clouds |
| bạch tuộc | octopus |
| rái cá | otter |
| cây sậy | reed |
| bò sát | reptile |
| nhím biển | sea urchin |
| chim sẻ | sparrow |
| đàn ong | swarm |
| sủa | to bark |
| kêu be be | to bleat |
| đâm chồi | to bud |
| rống | to moo |
| cào | to scratch |
| héo | to wilt |
| hoa tulip | tulip |
| chồn | weasel |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 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.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Vietnamese vocabulary on iPhone.
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