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This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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: colours and shapes

Red, blue, round, square, wooden, metal: colours, shapes and materials in Vietnamese for describing an object.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Vietnamese	English
góc	angleFigure formed by two intersecting lines, in geometry
vòm	arch
đen	black
xanh dương	blue
rực rỡ	bright
đồng thiếc	bronze
đỏ rượu vang	burgundy
bìa cứng	cardboard
tâm	centre
màu sắc	colour
bê tông	concrete
gỗ bần	cork
bông	cotton
hình chữ thập	cross
mép	edge
dễ vỡ	fragile
thuỷ tinh	glass
sắt	iron
ngà voi	ivory
chì	lead
da thuộc	leather
nhạt	light
đường	line
vật liệu	material
mờ	mattWithout shine
xanh hải quân	navy blue
màu cam	orange
song song	parallel
trơn	plain
đỏ	red
cạnh	side
bạc	silverThe metal
rắn chắc	solid
hình cầu	sphere
thép	steel
đá	stone
rơm	straw
đầu nhọn	tip
trắng	white
màu vàng	yellow

Level 2: medium 35 words

Vietnamese	English
hợp kim	alloy
tre	bamboo
gạch	brick
nâu	brown
gốm	ceramic
sặc sỡ	colourful
đỏ thẫm	crimson
hình trụ	cylinder
đặc	dense
đường chéo	diagonal
thuôn dài	elongated
mềm dẻo	flexible
chuyển sắc	gradient
đá granit	granite
hình lục giác	hexagon
rỗng	hollow
đường viền	outline
hình bầu dục	oval
nhợt nhạt	pale
sứ	porcelain
tím	purple
kim tự tháp	pyramid
hình chữ nhật	rectangle
nhựa thông	resin
cao su	rubber
gỉ sắt	rust
sắc thái	shade
màu bạc	silverThe colour
đá phiến	slate
hình xoắn ốc	spiral
đàn hồi	stretchy
tông màu	tint
trong suốt	transparent
hình tam giác	triangle
kẽm	zinc

Level 3: hard 25 words

Vietnamese	English
thấm hút	absorbent
góc cạnh	angular
lốm đốm	dappled
khum	domed
xỉn màu	dull
phai màu	faded
nỉ	felt
dẹt	flattened
huỳnh quang	fluorescent
màu kaki	khaki
dễ uốn	malleable
ni lông	nylon
màu phấn	pastel
nhựa xốp	polystyrene
xốp	porous
có thể tái chế	recyclable
đỏ tươi	scarlet
óng ánh	shimmering
có đốm	speckled
không gỉ	stainless
titan	titanium
xoắn	twisted
hai màu	two tone
không thấm nước	waterproof
mây tre đan	wicker

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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.