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This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Vietnamese linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Vietnamese	English
sắp	about to
theo	according to
thực ra	actually
sau khi	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
chống lại	against
dù sao	all the same
mặc dù	although
và	and
thế là	as a result
như thể	as if
cũng như	as well as
ở nhà	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
nhân dịp	at the time of
bởi lẽ	becauseConjunction, formal register
vì	becauseEveryday use
trước	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
trước khi	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
mà còn	but also
bởi	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
cho dù	even if
cho	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
từ	fromProvenance, origin
hơn nữa	furthermore
nếu	if
phòng khi	in case
thay vì	instead of
thêm vào đó	moreover
trên	on
một mặt	on one hand
nhưng mà	on the other handContrast, informal register
xét thấy	seeing that
từ khi	sinceStarting point in time
đó là lí do	that is why
do đó	therefore
như thế	thus
tới	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
khi	whenEveryday use
còn	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
trong lúc	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
mà không	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Vietnamese	English
bên trên	above
nhất là khi	all the more so since
dọc theo	along
trong số	amongWithin a larger group
xung quanh	around
do hậu quả của	as a result of
ngay từ	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
kể từ	as from
ngay khi	as soon as
tại vì	because of
ngoài ra	besides
bất chấp	despite
dù thế nào	despite everything
do	due to
cách xa	far from
tiếp theo	following
ví dụ	for example
vì sợ rằng	for fear that
trước mặt	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
nhằm	in order to
ở giữa	in the middle of
đang	in the process of
vả lại	incidentally
quả vậy	indeed
trong chừng mực	insofar as
ở gần	near
bên cạnh	next to
cũng không	nor
nếu không	otherwise
hơn là	rather than
sao cho	so as to
nhờ	thanks to
cho đến	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
bằng	using
nhằm mục đích	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Vietnamese	English
về phần	as regards
ở rìa	at the edge of
bên kia	beyond
nói tóm lại	briefly
về việc	concerning
do vậy	consequently
trái với	contrary to
rốt cuộc	eventually
trừ	except
trừ ra	except for
thứ nhất là	firstly
nói cách khác	in other words
tóm lại	in short
dù vậy	nevertheless
song	nonetheless
ngược lại	on the contrary
trái lại	on the other handContrast, formal register
lấy cớ là	on the pretext that
bên ngoài	outside
với điều kiện là	provided that
sẵn sàng	ready to
thứ hai là	secondly
bởi vì	sinceA reason the listener already knows
xuyên qua	through
trong suốt	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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.