50 essential Vietnamese words at the doctor’s
50 Vietnamese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Health and medicine, Human body and translated into English.
Health and medicine 25 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| vết bầm | bruise |
| sự nghỉ ngơi | rest |
| sức khoẻ | health |
| vi rút | virus |
| ung thư | cancer |
| sốt | fever |
| chữa khỏi | to heal |
| ốm | sickAdjective, suffering from an illness |
| phẫu thuật | to operate |
| chế độ ăn kiêng | diet |
| căng thẳng | stress |
| vắc xin | vaccine |
| xét nghiệm | test |
| phòng khám | practice |
| cơn đau | pain |
| vệ sinh | hygiene |
| bệnh viện | hospital |
| bệnh | illness |
| bác sĩ | doctor |
| bệnh nhân | patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care |
| chữa trị | to treat |
| trường hợp khẩn cấp | emergency |
| vết thương | injury |
| bệnh viện tư | clinic |
| khuyết tật | disability |
Human body 25 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| xương | boneHard part of the skeleton |
| cổ | neck |
| lưng | back |
| mũi | nose |
| thị giác | sight |
| mắt | eye |
| cánh tay | arm |
| xương sườn | rib |
| tim | heart |
| răng | tooth |
| gan | liver |
| vị giác | taste |
| má | cheek |
| bàn tay | hand |
| da | skin |
| bàn chân | foot |
| lá lách | spleen |
| máu | blood |
| đầu | head |
| giọng nói | voice |
| cơ thể | body |
| khuỷu tay | elbow |
| hộp sọ | skull |
| ngón tay | finger |
| trán | forehead |
Mini quiz
5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.
Frequently asked questions
- What comes after these 50 words?
- Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Vietnamese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
- Where do these lists come from?
- They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
- 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 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Vietnamese vocabulary on iPhone.
Lists by situation
- 50 essential Vietnamese words for travel
- 50 essential Vietnamese words at the restaurant
- 100 essential Vietnamese words for work
- 50 essential Vietnamese words for getting to know someone
- 50 essential Vietnamese words for shopping
- 50 essential Vietnamese words for school
- 100 essential Vietnamese verbs
- 100 intermediate Vietnamese words
- 100 advanced Vietnamese words
- 32 Vietnamese words for opposites
- 20 Vietnamese words for asking questions
- 28 Vietnamese words for saying where
- 28 Vietnamese words for saying when
- Your first 100 Vietnamese words
