How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Vietnamese verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

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

Level 1: easy 38 words

Vietnamese	English
có quyền	to be allowed to
dùng để	to be used for
tự trách	to blame oneself
nhờ đến	to call upon
vẫn tiếp tục	to carry on doing
chọn	to choose to
quay về	to come back
đi vào	to come in
không cần đến	to do without
mong đợi	to expect
điền vào	to fill in
gặp khó khăn	to find it hard to
làm xong	to finish doing
quên	to forget to
lên xe	to get on
gây ra	to give rise to
tiến hành	to go about it
trở vào trong	to go back inside
hẹn hò với	to go out with
đi qua	to go through
vừa mới	to have just done
giúp	to help to
thông báo	to inform of
học cách	to learn to
lo liệu	to look afterTake charge of
nhìn	to look at
tìm kiếm	to look for
chú ý đến	to pay attention to
xoay xở được	to pull through
chịu đựng	to put up with
nhận ra	to realiseBecome aware of something
hồi phục	to recover
trông cậy vào	to rely on
nhớ	to remember
bắt tay vào	to start doing
dừng lại	to stop
cởi ra	to take off
hiểu ra	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Vietnamese	English
đồng ý	to agree to
quan tâm đến	to be interested in
buộc phải	to be obliged to
tự hào về	to be proud of
ý thức được	to become aware of
bình tĩnh lại	to calm down
bắt kịp	to catch up
xảy ra	to come about
quyết định	to decide to
mơ ước	to dream of
động viên	to encourage to
mặc quần áo	to get dressed
nhầm	to get it wrong
kết hôn	to get married
chuẩn bị cho	to get ready to
đứng dậy	to get up
bỏ cuộc	to give up
phân phát	to hand out
vui chơi	to have fun
giữ lại	to hold back
có ý định	to intend to
chăm sóc	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
quyết tâm	to make up one’s mind
cất đi	to put away
hoãn lại	to put off
thể hiện	to show evidence of
chia tay	to split up
ngừng	to stop doing
giải quyết	to tackle
tính đến	to take into account
suy ngẫm về	to think over
tin cậy vào	to trust
bác bỏ	to turn down
tắt	to turn off
sử dụng	to use
thức dậy	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Vietnamese	English
có nguy cơ	to be likely to
cảnh giác với	to be wary of
bận tâm đến	to care about
tình cờ gặp	to come across
xứng đáng	to deserve to
cống hiến cho	to devote oneself to
ngủ thiếp đi	to fall asleep
ép	to force to
nổi giận	to get angry
buồn chán	to get bored
ôn lại	to go over
bị thương	to hurt oneself
nhấn mạnh	to insist on
mời	to invite to
mong chờ	to look forward to
tra từ điển	to look up
chế giễu	to make fun
tự xoay xở	to manage
phản đối	to oppose
mặc vào	to put on
hối tiếc	to regret
ngờ	to suspect
đảm nhận	to take charge of
tuyển dụng	to take on
nghĩ đến	to think of
cởi quần áo	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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.