Vietnamese vocabulary: weather and nature
Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Vietnamese.
Here are 100 Vietnamese words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 39 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| độ cao | altitude |
| bãi biển | beach |
| gió nhẹ | breeze |
| bờ biển | coast |
| mát | cool |
| độ | degree |
| phía đông | east |
| cánh đồng | field |
| rừng | forest |
| hẻm núi | gorge |
| vịnh | gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland |
| đồi | hill |
| hồ | lake |
| phong cảnh | landscape |
| vùng áp thấp | low pressure area |
| ôn hoà | mild |
| đèo | mountain pass |
| thiên nhiên | nature |
| phía bắc | north |
| đại dương | ocean |
| cao nguyên | plateau |
| áp suất | pressure |
| mưa | rain |
| cầu vồng | rainbow |
| tảng đá | rock |
| cát | sand |
| biển | sea |
| bờ | shoreEdge of a river or lake |
| bầu trời | sky |
| phía nam | south |
| nguồn nước | spring |
| bão | storm |
| mặt trời | sun |
| kéo mây | to cloud over |
| sóng | waveRising and falling movement of the water surface |
| thời tiết | weather |
| phía tây | west |
| gió | wind |
| khu rừng nhỏ | wood |
Level 2: medium 36 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| tuyết lở | avalanche |
| khí áp kế | barometer |
| hẻm vực | canyon |
| hang động | cave |
| đám mây | cloud |
| xoáy thuận | cyclone |
| hạn hán | drought |
| cồn cát | dune |
| sự phun trào | eruption |
| lũ lụt | flood |
| sương mù | fog |
| lạnh buốt | freezing |
| sương giá | frost |
| cơn gió mạnh | gust |
| mưa đá | hail |
| đợt nắng nóng | heatwave |
| sườn núi | hillside |
| cuồng phong | hurricane |
| rừng rậm | jungle |
| tia chớp | lightning |
| sét đánh | lightning strike |
| đồng cỏ | meadow |
| sương mờ | mist |
| khe núi | ravine |
| eo biển | strait |
| suối | stream |
| dông | thunderstorm |
| thuỷ triều | tide |
| thổi | to blow |
| hửng nắng | to brighten up |
| mát dần | to cool down |
| tan chảy | to melt |
| trời mưa | to rain |
| ấm lên | to warm up |
| lốc xoáy | tornado |
| khí hậu nhiệt đới | tropical climate |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| vùng áp cao | anticyclone |
| khí hậu khô hạn | arid climate |
| nhiều mây | cloudy |
| miệng núi lửa | crater |
| cửa sông | estuary |
| sương muối | frost coating |
| khoảng rừng thưa | glade |
| biển băng | ice floe |
| tảng băng trôi | iceberg |
| đầm phá | lagoon |
| bắc cực quang | northern lights |
| bán đảo | peninsula |
| nhiều mưa | rainy |
| rạn san hô | reef |
| bờ dốc | riverbankSlope along the side of a river |
| đống tuyết | snowdrift |
| bông tuyết | snowflake |
| thảo nguyên | steppe |
| cơn mưa bất chợt | sudden shower |
| lúc hửng nắng | sunny spell |
| bãi lầy | swamp |
| có mưa đá | to hail |
| tuyết rơi | to snowVerb, the falling of flakes |
| cực tím | ultraviolet |
| nhiều gió | windy |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Vietnamese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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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