Vietnamese Animals Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for animals to start with: chim (bird), mèo (cat), bò (cow), chó (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

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Animals Basics

A1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
birdchimnounA1
catmèonounA1
cowbònounA1
dogchónounA1
fishcánounA1
horsengựanounA1
mousechuộtnounA1
squirrelsócnounA1

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Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
animalđộng vậtnounA1
chickengànounA1
frogếchnounA1
pigheonounA1
turkeygà tâynounA1
creaturesinh vậtnounA2
featherlông vũnounA2
harvestthu hoạchnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
endangeredcó nguy cơ tuyệt chủngadjA2
conservationbảo tồnnounB1
ecosystemhệ sinh tháinounB1
extinctiontuyệt chủngnounB1
habitatmôi trường sốngnounB1
reefrạn san hônounB1
fireflyđom đómnounB2
gullmòng biểnnounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
snakerắnnounA1
alligatorcá sấu mõm ngắnnounB1
chameleontắc kè hoanounB1
cobrarắn hổ mangnounB1
geckotắc kènounB1
iguanacự đànounB1
pythontrănnounB1
toadcócnounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
fungusnấmnounB1
parasiteký sinh trùngnounB1
algaetảonounB2
microbevi sinh vậtnounB2
moldnấm mốcnounB2
pathogenmầm bệnhnounB2
toxinđộc tốnounB2
yeastnấm mennounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
chimpanzeetinh tinhnounA2
baboonkhỉ đầu chónounB1
badgerlửngnounB1
gorillakhỉ độtnounB1
hedgehognhím lùnnounB1
molechuột chũinounB1
orangutanđười ươinounB1
reindeertuần lộcnounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
oysterhàunounB1
shrimptômnounB1
cuttlefishmực nangnounB2
musselvẹmnounB2
prawntôm càngnounB2
sea lionsư tử biểnnounB2
sea urchinnhím biểnnounB2
walrushải mãnounB2

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Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
robinchim cổ đỏnounA2
goosengỗngnounB1
hawkdiều hâunounB1
ostrichđà điểunounB1
pelicanbồ nôngnounB1
ravenquạnounB1
toucanchim toucannounB1
woodpeckerchim gõ kiếnnounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
fleabọ chétnounA2
sheltertrại cứu hộ động vậtnounB1
tickcon venounB1
treatsbánh thưởngnounB1
vetbác sĩ thú ynounB1
leashdây xíchnounB2
neuterthiếnverbB2
spaytriệt sản con cáiverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
cockroachcon giánnounB1
aphidrệpnounB2
larvaấu trùngnounB2
locustchâu chấunounB2
mantisbọ ngựanounB2
pollinatorloài thụ phấnnounB2
pupacon nhộngnounB2
termitemốinounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
raycá đuốinounA2
deep seabiển sâunounB1
skatecá đuốinounB1
abyssvực thẳmnounB2
anglerfishcá vây chânnounB2
giant squidmực khổng lồnounB2
sea cucumberhải sâmnounB2
hydrothermal ventmiệng phun thủy nhiệtnounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
camouflagengụy trangnounB1
hibernationngủ đôngnounB1
foragingkiếm ănnounB2
herdingsống thành bầynounB2
mimicrysự bắt chướcnounB2
predationsự săn mồinounB2
scavengingăn xác thốinounB2
territorialitytính lãnh thổnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for animals. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Vietnamese words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like chim (bird), mèo (cat), bò (cow), chó (dog). This page lists 96 Vietnamese words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Vietnamese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Vietnamese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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