Vietnamese Common Actions Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for common actions and verbs to start with: ngồi (sit), ngủ (sleep), đứng (stand), nằm (to lie). Below are 32 words (A1–A2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Common Actions Basics

A1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
sitngồiverbA1
sleepngủverbA1
standđứngverbA1
to lienằmverbA1
to startbắt đầuverbA1
to turnrẽverbA1
wakethức dậyverbA1
walkđi bộverbA1

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Common Actions Intermediate

A1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
carrymangverbA1
catchbắtverbA1
closedđóngadjA1
jointham giaverbA1
keepgiữverbA1
kickđáverbA1
praycầu nguyệnverbA1
putđặtverbA1

Common Actions Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
forgetquênverbA1
habitthói quennounA1
imaginetưởng tượngverbA1
apologizexin lỗiverbA2
appreciateđánh giá caoverbA2
establishthành lậpverbA2
expectmong đợiverbA2
imagehình ảnhnounA2

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B1 Verbs

A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
to allowcho phépverbA2
to applynộp đơnverbA2
to belongthuộc vềverbA2
to causegây raverbA2
to earnkiếm đượcverbA2
to failtrượtverbA2
to formhình thànhverbA2
to offerđề nghịverbA2

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A sample of the A1–A2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–A2 words for common actions and verbs. 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 common actions and verbs?

You could start with words like ngồi (sit), ngủ (sleep), đứng (stand), nằm (to lie). This page lists 32 Vietnamese words for common actions and verbs (A1–A2), 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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