Vietnamese Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for shopping to start with: mua (buy), thẻ (card), đắt (expensive), giá (price). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
buymuaverbA1
cardthẻnounA1
expensiveđắtadjA1
paytrả tiềnverbA1
pricegiánounA1
cashtiền mặtnounA2
cheaprẻadjA2
costtốnverbA2

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Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
bagtúinounA1
moneytiềnnounA1
pockettúi áonounA1
sizekích cỡnounA1
credittín dụngnounA2
packgóinounA2
receiptbiên lainounA2
bargainmón hờinounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
returntrả lạiverbA2
consumerngười tiêu dùngnounB1
retailbán lẻnounB1
warrantybảo hànhnounB1
acquisitionsự thu đượcnounB2
e-commercethương mại điện tửnounB2
merchandisehàng hóanounB2
purchasemuanounB2

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Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
broomchổinounA2
antisepticthuốc sát trùngnounB1
bleachthuốc tẩynounB1
detergentbột giặtnounB1
disinfectantthuốc khử trùngnounB1
fabric softenernước xả vảinounB1
sanitizernước rửa tay khônounB1
stain removerchất tẩy vết bẩnnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. 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 shopping?

You could start with words like mua (buy), thẻ (card), đắt (expensive), giá (price). This page lists 32 Vietnamese words for shopping (A1–B2), 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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