Vietnamese Travel Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for travel to start with: đến (come), đi (go), taxi (taxi), vé (ticket). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
airportsân baynounA1
comeđếnverbA1
gođiverbA1
hotelkhách sạnnounA1
shopcửa hàngnounA1
taxitaxinounA1
ticketvénounA1
tourchuyến tham quannounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
beachbãi biểnnounA1
bridgecầunounA1
islandhòn đảonounA1
streetđườngnounA1
guidebooksách hướng dẫnnounA2
journeycuộc hành trìnhnounA2
passagelối đinounA2
roadcon đườngnounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
citythành phốnounA1
adventurecuộc phiêu lưunounA2
parkcông viênnounA2
stadiumsân vận độngnounA2
arrivalđến nơinounB1
backpackba lônounB1
check-incheck-innounB1
explorationkhám phánounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
palacecung điệnnounA1
castlelâu đàinounA2
pyramidkim tự thápnounA2
chapelnhà nguyệnnounB1
colosseumđấu trường La MãnounB1
fortresspháo đàinounB1
monumentđài kỷ niệmnounB1
ruinstàn tíchnounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
apartmentcăn hộnounA2
bungalowbungalownounB1
campsitekhu cắm trạinounB1
guesthousenhà kháchnounB1
innquán trọnounB1
lodgenhà nghỉ trên núinounB1
resortkhu nghỉ mátnounB1
villabiệt thựnounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
to arriveđếnverbA2
to boardlên máy bayverbA2
to bookđặt chỗverbA2
to cancelhủy bỏverbA2
to check inlàm thủ tục nhận phòngverbA2
to check outtrả phòngverbA2
to landhạ cánhverbA2
to reserveđặt trướcverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
checkpointtrạm kiểm soátnounB2
deportationtrục xuấtnounB2
frontierbiên giớinounB2
residencequyền cư trúnounB2
transit visathị thực quá cảnhnounB2
vaccination certificategiấy chứng nhận tiêm chủngnounB2
work permitgiấy phép lao độngnounB2
naturalizationnhập tịchnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
customphong tụcnounA2
traditiontruyền thốngnounA2
bowcúi chàonounB1
handshakebắt taynounB1
respectsự tôn trọngnounB1
tippingviệc boa tiềnnounB1
bargainingmặc cảnounB2
etiquettenghi thứcnounB2

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

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These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for travel. 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 travel?

You could start with words like đến (come), đi (go), taxi (taxi), vé (ticket). This page lists 64 Vietnamese words for travel (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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