Vocabulary

Meals in the day

• Ăn: Eat
• Ăn uống: Eating and drinking
• Ăn cơm/Dùng bữa/Dùng cơm: Have a meal
• Ăn nhẹ: Have some snacks

Tastes and feelings:

• No: Full
• Đói: Hungry
• Khát: Thirsty
• Chay: Vegetarian
• Mặn: Non-vegan
• Chua: Sour
• Cay: Spicy
• Mặn: Salty
• Ngọt: Sweet
• Nhạt/Lạt: Bland
• Đắng: Bitter
• Ngon: Delicious
• Dở: Bad

Types of food:

• Thịt: Meat
  • Thịt lợn: Pork
  • Thịt gà: Chicken
  • Thịt bò: Beef
• Trứng: Egg
• Hải sản: Seafood
  • Cá: Fish
  • Tôm: Shrimp/Prawn
  • Cua: Crab
• Phô mai: Cheese
• Rau: Vegetable
• Canh/Súp: Soup
• Cơm: Rice
• Khoai tây: Potato
• Khoai lang: Sweet potato
• Chả giò: Fried spring roll
• Gỏi cuốn: Summer roll
• Bánh mì: Vietnamese sandwich/ Bread

Utensils:

• Bát/Chén: Bowl
• Tô: Large bowl (Southern)
• Đũa: Chopsticks
• Chén/Tách: Cup
• Cốc/Ly: Glass
• Đĩa/Dĩa: Plate
• Thìa/Muỗng: Spoon
• Dĩa/Nĩa/Ba chia: Fork