- Bó tay: I can’t solve the problem (literal: my hands are tightened).
- Bồ: Girlfriend- boyfriend (Another negative meaning which is used more: the one you have love affair with while you already have someone).
- Sống ảo: live a fake life (on social media).
- Làm màu: To be overly dramatic.
- Gato: An acronym for ghen ăn tức ở (Jealous).
- Thả thính: Flirt (drop the bait).
- Quẩy (Quẩy lên//quẩy đi/quẩy lên đi): (1)To party (literal meaning) hát, nhảy ở trong bar or (2) cheer people up: Chill out.
- Chém gió: (1) Shoot the breeze or (2)Tell lies.
- Nhọ: Unlucky (Literal meaning: Your face gets dirty stuff on :)).
- Trẻ trâu (noun/adj): careless and impulsive young people ( Literal meaning: Young buffalo - racing boys).
- Bánh bèo: girly/whining (use to describe girls who act needy sometimes).
- Gà: Stupid.
- Dê: perverted.
- FA: Single (Forever alone) - say “Ép a” in Vietnamese.
- Nai tơ: naive.
- Giả nai: pretend to act naive.
- Tự sướng: - Take happy photos/selfies
- Talk about yourself (being happy and proud)
- Make yourself happy 🙂 - Đỉnh: Excellent, dope (Literal: top of a mountain).
- Buôn dưa lê: gossip.
- Gấu: Boyfriend/girlfriend (literal: bear).
My journey of being fluent in Vietnamese from Zero
Below is the sharing from Chris (our student and exchanger) about his journey to be fluent in Vietnamese after 2 years. He wrote the whole...
