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The English phrase “brother-in-law” is translated into Vietnamese as anh rể.

The English phrase “celiac disease” is bệnh celiac in Vietnamese.

To go play in Vietnamese, use đi chơi. The phrase đi chơi means to leave one’s home to have fun or spend time with others.

The Vietnamese word for humid is ẩm. The term ẩm is used as an adjective to describe something that is slightly wet.

The English verb ‘close’ (as in moving a door) is translated into Vietnamese as đóng.

The Vietnamese word for handsome is đẹp trai. đẹp trai is the standard way to describe a man’s physical attractiveness in Vietnamese.

To say Tet in Vietnamese, write Tết, the name of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival. Tết is the most important traditional festival in Vietnam.

Hoisin sauce in Vietnamese is tương đen. In a culinary context in Vietnam, tương đen is the most common way to refer to hoisin sauce.

The Vietnamese phrase for “happy mid-autumn festival” is Chúc mừng Tết Trung Thu.

The Vietnamese word for water is nước. nước refers to the inorganic compound H₂O. This term is widely used and understood throughout Vietnam.