Vietnamese

In Vietnamese, the word for drugs is thuốc. The word thuốc is used generally for both beneficial medicines and harmful substances like narcotics.

In Vietnamese, “no good” is expressed as không tốt. The phrase is used to describe something that is of poor quality or not satisfactory.

The Vietnamese word for the herb basil is húng quế. húng quế refers specifically to the aromatic herb known as basil.

The English word rice is translated into Vietnamese as either gạo or cơm depending on its state.

không đá is the Vietnamese way to say “no ice”.

To eat rice in Vietnamese is ăn cơm. While ăn cơm can literally mean to eat rice, it is used idiomatically to mean ‘to have a meal’.

The English word “inconsiderate” is translated into Vietnamese as vô tâm.

The English word “dengue” is translated into Vietnamese as sốt xuất huyết Dingue. This term refers to the disease known as dengue fever.

The English word “cooking” is translated into Vietnamese as nấu ăn. nấu ăn refers to one’s ability to prepare food or the general concept of cookery.

The English word “vocabulary” is translated into Vietnamese as từ vựng.