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Ready to dive into the fascinating world of the Vietnamese language? Here?s an interesting tidbit: Vietnamese is tonal, with six different tones that can completely change the meaning of a word. Our trivia quizzes will take you through the unique aspects of this beautiful language, from its rich history to its modern usage.
6 Vietnamese Language quizzes and 60 Vietnamese Language trivia questions.
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  Vietnamese Words   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Vietnamese is a beautiful and fascinating language, and is spoken by nearly a million Americans. Can you decipher these questions regarding the Vietnamese language...give it a try! (Note: no diacritical marks included)
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Jul 12 02
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thejazzkickazz gold member
874 plays
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  Simple Vietnamese    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Planning a quick trip to Vietnam? You'll at least want to know these terms and expressions to begin with before you go...have fun! (Note...tone and vowel markers are excluded...but shouldn't interfere with your answers.)
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Oct 06 09
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thejazzkickazz gold member
856 plays
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  Do You Know Vietnamese?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know Vietnamese? Vietnamese is one of the hardest languages in the world. So can you cope with it?
Average, 10 Qns, laser_shooter, Apr 27 09
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laser_shooter
509 plays
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  Vietnamese 101    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some Vietnamese terms to satisfy the curious few who are interested in that lovely language. My apologies for the lack of tone and diacritical marks on these terms...the software just won't allow it!
Tough, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Jan 16 14
Tough
thejazzkickazz gold member
614 plays
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  Animal Names in Vietnamese    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten animals, I give you the Vietnamese word and you choose the English word it translates into.
Average, 10 Qns, candii-dreamz, Apr 30 11
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candii-dreamz
368 plays
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  Easy Vietnamese Analogies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Below are some basic Vietnamese words, pick the right ones to go with their English definitions. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Hermione124, Sep 15 07
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Hermione124
342 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What would you be learning if the subject is "Tieng Anh?"

From Quiz "Do You Know Vietnamese?"




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Vietnamese Language Trivia Questions
1. Dog is to "chó" as cat is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: mèo

"Chó" means dog. "Mèo" is cat and "cá" is fish. "Thỏ" means rabbit and "chim" means bird.

2. What is "cho" in Vietnamese?

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: a dog

When translated to Vietnamese, cat is "meo", fish is "ca" and mouse is "chuot".

3. Making things easier for the learner, Vietnamese has one simple expression for hello and goodbye. What is this term?

From Quiz Simple Vietnamese

Answer: Chao

To say hello to your male friend you can say 'chao anh'. Say goodbye the same way!

4. Hands is to "tay" as feet is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: chân

Hands in Vietnamese means "tay" and feet means "chân". Head in English is "đầu" and "tóc" is hair. Eyes means "mắt".

5. In Vietnamese, what is "heo?"

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: a pig

Cow is "bo", snake is "ran" and elephant is "voi"

6. If I have my 'ca-phe' with some 'sua', what am I prepared to consume?

From Quiz Vietnamese Words

Answer: Coffee with milk

Vietnamese 'Ca-phe sua' has a lovely flavor, but beware...Vietnamese style coffee is strong! Some of the best tasting coffee in the world comes from Vietnam. If you would like to add some sugar, request 'duong'.

7. To which place would you go to check out a book?

From Quiz Vietnamese 101

Answer: thu vien

'Thu vien' is the word for library. The others are as follows: nha hang = restaurant, buu dien = post office and cho = market.

8. No basic language course would be complete without learning the word for 'thank you'. How do you say this all important term in Vietnamese?

From Quiz Simple Vietnamese

Answer: Cam on

It's pronounced something like 'gum un'...but with tones added of course!

9. One is to "một" as two is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: hai

One means "mot" in Vietnamese and two means "hai". "Ba" is three or it could be dad. "Bốn" is four and "năm" is five or year.

10. If I was to ask for "nuoc", what would I be asking for?

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: water

"Food" is "mon an", "money" is "tien" and "clothes" is "quan ao".

11. What do you call a person who is clearly a lot younger than you?

From Quiz Simple Vietnamese

Answer: em

'Em' is the unisex term for younger sibling and should be used when speaking with younger folks. If the person is a child you may also choose to call them 'con'.

12. Blue is to "xanh nước biển" as red is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: màu đỏ

"Xanh nước biển" means blue and "đỏ" is red. "Vàng" is yellow and "xanh lá cây" is green. "Tím" is purple in English.

13. What would the Vietnamese word "ong" translate to?

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: a bee

Ant is "kien", mosquito is "muoi" and spider is "nhen".

14. If I went to the temple, where would I be going to?

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: dong tu

"Nha" is a house, "ho boi" is the pool and "nha bang" is the bank.

15. During the Vietnamese New Year, called 'Tet', small red envelopes are passed to younger people with money in them. What is this practice called?

From Quiz Vietnamese Words

Answer: Li xi

'Li xi' essentially means 'luck money'. You will always see small red envelopes passed to children during the 'Tet' period...and in fact you can see this happening in China during the Chinese New Year as well (celebrated at the same time of year).

16. Staying with the bug theme, what does "sau" mean in Vietnamese?

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: caterpillar

Worm is "trung", butterfly is "buom" and centipede is "rit".

17. What would you be learning if the subject is "Tieng Anh?"

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: English

Vietnamese in its own language is "Tieng Viet".

18. The term 'sau rieng', literally translating into English as 'private sorrow', is used for which fruit?

From Quiz Vietnamese 101

Answer: Durian

The story of the durian is a lovely but sad one...I can't recount it here, but suffice it to say the fruit is aptly named. The smell of it may provide reason not to try it, but the inside of the fruit is sweet and fragrant...give it a try!

19. "Anh" is to older brother as "chị" is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: older sister

"Anh" means older brother and "chị" means older sister. Younger sister means "em" and mother means "mẹ". Aunt is "dì" or "mợ".

20. What would "ngua" mean?

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: horse

Camel is "lac da", rabbit is "tho" and chicken is "ga".

21. Many people may ask you if you are an American when you visit Vietnam. How do you say 'American' in Vietnamese?

From Quiz Simple Vietnamese

Answer: Nguoi My

'Nguoi My' is the term for a person from the U.S. The term for the United States is 'Nuoc My' which translates literally as 'country beautiful'. Interestingly, the Chinese term 'Meiguo' also means 'beautiful country'. Guess they must think we're pretty hot stuff! Other nationalities listed above include: British (Nguoi Anh), Japanese (Nguoi Nhat) and French (Nguoi Phap).

22. Taoism is to "đạo Lão" as Buddhism is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: đạo Phật

Taoism is "đạo Lão" and Buddhism is "đạo Phật". Confucianism is "đạo Khổng". "Đạo Thiên Chúa" is Catholicism amd "đạo Tin lành" is Protestantism.

23. What does "xin loi" mean in English?

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: sorry

This might be useful when going to Vietnam.

24. America is to "nước Mỹ" as England is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: nước Anh

America is "nước Mỹ" while England is "nước Anh". "Nước Tây Ban Nha" is Spain while "nước Ba-Lan" is Poland and "nước Thụy Điển" is Sweden.

25. What do the terms 'dong y', 'chau au' and 'hang khong' have in common?

From Quiz Vietnamese 101

Answer: Derived from the Chinese

'Dong y' (tongyi) meaning 'agree', 'chau au' (Ou zhou) meaning 'Europe' and 'hang khong' (hang kong) meaning airline, like many other words in the Vietnamese language, are derived from the Chinese language.

26. Latin is to "tiếng La Tinh" as English is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: tiếng Anh

Latin means "tiếng La Tinh" while English means "tiếng Anh". "Tiếng Pháp" is French, "tiếng Trung quốc" is Chinese, and "tiếng Viet" is Vietnamese.

27. What is a "lac da"?

From Quiz Animal Names in Vietnamese

Answer: a camel

Squirrel is "soc", deer is "nai" and crocodile is "ca sau".

28. What is "cua" in English?

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: door

"Table" is "ban", "chair" is "ghe" and "bed" is "giuong".

29. Sugar is to "đường" as salt is to what?

From Quiz Easy Vietnamese Analogies

Answer: muối

Sugar means "đường" and salt means "muối". "Nước" is water and "cơm" is rice. "đậu" means beans.

30. What is "ghe xofa" in English?

From Quiz Do You Know Vietnamese?

Answer: sofa

The letter 'f' is not often used in the Vietnamese alphabet, and neither are the letters, j,w,z.

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