Food and drinks

Vocabulary about food

 

Meal	Bữa ăn	Pork	Thịt lợn	Egg	Trứng	Carrot	Cà rốt
Rice	Cơm	Shrimp	Tôm	Tofu	Đậu phụ	Cabbage	Bắp cải
Noodle	Phở	Crab	Cua	Fruit	Hoa quả	Bacon	Thịt lợn xông khói
Rice porridge	Cháo	Fish	Cá	Vegetable	Rau	Hamburger	Bánh mì kẹp thịt
Bread	Bánh mì	Eel	Lươn	Bean	Đậu	Hot dog	Bánh mì kẹp xúc xích
Sticky rice	Xôi	Raw	Sống	Mushroom	Nấm	Steak	Bò bít tết
Beef	Bò	Rare	Tái	Corn	Ngô	Sausage	Xúc xích
Chicken	Gà	Medium	Chín vừa	Tomato	Cà chua	Ham	Giăm bông
Duck	Vịt	Well-done	Chín kỹ	Potato	Khoai tây

Vocabulary about drinks

 

Water	Nước	Wine	Rượu	Yogurt	Sữa chua
Coffee	Cà phê	Smoothie	Sinh tố	Sweep soup	Chè
Milk	Sữa	Juice	Nước ép	Tea	Trà

 

Vocabulary about condiments

 

Pepper	Hạt tiêu	Oil	Dầu	Honey	Mật ong
Garlic	Tỏi	Vinegar	Giấm	Mustard	Mù tạt
Onions	Hành	Salt	Muối

 

How to order something

 

We use the word : cho to order something.

Ex: – One lemon juice and one hot coffee please!

Cho em xin một cốc nước chanh và một cà phê nóng ạ .

 

Adjectives

 

Delicious	Ngon	Sweet	Ngọt	Bitter	Đắng
Sweet smelling	Thơm	Sour	Chua	Salty	Mặn

 

 We use the structure: Thế nào to ask someone to describe something.

Ex: How is the noodle ? – It is delicious.

     Phở thế nào ? – Nó rất ngon 

We use the structure: Có + Adjective + không ? . This question is used to asked about characteristics of objectives.

Ex: Is the coffee bitter? – Yes, it is very bitter .

      Cà phê có đắng không?- Có, Cà phê rất đắng. 

 

Vietnamese daily food

• Sticky rice: Xôi

 

Xôi gấc: Sticky rice with Spiny Bitter Gourd

Xôi lạc: Sticky rice with peanut 

Xôi khúc: Sticky rice with bean and pork inside

Xôi ngũ sắc: Five colour sticky rice: Green ( from pineapple leaves), White ( Rice), Yellow( from turmeric), Purple ( Magenta plant), Red ( from Spiny Bitter Gourd)

Xôi thập cẩm: Sticky rice with sausage, cucumber, pork and salted shredded meat, etc

 

• Noodles: Phở

 

 

• Bún

 

Bún chả: Vermicelli and grilled chopped meat

Bún diêu cua: Vermicelli and sour crab soup

Bún dọc mùng: Noodle with meat balls and Colocasia gigantea

Bún cá: Noodle with fish

Bún ốc: Vermicelli and shellfish soup

 

• Cơm rang + Bánh mì 

 

Cơm rang dưa bò: Fried rice with beef and pickles vegetables

Cơm rang thập cẩm: Fried rice with bean, carrot, corn, sausage, etc.

Bánh mì Pate: Vietnamese bread with Pate( meat and liver ) 

Bánh mì trứng: Vietnamese bread with fried eggs

Bánh mì xúc xích: Vietnamese bread with sausages.

 

 

• Các loại bánh ( Some Vietnamese cakes ) 

 

Bánh tráng: Rice paper

Bánh cuốn: Vietnamese stuffed pancake ( maybe with pork and mushroom inside)

Bánh bao: Dumpling/ Steamed wheat flour cake

Bánh xèo: Vietnamese pancake ( with shrimp, sprouts, fresh vegetables, etc)

Nem cuốn: Fresh spring rolls 

Bánh cốm: Young rice cake ( from green rice flakes)

 

Vietnamese popular drinks

 

Coffee: Cà phê bạc xỉu 

             Cà phê trứng 

             Cà phê đen nâu nóng 

Sữa chua nếp cẩm: Yogurt with purple sticky rice 

Chè bưởi: Sweep soup with grapefruit peel, coconut milk, etc

Chè sầu riêng: Sweep soup with jelly, green bean, taro, etc

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