Basic Vietnamese Verbs

Basic Verbs in Vietnamese

Action Verbs

• Ăn (to eat)
• Uống (to drink)
• Ngủ (to sleep)
• Đi (to go)
• Chơi (to play)

Movement Verbs

• Đi (to go)
• Đến (to arrive)
• Về (to return)
• Ra (to go out)
• Vào (to enter)

Stative Verbs

• Có (to have)
• Biết (to know)
• Thích (to like)
• Muốn (to want)
• Cần (to need)

Verb Conjugation

• Vietnamese verbs do not change form depending on tense or subject.
• Time is indicated by using time-related words (e.g., hôm nay - today, mai - tomorrow) or auxiliary verbs (e.g., đã - already, sẽ - will).

Verb Negation

• Không is used to indicate negation (e.g., không ăn - do not eat).

Verb Formation

• Many Vietnamese verbs are formed by combining a verb with a noun or an adjective (e.g., học tập - to study, ăn cơm - to eat rice).

Basic Verbs in Vietnamese

Action Verbs

• Ăn means to eat
• Uống means to drink
• Ngủ means to sleep
• Đi has multiple meanings, including to go and to move
• Chơi means to play

Movement Verbs

• Đi means to go or to move
• Đến means to arrive
• Về means to return
• Ra means to go out
• Vào means to enter

Stative Verbs

• Có means to have
• Biết means to know
• Thích means to like
• Muốn means to want
• Cần means to need

Verb Conjugation

• Vietnamese verbs do not change form depending on tense or subject
• Time is indicated by using time-related words like hôm nay for today or mai for tomorrow
• Auxiliary verbs like đã for already or sẽ for will are used to indicate time

Verb Negation

• Không is used to indicate negation, for example không ăn means do not eat

Verb Formation

• Many Vietnamese verbs are formed by combining a verb with a noun or an adjective
• Examples include học tập for to study and ăn cơm for to eat rice

Learn basic Vietnamese verbs, including action verbs, movement verbs, stative verbs, and their conjugation rules. Improve your Vietnamese language skills with this quiz!