The Vietnamese word for light is
đèn
Translations for light and their definitions
| nhạt | |
| 1. adj. (of flavor) tasteless or bland | |
| 2. adj. (of something that is supposed to be entertaining) bland; lame; weak; feeble | |
| câu đùa nhạt nhẽo/nhạt thếch - an unfunny joke | |
| câu đùa nhạt như nước ốc - a joke as bland as the liquid coming out of boiled/steamed snails | |
| 3. adj. (of color) light; pale | |
| xanh nhạt - light grue |
| ánh sáng | |
| 1. n. light |
| nhẹ | |
| 1. adj. (in weight) light | |
| 2. adj. (of wind) gentle | |
| 3. adj. (of illness or injury) mild; not severe | |
| 4. adj. (computing, of a file) small |
| đốt | |
| 1. v. to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite | |
| đốt nhà - to set a house on fire | |
| 2. v. to sting | |
| bị ong đốt - be stung by bees | |
| 3. n. l, a joint; segment; internode |
| đèn | |
| 1. n. a light; a lamp, an oil lamp, a light bulb, an incandescent light, a fluorescent light, a flashlight, etc. | |
| đèn dầu - an oil lamp | |
| đèn huỳnh quang - an fluorescent light | |
| A-la-đanh và cây đèn thần - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp | |
| thần đèn - the Genie of the Lamp |
| ánh | |
| 1. n. (only in compounds) light radiated from or reflected off something | |
| ánh mắt - a gaze | |
| ánh sáng - light | |
| ánh nắng - sunlight | |
| ánh đèn - light from a bulb or lamp | |
| ánh lửa - light from a flame, especially that of a campfire | |
| ánh hoàng hôn/chiều tà - sunlight at dusk | |
| ánh sao (đêm) - starlight | |
| ánh kim - metallic shininess | |
| 2. v. to be reflective of light | |
| figurative đôi mắt ánh lên niềm tin - those eyes that shine faith đôi mắt ánh lên niềm tin, those eyes that shine faith |
| nhẹ nhàng | |
| 1. adj. light; gentle; soft | |
| 2. adv. gently | |
| nhẹ nhàng đặt cuốn sách xuống - gently put the book down |
| thắp | |
| 1. v. to light (a lamp, a torch, a candle, etc.) with fire | |
| thắp nến - to light a candle | |
| 2. v. to burn (incense) at an altar or a grave | |
| thắp hương/nhang - to burn incense | |
| 3. v. (figurative, literary) to ignite (a metaphorical spark of passion, dream, hope, etc.) | |
| thắp sáng ước mơ - to give dreams a chance |
| châm | |
| 1. v. to sting; to prick; to pierce; to puncture | |
| 2. v. to light; to kindle; to ignite | |
| 3. adj. (only in compounds) gentle; careful |
| nhóm |  © | |
| 1. n. group | ||
| nhóm máu - a blood type | ||
| máu nhóm A - having A-type blood | ||
| nhóm phát triển - development group | ||
| 2. v. to team up, to form a group | ||
| Tụi mình có nhóm lại cũng chả đẩy nổi cái xe này đi đâu. - Even if we team up, we still won't be able push this car forward. | ||
| 3. v. to make a fire, to start a fire, to kindle | ||
| lửa | © | |
| 1. n. fire (chemical reaction) | ||
| 2. n. a flame or blaze | ||
| thổi bùng lên ngọn lửa đam mê - to blow the passionate flame; the ignite passion | ||
| xuống | |
| 1. v. to go downwards; to descend | |
| 2. v. to get off (a vehicle) | |
| xuống xe - to get off a wheeled vehicle | |
| xuống tàu - to get off a train/ship | |
| 3. v. to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện) | |
| 4. v. to be in decline | |
| 5. adv. downwards | |
| ngồi xuống - to sit down | |
| nằm xuống - to lie down |
| Sáng | |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, unisex | |
| 2. n. morning | |
| 3. adj. bright |
| cách | |
| 1. n. way, manner, fashion | |
| cách làm việc - the way of working | |
| một cách nhanh chóng - quickly, rapidly | |
| 2. n. (grammar, linguistics) grammatical case | |
| sở hữu cách/cách sở hữu - the genitive case | |
| 3. v. to be distant from, to be separated from | |
| Nhà tui cách thành phố 50 cây số. - My house is 50 kilometers from (the/a) city. | |
| 4. v. (only in compounds) to change, to reform |
| tầm thường | |
| 1. adj. commonplace; mediocre; trivial; ordinary |
| trạng thái | |
| 1. n. state (of something); status |
| nhanh nhẹn | |
| 1. adj. agile; nimble |
| sáng sủa | |
| 1. adj. bright | |
| tương lai sáng sủa - a bright future | |
| nhà cửa sáng sủa - well-lit abode |
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