Danh từ chỉ Đồ vật: Thực phẩm (Unprocessed Food)

1. Thịt (Meat):

THỊT is a Vietnamese word that refers to meat in general (excluding fish).

There are two sorts of meat: THỊT ĐỎ – Red meat ; THỊT TRẮNG – White meat.

A. THỊT ĐỎ (Red Meat):

Other:

B. THỊT TRẮNG (White meat)

*NOTE:

-If PIG and PORK are two separate word in English, they are the same thing in Vietnamese.
-Animals are classified as “CON” , and meat is classified as “THỊT” (See illustration above). We can, however, use “CON” for meat from small animals such as chickens, ducks, and frogs..etc…

How to apply these foods into sentence:

-> In sentence:

Cho tôi hai ký THỊT BÒ và hai CON CÁ.

(Give me 2 kg of beef and 2 fishes)

2. Hải Sản:

A. Varieties of Shrimp:

Shrimp types are commonly referred to as. ” TÔM ” in Vietnamese, with varied descriptions based on the type of shrimp.

-Regular Shrimp:

-Giant freshwater Shrimp:

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-Lobster:

-Tiny shrimp: (the Vietnamese may use an entirely different word when describing different kind of shrimp).

B. Varieties of Crab:

Crab types are commonly referred to as. ” CUA ” in Vietnamese, with varied descriptions based on the type of Crab.

-Regular Crab:

-King crab:

-Flower Crab: (the Vietnamese may use an entirely different word when describing different kind of Crab).

C. Varieties of Squid:

Squid types are commonly referred to as. ” MỰC ” in Vietnamese, with varied descriptions based on the type of Squid.

The Squid’s name comes from INK because they frequently discharge ink to escape.

-Squid (Pipe):

-Squid (Leaf)

D.Sea-fish:

Fish types are commonly referred to as. ” CÁ” in Vietnamese, with varied descriptions based on the type of Fish.

-Salmon:

*NOTE:

CÁ HỒI is named after the fact that this fish frequently swims upstream to spawn, and HỒI means “to Return” in Chinese.

-Tuna:

E. Snails:

F. Others:

-Octopus:

-Eel:

-Oyster:

-Scallop:

– Blood Cockle:

– Clam:

How to apply these foods into sentence:

-> In sentence:

Hải sản ở đây mắc quá! Một ký CUA là Bốn trăm ngàn đồng , một ký TÔM là Hai trăm rưỡi và một ký NGHÊU là Một trăm hai mươi ngàn đồng.

(Seafood here is so expensive. One kg of CRAB is 400,000 dong, one kg of SHRIMP is 250,000 dong and 1 kg of CLAM is 120,000 dong)

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1. Rau (Leaf Vegetables):

Because most veggies begin with the RAU , the Vietnamese use RAU as a sort of classifier (combine with its name).

A. Rau – món Tây (Vegetables for Western cuisine)

Because these vegetables are imported from the WEST and are utilized as ingredients in Western cuisine, Vietnamese people frequently use the “TÂY” to describe them.

B. Rau – món Việt (Vegetables for Vietnamese cuisine)

B.1 Rau – món Phở (Vegetables for PHO – Flat noodle):

B.2 Rau – món Gỏi cuốn (Vegetables for Fresh springroll):

B.3 Rau – Nước uống (Vegetable Leaf for Drinks):

B.4 Varieties of CẢI:

B.5 Sort Vegetables by Color:

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Cabbage and Radicchio:

Broccoli and Cauliflower:

B.6 Others:

How to apply these vegetables into sentence:

-> In sentence:

Hôm nay, tôi đi chợ mua một BẮP CẢI TÍM , hai trăm gram THỊT HEO , HÀNH BARO và XÀ LÁCH.

(Today I went to the market to buy one Radicchio, 200 gram Pork, Allium porrum and Salad).

2. Củ (Root Vegetables):

We use ” CỦ ” to classified these Root vegetables : CỦ TỎI , CỦ NGHỆ,…..

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A. Các loại củ làm Gia vị (Vegetables for Spice):

B. Các loại củ xuất sứ từ Tây (Vegetables from the West):

C. Sort by Color:

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D. Others:

3. Rau củ khác (Other vegetables):

A. Rau củ làm Gia vị (Vegetables for Spice):

B. Rau củ nấu Canh (Vegetables for Soup – Side dish):

C. Rau củ để chiên xào (Vegetables for Stir-Fry)

-Bell Pepper:

-Asparagus bean:

-Cherry Tomato:

D. Varieties of Mushroom (NẤM):

-Black Fungus:

*NOTE: This kind of mushroom also called NẤM MỘC NHĨ (Formal name)

-King Oyster Mushroom:

How to apply these vegetables into sentence:

-> In sentence:

Nguyên liệu nấu BÒ KHO là:

1 kg Bò
400g Cà rốt
100g củ Hành tây
100g củ Gừng
100g Sả
Rau Húng quế
Rau Ngò Gai
2 trái Ớt
50g Tỏi

*NOTE: Nguyên liệu = Ingredient Bò kho = Beef Stew

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1. Trái cây họ Cam- Quýt (Citrus Fruit):

We use ” TRÁI ” to classified all FRUITS : TRÁI CAM , TRÁI XOÀI…..

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2. Trái cây xuất sứ từ Tây (Fruits from the West):

3. Trái cây nhiệt đới (Tropical Fruit):

A. Trái cây nhiệt đới cho nước ép (Tropical Fruit for Juice):

B. Trái cây nhiệt đới làm sinh tố (Tropical Fruit for Smoothie):

C. Trái cây nhiệt đới làm món Tráng miệng (Tropical Fruit for Dessert):

How to apply these foods into sentence:

-> In sentence:

Chúng ta nên có một lối sống lành mạnh: ăn nhiều loại Rau Củ (Nấm, Khoai tây, Hành tây, Cà tím, Ớt chuông, Cà rốt, Súp lơ trắng, Măng tây, Cà chua bi,….) ; nhiều loại Trái Cây (Dâu tây, Cherry, Táo Mỹ, Chuối già,…..) ; uống nhiều nước và đi ngủ sớm.

[We should have a healthy life style: eat many kind of Vegetables (Mushroom, Potato, Onion, Eggplant, Bell pepper, Carrot, Cauliflower, Asparagus, Cherry tomato,…) as well as vary of Fruit (Strawberry, Cherry, American Apple, Cavendish Banana,…); drink a lot of water and go to sleep early].

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