Vietnamese Money Vocabulary — Words for Money & Markets
Money vocabulary earns its keep the moment you step into a Vietnamese market — counting, asking prices and bargaining are daily realities, and the right words make them enjoyable rather than stressful. This page gathers Vietnamese money words: tiền (money), giá (price), mua (to buy), chợ (market), each with its English meaning and a button to hear it. Two things for English speakers. First, Vietnamese uses the familiar Latin alphabet, so you can read it almost immediately — but pay close attention to the diacritics, which carry both vowel quality and tone and are part of the word, not optional. Second, Vietnamese is tonal: pitch distinguishes words that share the same letters, so mua with a different tone is something else entirely. Because tone can't be read off the page reliably, the 🔊 button is essential — press it for a native voice. Read the table to tie spelling, marks and meaning together, then head into the game below, where matching each word trains both your memory and your ear to the tones.
Key words explained
- money tiền He saved his money for a new bicycle.
- price giá cả The price of coffee has gone up again.
- cost chi phí The repairs cost more than we expected.
- budget ngân sách We set a strict budget for the trip.
- pension lương hưu She retired and now lives on her pension.
- dividend cổ tức The shares paid a small dividend this year.
- transaction giao dịch The bank recorded every transaction.
- stock cổ phiếu He bought stock in a young tech firm.
All 89 Vietnamese money words
| English | Vietnamese | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| money | tiền | |
| price | giá cả | |
| cost | chi phí | |
| budget | ngân sách | |
| pension | lương hưu | |
| dividend | cổ tức | |
| transaction | giao dịch | |
| stock | cổ phiếu | |
| account | tài khoản | |
| loan | khoản vay | |
| debt | nợ | |
| savings | tiết kiệm | |
| tax | thuế | |
| interest | lãi suất | |
| commerce | thương mại | |
| refund | hoàn tiền | |
| discount | giảm giá | |
| offer | ưu đãi | |
| bill | hóa đơn | |
| invoice | hóa đơn | |
| income | thu nhập | |
| expense | chi tiêu | |
| profit | lợi nhuận | |
| loss | tổn thất | |
| investment | đầu tư | |
| insurance | bảo hiểm | |
| currency | tiền tệ | |
| exchange | trao đổi | |
| fee | phí | |
| tip | tiền tip | |
| economy | nền kinh tế | |
| export | xuất khẩu | |
| import | nhập khẩu | |
| supply | cung cấp | |
| inflation | lạm phát | |
| recession | suy thoái | |
| growth | tăng trưởng | |
| GDP | GDP | |
| equity | vốn chủ sở hữu | |
| bond | trái phiếu | |
| fund | quỹ | |
| portfolio | danh mục đầu tư | |
| asset | tài sản | |
| liability | nợ phải trả | |
| wealth | tài sản | |
| poverty | nghèo đói | |
| wage | tiền lương | |
| minimum wage | lương tối thiểu | |
| commission | hoa hồng | |
| subsidy | trợ cấp nhà nước | |
| grant | tài trợ | |
| charity | từ thiện | |
| commodity | hàng hóa | |
| tariff | thuế quan | |
| monopoly | độc quyền | |
| expenditure | chi tiêu | |
| surplus | thặng dư | |
| deficit | thâm hụt | |
| treasury | kho bạc | |
| incentive | khuyến khích | |
| payment | thanh toán | |
| transfer | chuyển khoản | |
| deposit | tiền đặt cọc | |
| withdrawal | rút tiền | |
| statement | sao kê | |
| interest rate | lãi suất | |
| remortgage | tái thế chấp | |
| debit card | thẻ ghi nợ | |
| PIN | mã PIN | |
| fraud | gian lận | |
| scam | lừa đảo | |
| fine | tiền phạt | |
| penalty | tiền phạt | |
| auction | đấu giá | |
| bid | giá thầu | |
| estimate | ước tính | |
| quote | báo giá | |
| price tag | nhãn giá | |
| bargain | hàng rẻ | |
| worth | giá trị | |
| afford | đủ tiền mua | |
| owe | nợ | |
| spend | chi tiêu | |
| instalment | trả góp | |
| cashflow | dòng tiền | |
| overdraft | thấu chi | |
| cheque | séc | |
| credit score | điểm tín dụng | |
| remittance | kiều hối |
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