French Vietnamese Dictionary
Free offline French-Vietnamese dictionary. Translate words and phrases instantly without internet. Perfect for Vietnamese learners of French.
Key Features
100% Offline
Look up Vietnamese words anytime, anywhere — no internet connection needed.
Fast Search
Instant results as you type. Find the word you need in milliseconds.
Completely Free
No hidden costs, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases required.
Android & iOS
Available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Comprehensive
Thousands of words and phrases covering everyday vocabulary and more.
Bidirectional
Search from French to Vietnamese or Vietnamese to French seamlessly.
About French Vietnamese Dictionary
This French-Vietnamese dictionary provides offline translations between French and Vietnamese. Due to the historical connection between France and Vietnam, French remains an important second language for many Vietnamese people.
About Vietnamese
The French-Vietnamese language pair reflects the deep historical ties between France and Vietnam. French was widely spoken in Vietnam during the colonial period, and many Vietnamese students still study French today.
Who is this app for? Vietnamese students of French, French speakers learning Vietnamese, translators.
A pairing with history behind it
French and Vietnamese have been in contact for well over a century, and the traces are still in everyday Vietnamese vocabulary. Ga (railway station) comes from gare. Xe buýt is bus. Pho mát is fromage. Bơ is beurre. Cà phê, bánh mì, ô tô, xà phòng — a surprising amount of the modern vocabulary of food, transport and household goods arrived through French.
For a Vietnamese speaker learning French, that is a real head start: several hundred words are already half-known. For a French speaker learning Vietnamese, the same loans are a useful foothold in an otherwise unfamiliar lexicon.
What each side finds hard
A Vietnamese speaker approaching French runs into grammatical gender, verb conjugation across tenses and moods, and liaison — three things Vietnamese has no equivalent of at all. Vietnamese has no conjugation whatsoever, so the idea that a verb changes shape according to who is doing it is genuinely new.
A French speaker approaching Vietnamese meets the six tones, where French has no lexical tone, and has to abandon the expectation that grammar carries meaning through word endings. Vietnamese does it with word order and particles instead.
Who this is for
Primarily Vietnamese speakers studying French — for education, for work, or for migration to France, Canada or Francophone Africa, where Vietnamese communities are long established. Also French speakers working in or travelling to Vietnam, and the Vietnamese diaspora in France, which is one of the largest outside Asia.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Vietnamese really contain French loanwords?
A considerable number, especially in food, transport and household vocabulary. Ga comes from gare, xe buýt from bus, pho mát from fromage, bơ from beurre, and cà phê from café. Several hundred words give a learner in either direction a genuine head start.
What is hardest for a Vietnamese speaker learning French?
Grammatical gender, verb conjugation and liaison, because Vietnamese has none of the three. Vietnamese verbs never change form, so the idea that a verb varies by person and tense is entirely new rather than merely difficult.
Does the dictionary handle Vietnamese diacritics correctly?
Yes. Tone marks and vowel modifiers are stored and searched exactly as they should be typed, which is essential because words differing only in their marks are unrelated in meaning.
Does it work offline?
Yes, all entries are stored on the device with no connection required for any lookup.
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