Tableware vocabulary list

Vietnamese English
đũa chopstick
bát (Northern)
chén (Southern)
bowl
thìa (Northern)
muỗng (Southern)
spoon
dĩa (Northern)
nĩa (Southern)
fork
đĩa (Northern)
dĩa (Southern)
plate, dish
muôi (Northern)
vá (Southern)
ladle
cốc (Northern)
li (Southern)
glass
chén (Northern)
tách (Southern)
cup
chén (Northern)
li (Southern)
shot glass
li wine glass
ca mug
kẹp tongs

Note

  1. In Vietnamese culture, the knife belongs to the kitchen and is not considered a tableware.
  2. Dĩa means “fork” in the Northern dialect, but “dish” in the Southern dialect. Be careful.
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