Vietnamese – Page 2

Ordering food at a restaurant

Reminder: When practising speaking, switch out the personal pronoun to the appropriate ones and add in the polite particles at the end to sound more natural. Read lesson one if you haven’t yet. Phrases used by the staff at the restaurant Table for how many? Are you ready to order? / Do you want to […]

Essential phrases for the budding Vietnamese learner

I don’t understand. I am a foreigner. Do you speak English? I don’t know Vietnamese. Can you speak slower? Can you say it again? Learning in Vietnamese I’m learning Vietnamese. I know a little Vietnamese. I can speak a little Vietnamese. How long have you been studying Vietnamese? I’ve been studying Vietnamese for one month. […]

Greetings and Introduction

Hello : Formal Xin chào means hello. However, this is a formal way of saying hello and is usually used in formal settings such as when speaking with customers, or to an audience at the start of a speech or presentation. You can also find YouTubers saying Xin chào + noun phrase at the start […]

10 characteristics of the Vietnamese langauge

These are 10 things an absolute beginner must know before getting started with learning Vietnamese. Pronunciation & Accent Tones Prosody Accent & Dialects Pronouns (I, you, he, she, they, them) Particles Classifiers Grammar Writing System Loanwords 1. Pronunciation and Accent Consonants, vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs. Knowing what these 4 terms mean can help you further […]

Free Online Vietnamese Lesson

Learn Vietnamese for free. Start your no-frills Vietnamese learning journey right here today! No sign-up required, no payment required. Learn what you need to say in real life situations with authentic colloquial expressions. This course is best suited for learners who are short on time. Contents — Lesson 1 : 10 characteristics of the Vietnamese […]