Learning basic Vietnamese
Before we start our very first lesson of Vietnamese on Saturday, let us grab some simple vocab to impress our teacher-Harry!
Vietnamese | English |
Chao (chow) Xin chao (xin chow) | Hello Hello in a more polite way |
Chao Ong (chow ong) | Hello Mr. Sth (if the man is older than you or in a more prestigious position than you are) |
Chao Ba (chow bah) | Hello Mrs. Sth (if the woman is older–approximately 50 and over) |
Chao Co (chow koh) | Hello Miss Sth (if the woman is young; even if she is married, this is a safe greeting) |
Ong (or Ba, Anh, Co) khoe khong (own khway-eh kowm) | How are you? |
Cam on (cam un) | Thank you |
Khong hieu (kowm hee-you) | I don’t understand |
Ten toi la… (tain toy la) | My name is… |
Bao nhieu? (bow new) | How much? |
Toi muon mua… (toy moo-on moo-ah) | I’d like to buy… |
Nuoc suoi (nook sooey) | Bottled water |
O dau…? (uh dow) | Where is…? |
Cong an (kowm an) | Police |
Khach san (kak san) | Hotel |
Buu dien (boo dee-en) | Post office |
Nam (nam) | Man |
Nu (noo) | Woman |
Counting in Vietnamese 1 = mot (mote) 2 = hai (hi) 3 = ba (bah) 4 = bon (bone) 5 = nam (nam) 6 = sau (sow) 7 = bay (bye) 8 = tam (tam) 9 = chin (chin) 10 = muoi (moo-ee) | |
For a Vietnamese-English dictionary (vdict.com), visit the link below:
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