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Language Primer:

Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese

Tiếng Việt, more widely known as Vietnamese, is Vietnam’s official language and ranks among the world’s most spoken vernaculars.

Approximately 90 million people speak Vietnamese. Such is its reach, in fact, that the Czech Republic has recognised Tiếng Việt as a minority language. Tiếng Việt is part of the Mon-Khmer language family spoken across, amongst others, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.


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Let us begin:

EnglishTiếng Việt / Vietnamese
BasicsDiều cơ bản
HelloJow (informal) / See jow (formal)
How are you?Kweah kohng?
FineThoy kweah
Thank you (very much)Cam uhhn (nyeeoh)
PleaseLam uhhn
You’re welcomeKohng sao doh
YesVuhng / Ya’a
NoKohng
GoodbyeJow
Good morningChao bwu-ee sang
Good afternoonChao bwu-ee chieu
Good eveningChao boo-ee toi
Good nightChuc ngu ngon
What’s your name?Goh theyn la yi?
My name is (Thomm)Thoye theyn la (Thomm)
I’m from (Dili)Toi đen tu (Dili)
How old are you? Bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?
I’m (30) years old Tôi (ba mươi) tuổi
DirectionsChỉ đường
Where are you going?Ban đi đâu
I don’t knowToi khong biet
I am going to …Toi sair … 
Where is (the temple)?(Chua) oh dowh?
(Over) thereDang kia
(Over) hereDây
Turn aroundQuay lại
Straight onThẳng vào
LeftTrái
RightPhải
BehindPhía sau
In front ofTrước mặt
How far?Bao xa?
How long?Bao lao?
AirportSon bye
HotelKhách san
RestaurantQuan ahn
BarThanh
TempleChua
Shopping / TransactionsMua sắm / Giao dịch
How much?Bao nhiêu
CheapReah uh
ExpensiveDaht
VeryHet suc
Do you have (beer)?Ban có (bia) không?
I want / would like (beer)Toi muốn (bia)
BeerBia
WaterNeu-uk
CigarettesThuốc lá
LighterChai bat loo-uh
A roomPhoung
TicketVei
NumbersCon số
0Không
1Một
2Hai
3Ba
4Bốn
5Năm
6Sáu
7Bảy
8Tám
9Chin
10Mười
11Mười một
12Mười hai
13Mười ba
14Mười bốn
15Mười lăm
16Mười sáu
17Mười bảy
18Mười tám
19Mười chín
20Hai mươi
30Ba mươi
40Bốn mươi
50Năm mươi
60Sáu mươi
70Bảy mươi
80Tám mươi
90Chín mươi 
100Một trăm
HundredTrăm
ThousandNghìn
MillionTriệu
Food / Drink / MiscellaneousDoe arnh / Oo-ong / Linh tinh
Eat / Drink
Ăn / Oo-ong
ChickenTeet gah
FishCa
RiceGuhm / Gah-ow
NoodlesMee
MilkSữa
CoffeeCà phê
WaterNước
FruitHoa quả
VegetablesRau
Rainy seasonMùa mưa
Dry seasonMùa khô
What’s the score?Tỷ số là bao nhiêu?
I like your noseTôi thich cai mui của bạn


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