What would you like to see on Learn Viet?

I don't know why I've never thought of this before. What would you like to learn about? Is there something new you'd like me to cover? Was there something unclear and you'd like me to go in more depth? Love to hear your suggestions for upcoming posts! Just drop a comment below! Once again, don't hesitate...

Nationalities

Asking where someone is from or what their cultural background is, is always a great way to start a conversation. A lot of countries don't actually have names in Vietnamese but rather are just pronounced in a native way. A bit of research showed me that a lot of these countries have a Han-Viet name...

Numbers 1 to 10

I remember back in primary school, I had taught my Greek friend how to count 1 to 10 in Vietnamese and she had taught me how to count 1 to 10 in Greek. Till this day, I can still count 1 to 10 in Greek. Funny enough, I've needed it but I guess you'll never know when it comes in handy. Counting from 1 to 10 will get you started and familiar with the numbers and pronunciations, beyond 10. Whenever...

Vietnamese Cuisine

Chào các bạn. I though for this post we'll look at the key ingredients that go into Vietnamese food. I've grown up with all these flavours and any Vietnamese household would have a good supply all year round. If you've never had Vietnamese food, go out to your local Vietnamese restaurant. It's not...

Addressing People

E = English, V = Vietnamese, P = Pronunciation Unfortunately in Vietnamese, it isn't as simple as 'you' and 'me' or 'he' and 'she'. There are different ways to address someone, depending on their age, gender and your relation to them. Learning and understanding when to use these will probably be the hardest of the lessons. A lot of these titles literally refer to someone as if they are related to...

Vietnamese Alphabet

E = English, V = Vietnamese, P = Pronunciation The Vietnamese Alphabet (V = Quốc Ngữ) has 29 letters and are based on the Latin alphabet, with the absence of the letters: 'f', 'j', 'w', 'z'. The following list will show you all the letters of the Vietnamese alphabet and how to pronounce them. Also in Vietnamese, a word is read exactly the way it is written, unlike in English, how there are silent...

Simple Phrases

E = English, V = Vietnamese, P = PronunciationE / HelloV / Xin chàoP / Sin chowE / GoodbyeV / Xin chàoP / Sin chowE / PleaseV / Làm ơnP / Lamb urnE / Thank youV / Cám ơnP / Gam urnE / YesV / Dạ VângP / Zaa VuhngE / NoV / KhôngP / KolmE / SorryV / Xin lỗiP / Sin loy-eeE / How are you?V / Khỏe không?P / Kwoe ko...

Simple Questions

E = English, V = Vietnamese, P = PronunciationE / Who?V/ Ai?P / Eye?E / What?V / Cái gì?P / Guy zee?E / Where?V / Ở đâu?P / Uh doh?E / When?V / Bao giờ?P / Bow zuh?E / Why?V / Tại sao?P / Tai sow?E / How?V / Thế nào?P / Tear (to rip) n...

Hello There!

Chào Các Bạn! Which literally says, 'Hello Friends' (corny, I know) but basically means, 'Hello There!'.My name is Michael Nguyen, I'm from Sydney, Australia and welcome to my blog 'Learn Viet', dedicated to teaching Vietnamese for beginners.

My aims are to make the content as clear as possible, in order to minimise any confusion and to ensure to add content that's handy and relevant in everyday...