← All languages The whole Vietnam guide →

Learn Vietnamese ten words at a time

Tiếng Việt

Ten short games: the 102 most useful Vietnamese words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.

The limestone islands of Ha Long Bay
Challenge
Vietnamese challenge
12 questions from the 102 phrases, new every time
Taewangkorea via Wikimedia Commons
Vietnamese · 0 of 10 lessons passed

Greetings and politeness

Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.

Xin chàosin CHOW
Hello
Chào buổi sángchow bwoy SHANG
Good morning
Chào buổi tốichow bwoy TOY
Good evening
Tạm biệttahm BYET
Goodbye
Gặp lại saugap lai SAU
See you
Làm ơnlahm UHN
Please
Cảm ơngahm UHN
Thank you
Không có gìkhong koh ZEE
You're welcome
Xin lỗisin LOY
Sorry
Cho tôi hỏicho toy HOY
Excuse me
Rất vui được gặp bạnruht VOO-ee duhk gap BAHN
Nice to meet you
The entrance to the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam
Greetings and politeness
11 words · 20 seconds each · 9 of 11 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Order anything by pointing

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.

Cho tôi...cho TOY
I would like...
Cái nàyKAI nay
This one
Bao nhiêu tiền?bow NYEW tyen
How much is it?
Tính tiềntinh TYEN
The bill, please
Bằng thẻbung TEH
By card
Tiền mặttyen MUHT
In cash
NướcNUH-uhk
Water
Cà phêkah FEH
Coffee
Tràchah
Tea
BiaBEE-uh
Beer
Không bỏ...khong BOH
Without...
The main gate of the Imperial City in Hue, Vietnam
Order anything by pointing
11 words · 20 seconds each · 9 of 11 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Yes, no and the essentials

The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.

Vângvuhng
Yes
Khôngkhong
No
ĐượcDUH-uhk
Okay
Tôi không hiểutoy khong HYEW
I don't understand
Bạn có nói tiếng Anh không?bahn koh noy tyeng AHN khong
Do you speak English?
Bạn nói lại được không?bahn noy LAI duhk khong
Can you repeat that?
Nói chậm lại giúp tôinoy chuhm LAI zoop toy
Slowly, please
Cái này là gì?KAI nay la ZEE
What is this?
Tôi cần...toy KUHN
I need...
Bạn giúp tôi được không?bahn ZOOP toy duhk khong
Can you help me?
The Hoang Lien Son mountain range in northern Vietnam
Yes, no and the essentials
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Nguyen Thanh Long, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Counting to ten

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.

Mộtmoht
One
Haihai
Two
Babah
Three
BốnBOHN
Four
Nămnahm
Five
SáuSHOW
Six
BảyBAY
Seven
TámTAHM
Eight
ChínCHIN
Nine
MườiMUH-ee
Ten
A bowl of pho noodle soup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shops and hotels

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.

Có... không?koh ... khong
Do you have...?
... ở đâu?uh DOW
Where is...?
Mở cửamuh KUH-uh
Open
Đóng cửadong KUH-uh
Closed
Lấy túi không?lay TOO-ee khong
A bag?
Đắt quádaht KWAH
Too expensive
Tôi đã đặt phòngtoy da dat FONG
I have a reservation
Có bao gồm bữa sáng không?koh bow gohm BUH-uh shang khong
Is breakfast included?
Mật khẩu wifi là gì?muht KHOW wai-fai la ZEE
What's the wifi password?
Tôi có thể... không?toy koh TAY ... khong
Can I...?
The skyline of Ho Chi Minh City at night, Vietnam
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Jim 陳, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cafe and restaurant

A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.

Bàn cho hai ngườibahn cho hai NGUH-ee
A table for two
Cho tôi xem thực đơncho toy sem TUHK duhn
The menu, please
Món nào ngon?mon NOW ngon
What do you recommend?
Tôi không ăn...toy khong AN
I don't eat...
Tôi bị dị ứng...toy bee zee UNG
I'm allergic to...
Thịttit
Meat
Gàgah
Chicken
Cákah
Fish
Ngon quángon KWAH
It's delicious
Một, hai, ba, dô!moht hai bah YOH
Cheers
Terraced farmland in the mountains near Sa Pa, Vietnam
Cafe and restaurant
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Pierre Mounier, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Meeting people

How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.

Bạn có khỏe không?bahn koh KHWEH khong
How are you?
Tôi khỏe, cảm ơntoy KHWEH gahm UHN
I'm fine, thanks
Còn bạn?kon BAHN
And you?
Bạn tên là gì?bahn TEN la ZEE
What's your name?
Tôi tên là...toy TEN la
My name is...
Bạn từ đâu đến?bahn too DOW den
Where are you from?
Tôi đến từ...toy DEN too
I'm from...
Tôi thích lắmtoy TICK lahm
I like it
Đẹp quádep KWAH
It's beautiful
Mời vàomuh-ee VOW
Welcome
Musicians performing ca tru in Hanoi, Vietnam
Meeting people
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting around

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.

Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?nyah veh SINH uh DOW
Where is the toilet?
Làm sao để đi đến...?lahm sow deh dee den
How do I get to...?
Rẽ tráizeh CHAI
To the left
Rẽ phảizeh FAI
To the right
Đi thẳngdee TUNG
Straight ahead
Ở đâyuh DAY
Here
Ga tàugah TOW
Train station
Xe buýtsay BWEET
Bus
Sân baysuhn BAI
Airport
Cho tôi một vécho toy moht VEH
One ticket, please
The container terminal at Hai Phong port, Vietnam
Getting around
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Phó Nháy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Time and days

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.

Bây giờbay ZUH
Now
Lát nữalaht NUH-uh
Later
Hôm nayhohm NAI
Today
Ngày maingai MAI
Tomorrow
Tối naytoy NAI
Tonight
Khi nào?khee NOW
When?
Mấy giờ mở cửa?may zuh muh KUH-uh
What time does it open?
Chờ một chútchuh moht CHOOT
One moment, please
phútfoot
Minutes
tiếngTYENG
Hours
The coastal city of Nha Trang, Vietnam
Time and days
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Tran Anh Khoa (zorrotran), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Help and emergencies

The words you hope to never need.

Cứu với!KUU vuh-ee
Help!
Gọi bác sĩgoy bahk SEE
Call a doctor
Công ankong AHN
Police
Nhà thuốcnyah TWOHK
Pharmacy
Bệnh việnbenh vee-EN
Hospital
Tôi bị lạctoy bee LAHK
I'm lost
Tôi thấy không khỏetoy tay khong KHWEH
I don't feel well
Tôi bị mất trộmtoy bee muht CHOHM
It was stolen
Khẩn cấp!khun KUP
It's an emergency
Để tôi yêndeh toy EEN
Leave me alone
The Japanese Covered Bridge in Hoi An at night, Vietnam
Help and emergencies
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Antonin Subtil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More languages from Asia
🇸🇦 Learn Arabic🇮🇳 Learn Hindi🇨🇳 Learn Mandarin Chinese🇯🇵 Learn Japanese🇰🇷 Learn Korean🇹🇷 Learn Turkish🇮🇩 Learn Indonesian🇹🇭 Learn Thai

Where Vietnamese is spoken