Learn Vietnamese: Just the Basics!

Here are some basic phrases in Vietnamese. Just enough to get around and show that you’re making an effort!

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Vietnamese, to improve your Vietnamese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Vietnamese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Vietnamese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Vietnamese class. The more you expose your brain to Vietnamese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Vietnamese phrases in this episode.

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Phrases in this episode:

• Hello!
• Excuse me.
• I'm sorry.
• I don’t speak Vietnamese.
• Thank you.
• You're welcome.
• Yes.
• No.
• What's your name?
• My name is...
• Nice to meet you.
• How are you?
• I'm doing great.
• Where’s the restroom?
• This, please.
• It was nice to meet you!
• See you later!
• Bye!