Free phrase sheet · The TALK Method™
20 Vietnamese Phrases for Your First Week in Vietnam
The words you'll actually use at the café, the market and on the back of a Grab. Say them today, not someday.
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Before you try them
Context matters more than perfect pronunciation
You don't need perfect Vietnamese. You need to use it.
1
Say the whole phrase, not single words
A full phrase carries its own meaning. Even if one word comes out a little wrong, the words around it tell the listener what you mean.
Một cà phê sữa đá, ít đường – at a café counter, there's only one thing you can mean.
2
The situation does half the talking
Locals know where you are and what you're likely to need. Match the phrase to the moment, add a point or a smile, and you'll be understood.
Dừng ở đây – on the back of a Grab, pointing at the kerb.
3
Learn patterns, then swap one word
Once you know a phrase shape, change the last word and it works in a dozen new places.
Cho tôi một cà phê · Cho tôi nước · Cho tôi phở bò
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