
Learn the sounds of Vietnamese letters and tones, including uppercase and lowercase forms, with practical pronunciation examples and translations. Explore vowel diphthongs, consonant monographs and digraphs, and the six tones.
Learn Vietnamese greetings and age-based pronouns, using chao for hello in formal and casual contexts, and practice asking and replying with names, thanks, and apologies.
Learn Vietnamese manners and how to say yes, no, and please in casual and polite forms, with examples for talking to older people, sellers, and friends.
Learn Vietnamese numbers from zero to ten, including cardinal and ordinal forms, pronunciation variants, and northern versus southern versions, and practice counting objects in pictures.
Master basic color vocabulary in Vietnamese, including red, orange, yellow, green, and blue, along with Sino-Vietnamese color terms and practice labeling colors on a flag, traffic light, and rainbow.
Navigate north, central, and south cuisine through dishes like beef noodle soup, La Vang fish cakes, mee goreng, Nam Vang pork and shrimp noodle soup, com tam, and sizzling pancake.
Learn the 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals and how to name them in Vietnamese, using the animal category word and year-based zodiac references in the lunar calendar.
Learn essential Vietnamese verbs for travelers, including to be, to want, to eat, to go, to view, and to buy, with practical examples and basic question structures.
Explore essential Vietnamese bargaining: express desire to buy, talk about prices, and negotiate discounts using polite pay verbs and demonstratives in market dialogue.
Learn how Vietnamese verbs do not change form, but add time words to express past, present, and future; explore tense markers, question structures, and practice with conversations about actions.
Review the Vietnamese alphabet and its six tones, focusing on monographs and monophthongs that form the language's foundation. Practice phonics, tone assignment, and tone-symbol activities to connect sounds with meanings.
Learn Vietnamese greetings and basic greeting phrases, use correct pronouns for the listener, and practice conversation flow, asking and giving names, and responses for thanks and apologies.
Review manners in Vietnamese for beginners, focusing on casual and polite yes, no, and please expressions with practical phrases and usage guidance.
Review cardinal and ordinal numbers in Vietnamese from 0 to 10, and practice ordering, counting, and spelling through exercises.
Review common colors in Vietnamese for beginners and practice reading. Fill in the blank with the correct Vietnamese color names using clues from the English translations.
Review 6 covers naming Vietnamese dishes from the north, center, and south, including Nam Dinh beef noodle soup, crispy pancakes, and broken rice, with practice dialogues.
Review the 12 animals of the Vietnamese zodiac and practice pronunciation through a listen-and-match exercise. Apply tone-symbol matching to associate each animal name with its picture.
Master reading Vietnamese dates using ordinal and cardinal numbers, days of the week, and the date-first format, with both lunar and Gregorian calendars.
Learn telling time in Vietnamese for beginners, covering dates, hours, minutes, seconds, and non exact time terms like rui, hon, and game.
Explore the uses of the verb to be in Vietnamese, including expressing qualities, states, jobs, results, passive forms, implied meaning, and auxiliary functions through practical examples.
Learn how Vietnamese uses articles and pronouns without English articles, relying on context and demonstratives, with relatives and non-relatives pronoun systems based on age and relation.
Explore six Vietnamese emotions: vewy, bon, how hun, mad, nak nyan nyan nyan, tik tik. Master simple patterns to say how you feel, including negative forms, in travel conversations.
Explore Vietnamese body parts vocabulary—head, ear, arm, leg, hand, and foot—and verbs for putting on items, with sample sentence structures and a phonics note on e and i.
Learn to describe characteristics in Vietnamese by placing adjectives after nouns, using mai mai for new, goo goo for old, tau tau for big, and nya nya for small.
Learn to describe people in Vietnamese using personality adjectives and pronouns, with examples of cheerful, moody, cranky, smart, and stupid, plus the to-be structure and common expressions.
Review vocabulary from previous lessons and build conversational skills by practicing family vocabulary and personality descriptors in Vietnamese, including granddad, grandma, parents, siblings, and common adjectives.
Learn Vietnamese house vocabulary by naming rooms such as the living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, and describing them with adjectives like spacious, airy, cramped, neat, and messy.
Learn essential Vietnamese bathroom vocabulary, from toothbrush and toothpaste to mirror, bathtub, towels, and shower head. The lesson covers asking where to buy a replacement when items run out.
Learn Vietnamese kitchen vocabulary, including fridge, stove, and oven, and bowls, plus utensils like blade, spoon, chopsticks, and fork, with regional terms and how to ask for items.
Reinforce beginner Vietnamese by reviewing house rooms, kitchen and bathroom items, and supermarket sections, and build conversational skills with directional verbs and interactive exercises.
Learn Vietnamese wh questions for beginners with sentence structures using demonstratives and nouns to form who, what, where, when, and how questions in conversation, with example dialogues and practice.
Practice translating English to Vietnamese for beginners, reviewing house descriptions and room adjectives, and simulating a landlord conversation about replacements to strengthen sentence structure.
Learn Vietnamese clothing vocabulary, including borrowed words from English, French, and Chinese, with category words for tops and trousers, and practice using wear and put-on verbs and related sentence structures.
Learn Vietnamese weather words for sunny, rainy, cloudy, hot, cold, stormy, windy, snowy, and drizzle, and practice saying 'hom nay' to describe today's weather.
Learn Vietnamese sports vocabulary, including football, basketball, badminton, tennis, swimming, running, rugby, baseball, and table tennis, plus verbs to play or hit and how borrowed words are used.
Develop a beginner Vietnamese story by using learned words, practicing word associations, and writing your own narrative about directions, travel, and daily life scenarios.
Create a Vietnamese adventure comic strip that tells a tourist trip in Vietnamese, including character personality, greetings, directions, market scenes, price phrases, bargaining, and tense reflections.
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Have you ever considered learning Vietnamese? As the official language of Vietnam, it offers you a gateway to exploring a vibrant and diverse culture. But what sets Vietnamese apart from the myriad of languages you could choose to learn?
Vietnamese is spoken by millions of people in Vietnam and Vietnamese communities around the world. Learning this rich language can be an invaluable asset for those interested in traveling to Vietnam, engaging in business with Vietnamese-speaking partners, or forming personal relationships within Vietnamese communities. Beyond its practical benefits, learning Vietnamese allows you to dive into the rich cultural heritage of Vietnam, including its unique cuisine, traditional music, historical sites, and more. By learning Vietnamese, you're not just learning a language; you're immersing yourself in a culture that is both ancient and rapidly modernizing.
In this course, you will start from the basics and gradually progress to more advanced topics. Each module is thoughtfully crafted to cover the essential aspects of Vietnamese grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context, ensuring that you develop a well-rounded understanding of the language.
During this course, you will learn:
Lots and lots of vocabulary
Useful everyday phrases
Basic sentence structures
Basic grammar rules most beginner courses don’t teach
How to pronounce Vietnamese correctly
After taking this course you will be able to:
Greet people and introduce yourself both formally and casually
Pronounce words correctly without hearing them first
Order food
Structure basic sentences with ease
Describe yourself and other people in both personality and appearance
Tell the time and date
Make requests, describe what you want and what you plan to do
Express your feelings, your interests and dislikes
Navigate multiple types of everyday situations, like shopping, sports, and the weather
Give and receive directions to places you need to go to
Make conversations
This course aims to help you master the basics of Vietnamese and give you a strong base onto which you will be able to build your skills as a Vietnamese speaker.
Start your Vietnamese journey with us today!