Vietnamese Slang and Colloquial Southern Speech

In this lesson we will do a brief review of the alphabet to make sure you have a solid grasp on this very important foundation of the Vietnamese Language. In the lesson, we will be looking at a few different charts to provide a variety of ways to help you correctly pronounce and understand the Vietnamese alphabet.

In this lesson we will do a brief review of the all-important Vietnamese tones. Since Vietnamese is a tonal language, understanding and being able to correctly pronounce the tones is critical to attaining any level of fluency. In this lesson, we will be looking at a few different charts that will provide a variety of ways of looking at the tones so learners of different styles are easily able to understand how the tones work and how to correctly say them.

In this lesson we will do a brief review of the most natural ways to greet people in the south. One of the most important aspects of becoming conversational in any language is being able to strike up a conversation with anyone and ask basic question without having to stop and refer to your notebook or dictionary. In this lesson, you will learn everything you need to have a basic introductory conversation in Vietnamese while also taking a look at the very important relative pronouns of the Vietnamese Language.

In this lesson, you will learn how to correctly pronounce some of the trickiest southern words in the Vietnamese Language. Since clear pronunciation is so vital to being able to speak the language well the successful student must practice constantly and have the tools to be able to create the sounds of the language correctly. In this lesson you will learn not only how to say some of the most difficult words to pronounce but also how to shape your mouth in order to build the necessary muscle memory to speak Vietnamese clearly.

In this lesson you will learn how to say some particularly difficult but common southern Vietnamese phrases. By practicing these phrases over and over you will be building important automaticity that will help your brain assimilate the sounds of the language as well as the muscle memory in the mouth necessary to build fluency.

In this lesson you will learn common southern slang that will set you apart from the average foreign Vietnamese speaker and help you easily make friends wherever you go. You will not find these slang words and phrases in any textbook or language course.

In this lesson, you will learn more southern slang that is slightly less common and will induce plenty of laughs and surprised smiles from the people you meet throughout your travels in Vietnam.

In this lesson, you will learn the common ways to swear in the Vietnamese Language in order to understand if there is cursing going on around you or directed directly at you. It is important to understand some, if not all, of these words and phrases in order to recognize if you are in a negative environment so you can leave or otherwise address the situation appropriately.

In this lesson you will learn how to speak naturally in the southern dialect including some of the most common colloquial words that are used on a daily basis in the south.

In this lesson, you will learn some of the most common and colloquial southern Vietnamese phrases in order to increase your overall fluency and make friends naturally wherever you go. These phrases can be used immediately upon arriving in Vietnam so you can start communicating and making friends from day one.

It is important to understand some of the major differences between the northern and southern dialects in order to differentiate between northern and southern speaks as well as to make sure that if you're living or traveling in the south, that you are using the correct dialect. In this lesson, you will some important distinctions between northern and southern Vietnamese.

In this lesson, you will learn more colloquial southern speech including common words and phrases as well as how to correctly pronounce them.

In this lesson, you will learn a lot of general advice, tips, and tricks that will help you on your journey toward fluency in the Vietnamese Language. It's not enough to simply study and practice. You also need to use effective language acquisition strategies and tactics that have been proven to be effective in accelerating the learning process while minimizing the chances of burnout and ultimately giving up on the language.

In this concluding lesson, we recap what we learned in the course and I leave you with some parting words of encouragement so that you will ready to embark on the great journey that is learning the Vietnamese Language. Living in southern Vietnam, or just traveling through, is an amazing experience and those that successfully learn how to speak Vietnamese have a much richer and deeply satisfying experience than those that never learn the language. Let's make sure that you are the former!