Made up of around 68 million speakers, the Vietnamese language is ranked 14th in terms of speaker population. They have various dialects, depending on the region you’re from: north, central, and south. Due to heavy influences by China historically, there are many words that have been influenced by Chinese. Other languages spoken in Vietnam, especially in tourist companies, is also French and English.
Here are some easy Vietnamese phrases with definition and easy to read pronunciation:
Vietnamese – Pronunciation – Translation
1. Chao – Chow – Hello
2. tạm biệt – tarm byert – good bye
3. vâng – vahng, vuhng – yes
4. không – khong, hom – no
5. cảm ơn – kahm uhn, cum urn – thank you
6. xin lỗi – sin loy’y, xin loi’ee – sorry
7. không có chi – khong koh tsee – you’re welcome
8. một – moat – one
9. hai – hi – two
10. ba – baah – three
Here’s a helpful YouTube playlist that teaches simple Vietnamese phrases! Hope you find it as helpful as I did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol-SxJgOSQs&list=PL9DC98501D64FA712
Crystal Blagg says
Hey Kristina, thank you for the Vietnamese phrases. The easy to read pronunciations are very helpful.
Kristina Lor says
I’m glad! Vietnamese for me is hard to pronounce as well