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Vietnamese 50 Common Phrases

This document provides a summary of 50 common Vietnamese phrases organized into categories such as greetings, language, shopping, eating, health, and numbers. It includes basic greetings and introductions like "Hello" and "What is your name?" as well as phrases that may be useful when shopping ("How much is this?"), eating/drinking ("A beer please"), emergencies ("Help!"), and acknowledging numbers. The author acknowledges translators who ensured accuracy and hopes readers find it a handy travel tool.

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Vietnamese 50 Common Phrases

This document provides a summary of 50 common Vietnamese phrases organized into categories such as greetings, language, shopping, eating, health, and numbers. It includes basic greetings and introductions like "Hello" and "What is your name?" as well as phrases that may be useful when shopping ("How much is this?"), eating/drinking ("A beer please"), emergencies ("Help!"), and acknowledging numbers. The author acknowledges translators who ensured accuracy and hopes readers find it a handy travel tool.

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Vietnamese

50 Common Phrases
By Alex Castle

50 Common Vietnamese Phrases


Basic Phrases & Greetings
Language & Communication
Shopping & Money
Eating & Drinking
Health & Emergencies
Basic Numbers
Acknowledgements

Basic Vietnamese Phrases & Greetings


1) Hello!
sin chow
2) How are you? / Whats up?
kweh kohng?
3) Im fine, thank you.
kweh, gauhm uhhn
4) Please.
lam uhhn
5) Thank you.
gauhm uhhn
6) Youre welcome.
kohng sao dwoh
7) Goodbye. / Bye. / See you soon.
tam byet
8) Cheers!
chook mumng
9) Excuse me.
sin loy
10) Im sorry.
sin loy
11) Whats your name?
ang ten la zee
12) Im / My name is / I am called
Toy ten la .
13) Nice to meet you.
rote vooi kee gaps ban
14) Where are you from?
ban tooh dau deen ?
15) Im from
Toy deen tooh

16) How old are you?


ban bao nyee-oh too-oee?
17) Im years old.
Toy too-oee
18) What do you do for a living?
ban lam nghee gee?
19) Im a/an
Toy lam
20) What do you do for fun? / What are your hobbies?
Ban hay chir-ee gee? Ban caw sir thee-ck gee?
21) I (dont) like
Toy thick (do)
Toy kohng thick (dont)
22) Yes.
vuhng
23) No.
kaumng

Language & Communication


24) Do you speak English?
byet noy tyeng ang kaumng
25) I (dont) understand.
toy hee-oh (do)
toy kohng hee-oh (dont)
26) I speak a little
toy noy DUH-uc moth eet
27) I (dont) speak
toy noy DUH0uc (do)
toy kohng noy DUH-uc (dont)
28) Could you please speak a little slower?
ban caw thay noy chom lie-ay DUH-uc kohng?
29) How do you say?
lam sao dew noy ?
30) What does mean?
nghee-a la gee ?
31) What time is it?
mo-ee gee-ir zoy?
32) Its (five) oclock.
zoy la (nahm) gee-ir

Shopping & Money


33) How much is this?
ca-ee na-ee ba-aw nyee-oh tee-uhn?
34) I would like
toy moo-uhn
35) Its too expensive.
daht kwah

Eating & Drinking


36) A beer/coffee/tea, please.
chaw mote bee-a / ca fay/ cha
37) Spicy please. / Not spicy please.
kay / kohng kay
38) Im a vegetarian.
toy Anh kee-ay-ng
39) Im allergic to nuts / shellfish.
toy dee ung hat hanh nhon / sawh
40) That was delicious!
ngawn lum
41) Could I get the bill, please. / The check, please.
chaw toy sin haw-ah dawn
42) Where is the bathroom please?
faw-ng tum ir dwoh?
43) Can I buy you a drink?
toy mooi ban nhe?
44) Lets have another!
tehm neu'uh nhe

Health & Emergencies


45) Help!
gih-OO (thoy) vuh-y!
46) I need a doctor/police officer/dentist.
Toy Kuhn moht... back see (Doctor), kang sat (Police), nhar see (Dentist)
47) Is there pharmacy nearby?
caw niah too-uhc nahh-oh gon day kohng?
48) Can I use your phone?
Toi zoong dyen twai KOO-uh... DUH-uc KHong
49) Call the police/ambulance!
Goy Kang Sat/ seh cup gih-OO
50) Leave me alone!
DUH-ung LAHm fien toy

Basic Numbers
Zero
kohng
One
Northern : moht, Southern : mohk
Two
"high"
Three
bah
Four
"bone"
Five
"nuhm"
Six
sao
Seven
bye
Eight
tahm
Nine
"cheen"
Ten
meui
Eleven
muh-uh-ee mo'oht
Twelve
muh-uh-ee high

Acknowledgements
Id just like to take this moment to thank the translators whove worked on this eBook to
ensure its accuracy. Id also like to thank you, the reader, for downloading the book. I hope
that youve found it to be a handy travel tool throughout your adventures.
Happy travels,
Alex

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