Useful Vietnamese Words

English is usually spoken by some people in any given destination, but it is a good idea to learn some basic phrases. Impress locals with a few Vietnamese words.

Useful Vietnamese Words Useful Vietnamese Words

English - Vietnamese (phonetic pronunciation)

  • Hello! - Xin chao! (sin chow!)
  • Goodbye - Tam Biet 
  • How are you? - Ban co khoe khong? (ban co kwe khome?) also, Ban the nao?
  • I'm fine, thank you! - Cam on ban toi khoe (gahm un ban thoy kwe)
  • And you? - Ban thi sao? (ban ty sao?)
  • What's your name? - Ban ten gi? (ban thane zee)
  • My name is... - Toi la (thoy la...)
  • Thank you - Xin Cam on (sin gahm un)
  • You're welcome - Khong co' gi (khom go zee)
  • Yes - Vang (vung)
  • No - Khong (khome)
  • Excuse me/Sorry... - Xin loi (seen loy)
  • Can you help me? - Ban giup toi duoc khong? (ban zoop thoy duc khom?)
  • I'd like to eat - Toi muon an (thoy moowan un)
  • I'd like to drink - Toi muon uong (thoy moowan oowanh)
  • Good - Tot (thote)
  • Bad - Khong tot (khome thote)
  • What is this? - Cai nay la gi (guy nai la zee)
  • How much - Bao nhieu (bow nyew)
  • Too expensive - Mac qua (mahk qwa)
  • Where is the nearest internet shop - Cho internet o dau (choh internet uh doh)
  • Where is the nearest bank - Nha bang o dau (nya bung uh doh)
  • Hotel - Khach San (khack san)
  • Hot - Nong (nom)
  • Cold - Lanh (lang) / Ice - Ða (da)
  • Coffee - Ca phe (cah feh)
  • Hot black coffee - Ca phe nong (cah feh nom)
  • Hot Coffee with milk - Ca phe sua nong (cah feh sua nom)
  • Iced Coffee – Ca phe  đa (cah feh da) 
  • Tea - Tra (chah)
  • Iced Tea – Tra  đa (chah da) 
  • I like - Toi thich (thoy tick)
  • I am happy - Toi vui (thoy vuoy)
  • I am tired - Toi met (thoy mate)
  • Where ATM - Cay ATM o dau

 

Numbers

0 khong
1 mot
2 hai
3 ba
4 bon
5 nam
6  sau
7 bay
8 tam
9 chin
10 muoi
11 muoi mot
15 muoi nam
20 hai muoi (north), hai chuc (south)
50 nam muoi (north), nam chuc (south)
100 mot tram
1000 mot nghin (north), mot ngan (south)
1,000,000 mot trieu

 

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