Let’s say you were about to speak before a primarily Vietnamese audience, like at a festival, concert, or meeting, and your Vietnamese skills are not yet up to par, you would say this phrase to pardon any mistakes you may make. You can also use this phrase if you will be only speaking English but you want to address the Vietnamese audience first out of respect.
Dạ thưa, tôi nói tiếng Việt không giỏi, xin quí vị bỏ qua cho.
Dear audience, I don’t speak Vietnamese well, please pardon me.
This lesson covers how to address someone in Vietnamese by their age/gender.
The choice of the appropriate word depends on the relative age, social status, gender, degree of acquaintance, and respect.
====== Addressing Others ======
To someone:
Grandparents age (Female) – bà
Grandparents age (male) – ông
Parents Age (Female or Male) – bac
Slightly Younger than parents (Female) – cô
Slightly Younger than parents (Male) – chi
Slightly Older than you (Female) – chị
Slightly older than you (male) – anh
Your age (Female or Male) – bạn
Younger than you (Female or Male) – em
====== Addressing Yourself ======
To someone:
Grandparents age – cháu
Parents Age – con
Slightly Younger than parents – con
Slightly Older than you – em
Your age – tôi
Younger than you (if you are female) – chị
Younger than you (if you are male) – anh
This lesson covers how to say I like you or I love you in Vietnamese.
I love you:
Girl to boy – Em yêu anh
Boy to girl – Anh yêu em
boy to boy or girl to girl – Anh yêu em or em yêu anh (depending on who’s older or younger in the relationship)
I like you:
Girl to boy – Em thích anh
Boy to girl – Anh thích em
This lesson we will cover how to wish someone a Happy new Year or Chúc Tết. Also, what is lucky money or those Red Envelopes you see during this time of the year? Watch the video to learn more!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới = Happy New Year
From then add on phrases such as:
An khang [...]
This lesson we will cover how to say the days of the week in Vietnamese. Read below or follow along with the video!
Sunday in Vietnamese is Chủ Nhật
Monday in Vietnamese is Thù́ Hai
Tuesday in Vietnamese is Thù́ Ba
Wednesday in Vietnamese is Thù́ Tủ
Thursday in Vietnamese is Thù́ Năm
Friday in Vietnamese is Thù́ Sau
Saturday in [...]
This lesson will cover how to count in Vietnamese the numbers 11-99.
You can follow the video but read below as well.
The counting strategy for numbers from 11-19:
Mười + _______(single digit number)
Multiples of 10:
_______(single digit number) + Mươi
All other numbers:
_______(single digit number) + Mươi + _______(single digit number)
There is one exception though:
single digit 5 [...]
