To facilitate your travel around Vietnam, here are a few basic phrases in Vietnamese to help you. This article is divided into different sections containing basic phrases and words in Vietnamese to suit various occasions.
Greetings:
Hello – Xin chào
How are you? – Ong/ba khoe khong?
I am fíne, thank you – Cam on, toi khoe
And you? – Ban thi sao?
What is your name? – Ong/ba ten la gi?
My name is… – Toi ten la…
I am American – Toi la nguoi My.
Yes – Phai No – Khong
I do not understand – Toi khong hieu
Thank you – Xin Cam on
You are welcome – Khong co? gi
Sorry – Xin loi
Excuse me – Xin loi
Can you help me? – Ban giup toi duoc khong? Goodbye – Tam biet
- Good-Tot
- Bad – Khong tot
Numbers:
- One – mot
- Two – hai
- Three – ba
- Four-bon
- Five – nam
- Six – sau
- Seven – bay
- Eight – tam
- Nine – chin
- Ten – muoi
- Twenty – hai muoi
- Hundred – mot tram
- Two hundred – hai tram
- Thousand – mot nghin At a restaurant:
- Is there a restaurant nearby? – Cou tiam aen nao gan day khong?
- Please give me a spoon – Cho toi xin cai muong
- What is this? – Cai nay la gi?
- I’d like to eat – Toi muon an
- I’d like to drink – Toi muon uong
- Spoon – muong
- Knife – dao
- Fork – nia
- Beer-bia
- Mineral water – nucc suoi
- Dessert – trang mieang
- Coffee – ca phe
- Hot black coffee – ca phe nong
- Hot coffee with milk – Ca phe sua nong
- Tea-Tra • Hotel – Khach San
- Hot-Nong
- Cold – Lanh
- Bill please – Xin tinh tien Traveling:
- I would like a ticket to… – Toi muon mot ve di….
- How much is the ticket? – Bao nhieu tien mot ve?
- I want to go to… – Toi muon di den…
- When is the next train? – Chuyen xe lua ke tiep vao luc nao?
Is there a bus to Nha Trang? – Co chuyen xe buyt di Nha Trang khong?
- How long does the trip take? – Hanh tring mat bao lau?
- I would like to go by express train – Toi muon mot chuyen tail toe hanh
- What time does the train arrive? – Xe lua den luc may gio?
- Where is the nearest bank? – Nha bang o dau?
- Where is the nearest internet shop? – Cho internet o dau?
Shopping:
I would like to buy some clothes – Toi muon mua mot it quan ao.
- How much is it? – gia bao nhieu?
- It is too expensive – Mac qua
- Can you lower the price? – co bot khong?
- Oh, it is still very expensive – O, van con mac lam
- Can I have a look? – Toi co the xem duoc khong?
- It does not fit me – no khong vua voi toi
- It is too small – no nho qua
- I will take this one – Toi se mua cai nay
Other general phrases:
- I am happy – Toi vui
- I am tired – Toi met
- I like – Toi thich
- Goodnight – Chuc ngu ngon
- It is lovely to meet you – Rat vui duoc gap ban
- How old are you? – Chi bao nhieu tuoi?
- Do you have any brothers or sisters? – Ban co anh chi em khong?
- Do you have any children? – Ban co con khong?
- How many people are there in your family? – Co bao nhieu nguoi trong gia dinh ban?
- Are you married yet? – Ban da ket hon chua?
- Monday – Thu hai
Tuesday – Thu Ba Wednesday – Thu tu Thursday – Thu nam Friday – Thu Sau Saturday – Thu Bay Sunday – Chu Nhat What time is it? – May gio roi? Today – Horn nay Tomorrow – Ngaymai Yesterday – Horn qua
