Are you ready to channel your (inner) extrovert? 

This chapter has some of the things that you'll need to be a successful conversator in Vietnamese. 

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: 

• Introduce yourself 

• Ask for directions 

• Talk about school 

• Ask for help in emergencies 

Everybody needs to know this!

• "Xin chào" [sin chao] = hello 

• "Tạm biệt" [tarm biet] = good bye

• "Hẹn gặp lại" [hand gup lai] = see you again 

  • "Hẹn" = to arrange or promise to meet 

  • "Gặp" = to meet or to see 

  • "Lại" (adverb) = again (AFTER verb) 

• "Ngày mai gặp lại" [nay my gup lai] = see you tomorrow 

  • "Ngày" = day 

  • "Ngày mai" = tomorrow

• "Hẹn gặp sớm nhe" [hand gup soum nie] = see you soon 

  • "Sớm nhe" = soon 

• "Cảm on" [kam uhn] = thank you 

• "Không có gì" [hong ko zi] = you're welcome 

  • "Không" = no 

  • "Có" = to have 

  • "Gì" = anything 

  •  "không có gì" = no it's nothing = you're welcome 

• "Xin lỗi" [sin loy] = sorry/excuse me 

  • "Xin" = to beg = please 

  • "Lỗi" = mistake 

  •  "Xin lỗi" = to beg for someone's mistake = sorry/excuse me 

• "Có / Vâng"  [ko / vang] = yes 

  • "Có" = to have/there is 

  • "Vâng" = to obey 

• "Không"  [hong] = no 

• "Không, cảm ơn" [hong, kam uhn] = no, thank you 

• "Ngon lắm" [non lam] = food is good 

  • "Ngon" = yummy 

  • "Lắm" (intensifier) = very (AFTER adjective) 

• "Hãy chụp ảnh" [hai chup an] = let's take a picture 

  • Hãy" (particle) = let's (imperative tone) 

  • Chup = to take a photograph 

  • Ảnh = a photograph 

Done with the Introduction? Click HERE to continue learning how to Introduce Yourself!