Learn Southern Vietnamese with a Saigonese For Free: Lesson 01

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Lesson 01 - 05

Contents

Lesson 01 - Xin chào (Hello)

Lesson 02 - Cám ơn (Thank you). Không có chi (You're welcome)

Lesson 03 - How to say "I" in Vietnamese?

Lesson 04 - How to say "You" in Vietnamese?

Lesson 05 - My name is... / What's your name?

Lesson 01 - Xin chào (Hello)

The usage of Xin chào - Speak naturally

In daily life, we rarely use "Xin chào".

We just simply say "Chào" or a smile can say everything" or just ask "Ăn sáng trưa?" (Did you have breakfast?) and "Dạo này thế nào?" (How have you been?) or "Lâu quá không gặp" (Long time no see) or "Uống cà phê (sáng) chưa?" (Did you drink (morning) coffee?)...

Between two close friends, in the morning

A: Ê, mày ăn sáng chưa? (Hey, did you have breakfast?)

B: Tao mới ăn. Mày chưa ăn hả? (Just had. You didn't have breakfast, did you?)

A: Ừ. Chưa ăn (Yes. Not yet)

B: Vậy đi qua quán bên đó uống cà phê và ăn sáng luôn. Tao có chút chuyện muốn nói với mày

(Then let's go to that restaurant, drink coffee and have breakfast. I need to talk with you)

A: Ừ, đi (OK, let's go)

Sandra Kosmala I hate meeting with bigger group of vietnamese people, cause I never know how should I greet them, so I end up with saying "hello" with some funny voice or something tongue emoticon (Tiếng Việt nerds)

--> Xin chào quý vị = Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

--> Chào ông, bà, cô, chú, anh chị! (To people who are at the age of your grandparents, aunt, uncle, and people who are a bit older than you).

--> Chào mọi người (To friends) / Chào tụi mày / Chào cả nhà (To close friends)...

---> Chào các em (To those who are younger than you)