Category: grammar

This time, we will learn how to express causes and reasons in Vietnamese. In Vietnamese, “vì” means “because of” / “therefore” / “due to” in English and is used to indicate a cause or reason. “Nên” changes meaning depending on the context. When giving advice, “nên” means “should”, but in

This time, we will study the passive voice in Vietnamese. Unlike in English, Vietnamese verbs do not change in the passive voice. Instead, words indicating passivity (three types) are added based on the meaning of the verb. Depending on the word used (hereafter referred to as “passive indicators”), the sentence

In this lesson, we will learn how to express requests, demands, and appointments in Vietnamese. In Lesson 19, we learned sentence patterns used to report what someone has heard from another person. By simply replacing the verbs in that structure, we can also express requests, demands, and appointments. Basic Sentence

In this lesson, we will learn how to express thoughts (what we are thinking) and speech in Vietnamese. When conveying one’s thoughts or something heard from others, we use specific “thought and speech-related verbs” to construct sentences. What are Thought and Speech-Related Verbs? In English, when you want to express

In this lesson, we will learn how to express comparisons in Vietnamese. When using words that describe states (such as adjectives) for comparison, there are three types of comparison structures in Vietnamese: Equal Comparison (So sánh bằng) To say “A is as ~ as B”, use “bằng”. A  +  Adjectives 

In Vietnamese, giving advice typically involves using auxiliary verbs like “nên” (should) or “không nên” (should not), which come before the main verb. This structure helps convey the idea of what is recommended or suggested. Sentence Structure: “nên” / “không nên” Affirmative sentence: Subjects (Nouns or Personal pronouns)  +  nên 

In this lesson, we will learn how to express desires such as “I want to do ~” or “I want ~” in Vietnamese. Vietnamese also has a structure to express desires similar to English. However, the difference is that in Vietnamese, there is no distinction in the structure when expressing

When shopping or ordering food at a restaurant, the phrase “please give me ~” is commonly used to express what you want. In Vietnamese, classifiers are used to distinguish different types of objects. In this lesson, we will introduce how to correctly express what you want in Vietnamese. The “Cho

In this lesson, we will study how to talk about and ask about experiences in Vietnamese. Similar to the present perfect tense [experience] in English (have + past participle), we will learn how to express our own experiences and ask others about theirs in this lesson! “đã từng” (have done

In this lesson, we will study Vietnamese tenses. Unlike English, where verbs change in both regular and irregular ways based on tense, Vietnamese does not have such concerns. Instead, Vietnamese uses time-related words or tense markers to indicate past, future, and other tenses. Vietnamese Tenses All the sentence structures introduced