CONVERSATION SAMPLE: Staff Chào anh. Tôi có thể giúp được gì cho anh? Hello. How can I help you? Jack Chào chị. Tôi muốn mua ti-vi. Hello, I would like to buy a TV. Chị có thể giới thiệu sản phẩm cho tôi không? Could you introduce the products to
Continue readingConversation 18: Notice of tardiness/Liên lạc lúc trễ hẹn
CONVERSATION SAMPLE: 【A conversation on the phone】 John Xin chào, tôi là John. Hello, my name is John. Tôi có hẹn với trưởng phòng Hùng từ 5 giờ. I have an appointment with Manager Hung at 5 PM Tôi sẽ đến muộn vì máy bay bị trễ chuyến. I will
Continue readingConversation 16: Planning a trip/Lên kế hoạch du lịch
CONVERSATION SAMPLE: Jack Cuối tuần sau là kỳ nghỉ 4 ngày, em đã có dự định gì chưa? Next weekend is a 4-day holiday, do you have any plans yet? Mai Em vẫn chưa có dự định gì. I don’t have any plans yet. Jack Chúng ta đi du lịch
Continue readingConversation 14: Airport immigration process/Nhập cảnh tại sân bay
CONVERSATION SAMPLE: Customs （Hải quan） Anh đến từ đâu? Where are you from? Jack Tôi đến từ Mỹ. I am from the U.S. Customs Anh đến Việt Nam để làm gì? What is the purpose of your visit to Vietnam? Jack Tôi đến Việt Nam để du lịch. I am
Continue readingConversation 13: Inviting for a meal/Mời đi ăn
CONVERSATION SAMPLE: Jack Em đã ăn tối chưa? Have you had dinner yet? Lan Em vẫn chưa ăn tối. I haven’t had dinner yet. Jack Anh cũng vậy. Chúng ta đi ăn cùng nhau đi. Me too. Let’s go eat together. Lan Vâng ạ. Yes, sure. Jack Em muốn ăn
Continue readingConversation 12: Trying on Clothes/Thử áo quần
CONVERSATION SAMPLE: Mr. John Cho tôi thử cái áo này nhé. Could I try on this shirt, please? Store Clerk Vâng, mời anh. Yes, please go ahead. Mr. John Cỡ này hơi nhỏ. Chị cho tôi cỡ lớn hơn được không ạ? This size is a bit small. Could you
Continue readingGrammar15: “Please give me ~” & “Please allow me to ~” (Cho tôi ~)
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
Continue readingGrammar13: Talking About and Asking About Experiences
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
Continue readingGrammar10: Tenses (Future, Past, Progressive, Recent Past, Near Future)
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
Continue readingGrammar12: Frequently Used Questions – Interrogative Sentences with 「có～không?」 (Part 2)
In Lesson 10, we learned about interrogative sentences using “có～không?”. In this lesson, we will study other commonly used question forms, specifically tag questions. The “có phải là ～ không?” Question Form Structure: Explanation : The word “phải” means “correct” or “right”. The “có phải là ～ không?” structure is
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