Vietnamese, which is the official language of Vietnam, has descended from the Austro-Asiatic language family. There are more than 80 million speakers of the Vietnamese language across the globe, thereby making it the most spoken language of the Austro-Asiatic family.
The Vietnamese language had borrowed words from the Chinese vocabulary and was also written using the Chinese script earlier. However, currently, Vietnamese is written using the Latin alphabet, with suitable modifications for certain letters and pronunciation. Vietnamese has linguistic affinity with certain regional languages spoken in South China, Khmer spoken in Cambodia and the Khasi and Munda languages spoken in North-Eastern India. The language also comprises of various dialects spoken in different parts of Vietnam.
Here are some Vietnamese phrases for your reference:
| Hello | --- | Xin chào |
| How are you? | --- | B?n kho? không? |
| I'm fine, thank you | --- | T?t d?p, C?m on b?n |
| What is your name? | --- | Tên b?n là gì? |
| My name is ... | --- | Tên tôi là ... |
| Good | --- | T?t |
| Yes | --- | Có |
| No | --- | Không |
| Good morning | --- | Chào bu?i sáng |
| Good evening | --- | Chào bu?i t?i |
| Good afternoon | --- | Chào bu?i chi?u |
| Good night | --- | Chúc ng? ngon |
| Goodbye | --- | T?m bi?t |
| Please | --- | Xin vui lòng |
| Thanks you | --- | C?m on b?n |
| You’re welcome | --- | Chào m?ng |
| Excuse me | --- | Cho tôi xin l?i |
| I am sorry | --- | Tôi xin l?i |
| How much is it? | --- | Bao nhiêu? |
| Where is? | --- | ? dâu? |
| Where is the toilet? | --- | Ðâu là nhà v? sinh |
| Day | --- | Ngày |
| Week | --- | Tu?n |
| Month | --- | Tháng |
| Early morning | --- | Sáng s?m |
| Noon | --- | Trua |
| Afternoon | --- | Bu?i chi?u |
| Evening | --- | Bu?i t?i |
| Night | --- | Ðêm |
| Today | --- | Hôm nay |
| Tomorrow | --- | Ngày mai |
| Food | --- | Th?c ph?m |
| Hotel | --- | Khách s?n |
| I understand | --- | Tôi hi?u |
| I don’t understand | --- | Tôi không hi?u |
| Monday | --- | Th? hai |
| Tuesday | --- | Th? ba |
| Wednesday | --- | Th? tu |
| Thursday | --- | Th? nam |
| Friday | --- | Th? sáu |
| Saturday | --- | Th? B?y |
| Sunday | --- | Ch? nh?t |
| Entry | --- | Nh?p |
| Exit | --- | Cu?a ra |
| Hospital | --- | B?nh vi?n |
| Police | --- | C?nh sát |
| Airport | --- | Sân bay |
| Bus station | --- | Tr?m xe buýt |
| Taxi stand | --- | Taxi |
| Address | --- | Ð?a ch? |
| Street | --- | Ðu?ng ph? |
| Number | --- | S? |
| City | --- | Thành ph? |
| Here | --- | ? dây |
| There | --- | ? dó |
| Next to | --- | Ti?p d?n |
| Opposite | --- | Ð?i di?n |
| Phía sau | --- | În spatele |
| To | --- | T?i |
| Right | --- | Ðúng |
| Left | --- | Ð? l?i |
| Straight | --- | Th?ng |
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