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Vietnamese For Tourists FINAL
Welcome to "Vietnam in Your Pocket: 120 Must-Know Phrases for Every Tourist"!
Whether you're exploring the bustling streets of Hanoi, trekking through the lush
landscapes of Sapa, or enjoying the serene beaches of Phan Rang, Vietnam has a lot to
offer. As a co-owner of a restaurant in Phan Rang, a rural area with limited English
speakers, I understand the challenges that travelers face when dealing with the language
barrier. That's why I created this guide to make your experience in Vietnam more
enjoyable and convenient.
My goal is to provide convenience and ensure your safety and cultural immersion
during your trip to Vietnam. By equipping you with the tools to communicate effectively,
we hope to create unforgettable experiences for you.
So, let "Vietnam in Your Pocket: 120 Must-Know Phrases for Every Tourist" be your
trusted companion as you embark on your Vietnamese adventure. This guide will help
you make meaningful connections with the locals, easily navigate the country, and create
unforgettable memories. Bon voyage!
Ni Na Nguyen.
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Some tips to use this book:
1. Practice Every Day: Spend just a few minutes each day practicing
the phrases from the book. Consistency is key!
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Table of Contents
Introduction: ................................................................................................ 2
Some tips to use this ebook: ........................................................................ 3
1. Phrases for daily basic: ............................................................................. 5
Greetings and Basic: ....................................................................................5
Restaurant and Food: ..................................................................................7
Shopping: .....................................................................................................9
Transportation: ( interacting with taxi drivers) .........................................10
Buying from Street Food Vendors or Local Markets: .................................12
Joining festival / Sightseeing ......................................................................13
Navigating Small Towns or Rural Areas:.....................................................15
Socializing with Locals:...............................................................................17
2. Emergency: ............................................................................................. 18
Lost Items or Documents: ..........................................................................18
Requesting Help:........................................................................................19
Seeking Assistance from the Embassy: ......................................................19
Health Concerns: .......................................................................................20
Asking for Directions: .................................................................................20
Reporting Problems: ..................................................................................20
Expressing Urgency: ...................................................................................21
About the author: ...................................................................................... 22
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1. Phrases for daily basic:
Excuse me / I'm
Xin lỗi "sin loy" /sin lɔɪ/
sorry
I don't
Tôi không hiểu "toy kohng hyeuh" /tɔɪ̯ kɤŋ hiəw/
understand
Please speak "sin hay noy chahm /sin hæj noi t͡ɕaːm
Xin hãy nói chậm lại
more slowly lay" laːj/
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Do you speak Bạn nói tiếng Anh "buhn noy ting ann /bʌn nɔɪ tiəŋ ʔan
English? được không? dhuoc kohng?" dəʊk kɤŋ/
One, two, three Một, hai, ba "moht, high, bah" /mʌt, haɪ, ba/
Tôi muốn mua cái "toy muhn moo-ahn /tɔɪ̯ mʊən mʊə kaɪ
I want to buy this
này kai nai" naɪ/
Please give me "sin vooi lohng chee /sin vwi˧˥ lɔŋ˧˥ t͡ɕi˧˥
Xin vui lòng chỉ dẫn
directions dahng" zaːŋ/
What's your
Bạn tên là gì? "buhn tehn lah zee?" /bʌn tɛn laː zi/
name?
My name is... Tôi tên là... "toy tehn lah..." /tɔɪ̯ tɛn laː/
I come from... Tôi đến từ... "toy den tew..." /tɔɪ̯ dɛn tuː/
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Russia Nước Nga "noo-ohk ngah" /nɨwək ŋa/
/nɨwək ka.na.da/
Canada Nước Canada "noo-ohk ka-na-da"
I need to go to Tôi muốn đến nhà "toy muhn den nah /tɔɪ̯ mʊən ɗɛn nə
the restroom vệ sinh vay seen" veɪ sɪn/
I want to
Tôi muốn đổi tiền "toy muhn doy tyen" /tɔɪ̯ mʊən ɗɔɪ̯ tiɛn/
exchange money
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Restaurant and Food:
Vietnamese
English Phrase Translation Phonetic Transcription
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Give me a glass of "cho toy moot lee
Cho tôi một ly nước /tʃɔ tɔɪ̯ mɤt li nɨwək
water with ices/ noo-uhk kohng koh
đá / không có đá kɤ kɔ da/ kɔ dɑ/
no ices dah / koh dah"
Shopping:
I want to see Tôi muốn xem hàng "toy muhn xem /tɔɪ̯ mʊən sɛm haŋ
other items khác hahng khak" kʰak/
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"toy muhn trah
I want to pay by Tôi muốn trả bằng /tɔɪ̯ mʊən tɹæ baŋ θe
bahng te theh tin
credit card thẻ tín dụng θe tin dʊŋ/
duhng"
Please show me Xin cho xem hóa "cho toy sem hoh-
/tʃɔ tɔɪ sɛm hʊə dɔn/
the receipt đơn uh dohn"
Can I return this Tôi có thể trả hàng "toy koh theh chah /tɔɪ koʊ tʰɛ cəː haŋ
item? không? hahng kohng?" koŋ/
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Bạn có xe buýt nào "buhn koh seh buu-
Is there a bus to /bʌn koʊ sɛ bʌs naʊ
đi đến *[ABC] eet nah-oh dee den
*[ABC]? di dɛn [ABC] koʊŋ/
không? *[ABC] kohng?"
I want to rent a Tôi muốn thuê một "toy muhn tweh /tɔɪ̯ mʊən tweɪ mɤt
bicycle xe đạp moot seh dap" sɛ dæp/
Bạn có thể đưa tôi "buhn koh theh zwa /bʌn koʊ tʰɛ dʊə tɔɪ
Can you take me
đến sân bay được toy den sahn bay dɛn sɑn beɪ dəʊk
to the airport?
không? dhuoc kohng?" kɤŋ/
I want to buy Tôi muốn mua "toy muhn moo-ahn /tɔɪ̯ mʊən mʊə
one/two tickets một/hai vé moht/hai veh" mɤt/hai vɛ/
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"Buhn koh theh zuh
Can you take me Bạn có thể đưa tôi /bʌn koʊ tʰɛ zʊə tɔɪ̯
toy den... dhuoc
to...? đến... được không? ɗɛn dɔŋ dɔk kɤŋ/
kohng?"
Please drive Hãy lái chậm lại một "Hahy lai chahm lai /hæɪ̯ laɪ̯ tʃæm lɑɪ̯ mʊt
slower! chút! moot chooht." tʃʊt/
Please tell me the Hãy cho tôi biết giá "Hahy cho toy byet /hæj tɕɔ tɔɪ̯ biət zɑ
price before we tiền trước khi chúng zah tyen trohk khi tiən trok khi tɕʊŋ ta
go. ta đi. choong tah zee." zi/
I want to go to
Tôi muốn đến điểm "Toy muhn dɛn diə /tɔɪ̯ mʊən dɛn diə
this tourist
du lịch này. diəm du lɪʧ naɪ̯." diəm du lɪʧ naɪ̯/
destination.
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Buying from Street Food Vendors or Local Markets:
Do you sell bánh Bạn có bán bánh mì "Buhn koh bahn /bʌn koʊ bɑn bɑn mi
mì? không? bahn mee kohng?" kɔŋ/
Sell me one Bán cho tôi một "Bahn cho toy moot
/bɐn t͡ɕɔ tɔɪ̯ mɤt fɐn/
portion phần fuhn"
How much is this Món này giá bao "Moan nay zah bao /mɤn naj zɑ bao
dish? nhiêu? nyoo?" niəw/
I want to try this Tôi muốn thử món "Toy muhn thoo /tɔɪ̯ mʊən tʰɨ mɤn
dish này moan nay" nɤɪ/
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Add more "Hahy choh tem zah
Hãy cho thêm gia vị /hæɪ̯ tʃoʊ tʰɛm zɑ vi/
seasoning vee"
Có phải món này là "Koh fahy moan nay /kəʊ faɪ moʊn neɪ læ
Is this dish a local
đặc sản địa phương lah dahk sahn djah dæk sæn dɪə fuəŋ
specialty?
không? fuong kohng?" kɔŋ/
Do you sell bánh Bạn có bán bánh mì "Buhn koh bahn /bʌn koʊ bɑn bɑn mi
mì? không? bahn mee kohng?" kɔŋ/
Do you sell Bạn có bán vé "Buhn koh bahn vay /bʌn koʊ bɑn veɪ
tickets? không? kohng?" kɔŋ/
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"Sin choh toy byet
Please tell me the Xin cho tôi biết lịch /sɪn tʃoʊ tɔɪ biət lɪtʃ
lihch trinh koo-uh
schedule trình của lễ hội trɪnh kwə ɫeɪ hɔɪ/
lay hoi"
I want to buy Tôi muốn mua "Toy muhn moo- /tɔɪ̯ mʊən mʊə
one/two tickets một/hai vé ahn moht/hai veh" mɤt/hai vɛ/
Be cautious: One of prevalent scams in Vietnam is when you take photos ( even with
your OWN cellphone) with a mascot, then the mascot will force you to pay money for
those pictures!
Phonetic
English Phrase Vietnamese Pronunciation Transcription
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Excuse me, I'm
Xin lỗi, tôi đang tìm "sin loy, toy dang /sin lɔɪ̯ tɔɪ̯ daŋ tim
looking for the
đường đến... tim doo-ong den" ɗɨəŋ dɛn/
way to...
- "zee thahng”
- Go - /zi˧ tʰaŋ˧˥/
- Đi thẳng - “kwee-oh
straight - /kwe˧˩ o˨˩ faj˥˩/
- quẹo phải fahy”
- turn right - /kwe˧˩ o˨˩
- quẹo trái - “kwee-oh
- turn left. traːj˥˩/
trahy"
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I'm looking for "toy dahng teem
Tôi đang tìm đường /tɔɪ̯ daŋ tim dɨəŋ vaʊ̯
the way into the doo-ong vah-ow
vào thành phố tʰɛɲ fɤ/
city. taynh fuh"
Phonetic
English Phrase Vietnamese Pronunciation Transcription
Hello, what's your Xin chào, bạn tên là "sin chow, buhn ten /sin tʃɑːʊ̯ bən tən laː
name? gì? la zee?" zi/
Have you lived Bạn sống ở đây lâu "buhn sohng uh d- /bʌn soŋ ə dɑːɪ laʊ
here long? chưa? ay lau choo-uh?" tʃʊə/
I really like the Tôi rất thích đồ ăn ở "toy raht teek doh /tɔɪ̯ raːt tʰiʔk dɜː ʔan
food here. đây un uh d-ay" ʔə dɛɪ/
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"buhn koh theej
Can you
Bạn có thể giới thiệu jee-owee th-ee-ew /bʌn kəʊ tʰɛi ̯ ɣiəi
introduce me to
về nơi này không? vay noy n-ai ɟi:ɤu vi: nɤi naɪ kɔŋ/
this place?
kohng?"
What do you like Bạn thích điều gì "buhn teek yee-ew /bʌn tʰɪk jɤi ̯ zɪː ɲaːt ʊ
most about here? nhất ở đây? zee nyat uh d-ay?" dɛɪ/
2. Emergency:
Phonetic
English Vietnamese Pronunciation Transcription
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Please call the Xin hãy gọi cảnh "sin hae-ee goy keng- /sin hæːi˧˥ ɣɔj˧˧
police: sát. sat" kɛŋ˧˩ sat/
I need a doctor Tôi cần gấp một "toy kuhn gap mowt /tɔɪ̯ kʌn gap mot
urgently bác sĩ. bahk si" bʌk si/
There has been an Có một tai nạn "kaw mowt tai nan /kɔ mɔt tai nan
accident xảy ra. sah ra" saːj ra˧˩/
Tôi bị mất hành "toy bee mat hahn /tɔɪ̯ bi˧˧ mat hɑːn
I've lost my luggage
lý. lee" li˧˥/
I've lost my Tôi bị mất hộ "toy bee mat huh /tɔɪ̯ bi˧˧ mat hɤ˧˩
passport: chiếu. chyehw" cɛw/
Requesting Help:
Bạn có thể giúp "buhn kuh tay zewp /bʌn koʊ tʰeɪ
Can you help me?
tôi không? toy kohng" dʒup tɔɪ̯ kəʊŋ/
I'm lost Tôi bị lạc. "toy bee lak" /tɔɪ̯ bi˧˧ lak/
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Seeking Assistance from Embassy:
Health Concerns:
Tôi cảm thấy "toy kahm tay kohng /tɔɪ̯ kæm θəj kɔŋ
I feel sick:
không khỏe. khweh" kwɛ˧˥/
Tôi cần một bác "toy kuhn mowt bahk /tɔɪ̯ kʌn mɤt bək
I need a doctor:
sĩ. si" si/
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Bạn có thể chỉ
"buhn kuh tay jee /bʌn koʊ tʰeɪ dʒi
Can you show me to đường đến bệnh
doong jen ben vyen dʊŋ dɛn bɛn vjɛn
the nearest hospital? viện gần nhất
gawn nyat kohng" gʌn ɲat kɔŋ/
không?
Can you show me Bạn có thể chỉ "buhn kuh tay jee /bʌn koʊ tʰeɪ
the way to the cho tôi đường chaw toy doong jen dʒoʊ ʃoʊ toʊ
nearest police đến đồn cảnh sát don keng sat gawn doʊŋ dɛn don kɛŋ
station? gần nhất không? nyat kohng" sæt gʌn ɲæt kɔŋ/
Reporting Problems:
I've been robbed Tôi bị trộm. "toy bee trom" /tɔɪ̯ bi˧˧ tɤm/
Expressing Urgency:
Xin vui lòng "sin vui long nyang /sin vui lɔŋ ɲaŋ
Please hurry
nhanh lên. len" lɛn/
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About the author:
Ni Na Nguyễn has always been fascinated by her country's vibrant culture and the
beauty of the Vietnamese language. Now, as the owner of a cozy family restaurant in Phan
Rang, she has the pleasure of meeting people from all corners of the globe. Ni Na firmly
believes that language is a bridge that connects people, no matter where they're from.
Driven by her experiences and a deep desire to help travelers, Ni Na created " Vietnam
in Your Pocket: 120 Must-Know Phrases for Every Tourist" This book is designed to equip
visitors with essential language tools, allowing them to connect with locals and immerse
themselves in the rich tapestry of Vietnamese culture.
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