It’s very interesting to know some basic Vietnamese words while traveling in Vietnam. Here we give you some basic Vietnamese words with the phonetic spelling to help you talk with Vietnamese people in a friendly way.
Common Words
| We | chúng tôi | choong toi |
| Please | xin | som |
| 1 | 10 | Thank you | cám ơn | cam uhn |
| Mot | Mooy | Hello | xin chào | sin chow |
| 2 | 20 | Goodbye | chào/tạm biệt | chow/tam beet-et |
| Hi | Hi-mooi | Sorry | xin lỗi | sin loy |
| 3 | 21 | I want to buy | tôi muốn mua | toy moo-uhn mooa |
| Ba | Hi-mooi-mot | How much? | bao nhiêu | ba-ow nyew |
| 4 | 99 | Want to go | muốn đi | moo-uhn de |
| Bawn | Cheen Mooy-cheen | Where is | ở đâu | uh dow |
| 5 | 100 | Hotel | khách sạn | khack san |
| Num | Mot-chum | Restaurant | nhà hàng | nya hang |
| 6 | 101 | Toilet | nhà vệ sinh | nya veh sing |
| Saow | Mot-chum-ling-mot | Bottled warter | nước khoáng | noo-uk kwang |
| 7 | 230 | Boiled water | nước sôi | nook soy |
| Buy | Hi-chum-ba-mooy | Tea | chè (north) | chay |
| 8 | 4000 | | trà (south) | chah |
| Taam | Bawn nyeen | Coffee | cà phê | ca-fay |
| 9 | 50,000 | Ticket | vé | veh |
| Cheen | Num-mooy-nyeen | Railway station | ga tàu | gah |
| 10 | 600,000 | Hot | nóng | nong |
| Mooy | Saow-chum-nyeen | Cold | lạnh | lang |
| 8,000,000 | Do you have? | có không | ko..khong |
| Taam Chiew | Yes I have | vâng, có | vahng,kwa |
| 9,000,000,000 | Good/Bad | tốt/ không tốt | toh-t/khong toh-t |
| Cheen Tee | I (do not) like | tôi (không) thích | toy (khong) thik |
Dates
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Thứ hai | Thứ ba | Thứ tư | Thứ năm | Thứ sáu | Thứ bảy | Chủ nhật |
Vietnamese personal pronouns
| I | Tôi | toy |
| You | Anh (m) when addressing people the same age, formal | ang |
| Chị (f) when addressing a woman who is slightly older than you | chee |
| Em (m or f) when addressing some younger | em |
| Ông(m),Bà(f) when addressing an elderly man(ong) or woman(ba) | ong/ba |
| Cháu ( m or f) when addressing a child | chow |
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