Vietnamese Language & Culture

In this tutorial, we learn how to say "yes, no, maybe, & no, thank you" in Vietnamese. To say "yes", you will say "D_" in Vietnamese, this sounds like "yah". To say "no", you will say "Kh™ng". To say "maybe" you will say "C— Th_", which sounds like "caw tay". Last, to say "no thank you", you will say "D_ Kh™ng, C‡m _n". It's important that you listen to the audio in the video so you can get a good idea of exactly how to say each of the words. Break it down and practice a lot to be able to say...

Learning a few basic sentences or phrases in any language can be helpful sometimes in certain situations. This is particularly important when considering words like "hello", "what is your name" or "my name is" etc. There phrases find their use in everyday interactions. The first part of this video teaches the translation as well as the correct pronunciation of the above mentioned phrases in Vietnamese. Each phrase is repeated twice for clarity. Finally, the later part of a video depicts...

In this tutorial, we learn how to wish someone a happy new year in Vietnamese. To say this phrase in Vietnamese, you will say "Chœc M_ng N_m M_i". You can add on phrases, such as 'prosperity' by saying "An khang th_nh v__ng". You can also add on "good health" by saying "S_c kho_ d_i dˆo" and "good luck" by saying "Nhi_u may m_n". Last, you can say "may all your wishes come true" by saying "V_n s_ nh_ _". Whatever you decide to add to the phrase, it will all need to be said correctly to get the...

Do you want to spice up your relationship and say something romantic on valentine's day? How about saying "I love you" or "I like you" in Vietnamese? This will sound different depending on if a guy or a girl is saying to one another. For a girl to say "I like you" to a guy, she would say "Em th'ch anh" and for a guy to say it to a girl, they would say "Anh th'ch em". For a girl to say "I love you" to a guy, she would say "Em y�u anh". For a guy to say it to a girl, he would say "Anh y�u em".

"Many people are confused when looking up words in a Vietnamese Dictionary. The words are not in the same order as English. This series of six videos explains how the words are arranged. It's not so simple, but linguist Bud Brown tries to explain the logic behind the dictionary entries.

Check out this how-to video to learn some translations from Vietnamese to English.Take a look at some basic translations that you might need if you travel to a foreign country.

Say it's your birthday in French and Vietnamese with tips from this instructional language video. Learn a new language or two!

Check out this instructional language video to learn how to talk on the phone in English, Vietnamese, and French. Learn a new language or two!

Linguist Bud Brown shares some insights and advice about learning Vietnamese. This video talks about how to say the imperative (command) form.

Linguist Bud Brown share his insights on tag questions in Vietnamese. Bud first explains what are tag questions, then teaches how to form the tag question in Vietnamese. It's fun and easy, isn't it?