Language: Vietnamese
Vietnamese is the national, official language of Vietnam. It is the native language of Vietnamese people (75 million) and about 3 million Vietnamese residing elsewhere. It is a mix of the Khmer and Chinese languages. The first written form of Vietnamese appeared between the ninth and eleventh centuries. However, today the people of Cambodia and Laos share the Vietnamese language and share a monosyllabic structure and a complex tonal system. Below is important phrases for any tourists wanting to visit Vietnam-
1. Hello! - Xin chao! (seen chow!) 2. Goodbye - Chao (chow!) 3. How are you? - Ban co khoe khong? (ban co kwe khome?) 4. I'm fine, thank you! - Cam on ban toi khoe (gahm un ban thoy kwe) 5. And you? - Ban thi sao? (ban ty sao?) 6. What's your name - Ban ten gi (ban thane zee) 7. My name is... - Toi ten la (thoy thane la...) 8. Thank you - Cam on (gahm un) 9. You're welcome - Khong co' gi (khom go zee) 10. Yes - Vang (vung) 11. No - Khong (khome) 12. Excuse me... - Xin loi (seen loy) 13. Can you help me? - Ban giup toi duoc khong? (ban zoop thoy duc khom?) 14. I'd like to eat - Toi muon an (thoy moowan un) 15. I'd like to drink - Toi muon uong (thoy moowan oowanh) 16. Good - Tot (thote) |
17. Bad - Khong tot (khome thote) 18. What is this? - Cai nay la gi (guy nai la zee) 19. How much - Bao nhieu (bow nyew) 20. Too expensive - Mac qua (mahk qwa) 21. Where is the nearest internet shop - Cho internet o dau (choh internet uh doh) 22. Where is the nearest bank - Nha bang o dau (nya bung uh doh) 23. Hotel - Khach San (khack san) 24. Hot - Nong (nom) 25. Cold - Lanh (lang) 26. Coffee - Ca phe (cah feh) 27. Hot black coffee - Ca phe nong (cah feh nom) 28. Hot Coffee with milk - Ca phe sua nong (cah feh sua nom) 29. Tea - Tra (chah) 30. I like - Toi thich (thoy tick) 31. I am happy - Toi vui (thoy vuoy) 32. I am tired - Toi met (thoy mate) |