Culture & Lifestyle > Learning Basic Vietnamese
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Vietnamese |
English |
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Chao (chow) Xin chao (xin
chow) |
Hello Hello in a more polite way |
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Chao Ong (chow
ong) |
Hello Mr. Sth (if the man is older
than you or in a more prestigious position than you are) |
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Chao Ba (chow
bah) |
Hello Mrs. Sth (if the woman is
older–approximately 50 and over) |
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Chao Co (chow
koh) |
Hello Miss Sth (if the woman is
young; even if she is married, this is a safe greeting) |
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Ong (or Ba, Anh, Co) khoe khong
(own khway-eh kowm) |
How are you? |
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Cam on (cam
un) |
Thank you |
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Khong hieu (kowm
hee-you) |
I don’t understand |
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Ten toi la… (tain
toy la) |
My name is… |
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Bao nhieu? (bow
new) |
How much? |
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Toi muon mua… (toy
moo-on moo-ah) |
I’d like to buy… |
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Nuoc suoi (nook
sooey) |
Bottled water |
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O dau…? (uh
dow) |
Where is…? |
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Cong an (kowm
an) |
Police |
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Khach san (kak
san) |
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