A Few Simple Vietnamese Greeting Phrases
When traveling to Vietnam, you should learn a few simple Vietnamese greeting phrases, it will help you to create a friendly atmosphere with the local people. Most of the following phrases are used for daily conversations, so they can be useful if you remember them.
| Hello | Xin chào | (seen chow) |
| Goodbye | Tạm biệt | (tam byet) |
| Good morning | Chào buổi sáng | (chow buh sang) |
| Good afternoon | Chào buổi chiều | (chow buh chieu) |
| Good evening | Chào buổi tối | (chow buh toy) |
| Good night | Chúc ngủ ngon | (Chuc ngu ngon) |
| How are you? | Bạn có khỏe không? | (ban co kwe khome?) |
| I’m fine, thank you | Cảm ơn bạn, tôi khỏe | (gahm un ban thoy kwe) |
| And you? | Bạn thì sao? | (ban ty sao?) |
| What’s your name? | Bạn tên gì? | (ban thane zee) |
| My name is… | Tôi tên là… | (thoy thane la…) |
| Thank you | Cảm ơn | (gahm un) |
| You’re welcome | Không có gì | (khom ga zee) |
| Yes | Vâng | (vung) |
| No | Không | (khome) |
| Excuse me… | Xin lỗi | (seen loy) |
| I’d like to eat | Tôi muốn ăn | (thoy moowan un) |
| I’d like to drink | Tôi muốn uống | (thoy moowan oowanh) |
| Good | Tốt | (thote) |
| Bad | Không tốt | (khome thote) |
| How much | Bao nhiêu | (bow nyew) |
| Too expensive | Mắc quá | (mahk qwa) |
| Hotel | Khách sạn | (khack san) |
| Hot | Nóng | (nom) |
| Cold | Lạnh | (lang) |
| Coffee | Cà phê | (cah feh) |
| Tea | Trà | (chah) |
Please watch the following video clip and learn from it!
