• Vietnamese course for beginners A1
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  • 1 The Vietnamese alphabet
  • 2 How to pronounce Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Vietnamese tones exercise 1 (Score -/-)
  • Vietnamese consonants exercise (Score -/-)
  • 3 Vietnamese keyboard and how to write accents
  • 4 How to introduce yourself in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Exercise to learn how to introduce yourself in Vietnamese (Score -/-)
  • Learn the Vietnamese phrases for introducing yourself (Score -/-)
  • 5 Vietnamese greetings [0/2]
  • Vietnamese Greetings Exercise 1 (Score -/-)
  • Vietnamese greetings exercise 2 (Score -/-)
  • 6 Vietnamese personal pronouns [0/2]
  • Personal pronouns exercise (Score -/-)
  • Family members exercise (Score -/-)
  • 7 How to talk about the weather in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Weather in Vietnamese exercise (Score -/-)
  • Fill in the blanks exercise about the weather in Vietnamese (Score -/-)
  • 8 Counting numbers in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Exercise Vietnamese numbers (Score -/-)
  • Writing exercise: Vietnamese numbers (Score -/-)
  • 9 Telling the time in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Telling the time exercise (Score -/-)
  • How to tell the time in Vietnamese exercise (Score -/-)
  • 10 Days, months and seasons in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Fill in the blanks exercise - days, months and seasons (Score -/-)
  • Days, months and seasons Vietnamese exercise (Score -/-)
  • 11 Learn the Vietnamese colours [0/2]
  • Exercise Vietnamese colours (Score -/-)
  • Mark the words exercise Vietnamese colours (Score -/-)
  • 12 Getting directions in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • 13 How to write country names in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Country names in Vietnamese exercise (Score -/-)
  • Countries in Vietnamese exercise 2 (Score -/-)
  • 14 How to name body parts in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Body parts in Vietnamese exercise (Score -/-)
  • Multiple choice exercise about the body parts in Vietnamese (Score -/-)
  • 15 Foods and drinks in Vietnamese [0/2]
  • Exercise about food and drinks in Vietnamese (Score -/-)
  • Food and drinks exercise fill in the blank (Score -/-)
  • 16 Vietnamese sayings (life, love and new year) [0/2]
  • Exercise about Vietnamese sayings (Score -/-)
  • Vietnamese sayings exercise (Score -/-)

    • Getting directions in Vietnamese

    Whether you are an expat living in Vietnam or just visiting on vacation, it is always useful to know some useful phrases to ask for directions. It can help you to find the way to the main attractions. Being in an unknown city, you can easily get lost and miss the very things you hoped to see. In order to avoid this dilemma, we will not only teach you how to ask for directions in Vietnamese but also how to understand the directions given.

     

    How to ask for directions

    In this table you can find some phrases to ask and respond to questions about directions/

    English Vietnamese
    Excuse me, could you please tell me the way to the airport? Chị ơi! Chị làm ơn cho hỏi dường nào đi ra sân bay?
    Where is the train station? Ga xe lửa đi lối nào?
    You go straight this way and turn right at the intersection. Cô đi thẳng đường này, đến ngã tư rẽ tay phải.

    Is the post office far away?
     

    Bưu điện cách dây có xa không?
    No, it's about 5 minutes by foot. Không, đi bộ mất khoảng 5 phút.
    We are lost.

    Chúng tôi bị lạ đường.
    I am looking for ... 

    Tôi đang tìm ...
    Where is the supermarket?  

    Siêu thị ở đâu ạ?
     

     

    • The particle ơi (excuse me/hey) is used after a name or a personal pronoun to call someone who is far away or to attract someone's attention: Cô ơi! Anh ơi! Hùng ơi!
    • To be more polite, always start with the attention grabber and then ask your question!

     

    The compass

    compass

    • North = phía bắc
    • East = phía đông
    • South = phía nam
    • West = phía tây
    • Northeast = phía đông bắc
    • Southeast = phía đông nam
    • Southwest = phía tây nam
    • Northwest = phía tây bắc
    • Northern = miền bắc

     

    Give directions in Vietnamese

    Below you can find all the vocabulary needed to give directions.

    English Vietnamese
    excuse me, hey ơi
    please làm ơn
    end hết
    way, road đường
    straight thẳng
    go straight đi thẳng
    keep straight cứ đi thẳng
    T-intersection ngã ba
    intersection ngã tư
    opposite đối diện
    here đây
    there đó
    turn rẽ
    turn right rẽ phải
    turn left rẽ trái
    turn to the right rẽ sang phải
    turn to the left rẽ sang trái
    turn around  quay lại
    round about bùng binh
    transportation, traffic giao thông
    by foot đi bộ 

     

    Places of interest in Vietnamese

    Here we name all places of interests.

    English Vietnamese
    hotel khách sạn
    airport sân bay
    pharmacy nhà thuốc
    supermarket siêu thị
    restaurant nhà hàng
    train station nhà ga
    hospital bệnh viện / nhà thương
    parking  bãi đỗ xe
    capital thủ đô
    embassy đại sứ quán
    bank ngân hàng
    temple chùa
    church nhà thờ
    museum viện bảo tàng
    bridge cầu
    post office bưu điện

     

    Summary

    After completing this chapter, you will be able to get around in Vietnam. Let's develop your skills further with our exercises!

    Exercises

    Exercise: asking directions in Vietnamese

    Exercises: learn the vocabulary for asking directions in Vietnamese

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