[jackbl]

Just came across a site intro by bro AdGuy so wanted to post it for bro who just started to learn VIET:


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Hello.
Chào. (jow)
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Hello. (on the phone)
Á-lô. (AH-loh)
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How are you? (Are you healthy?)
Khỏe không? (kweah kohng?)
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Fine, thank you. (I am healthy, thank you.)
Khoẻ, cảm ơn. (kweah, gam uhhn)
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What is your name? (formal, to an older man)
Ông tên là gì? (ohng theyn la yi)
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What is your name? (formal, to an older woman)
Bà tên là gì? (ba theyn la yi)
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What is your name? (very informal, to a man)
Anh tên là gì? (ayng theyn la yi)
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What is your name? (very informal, to a woman)
Cô tên là gì? (goh theyn la yi)
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My name is ______ .
Tôi tên là ______ . (Thoye theyn la _____ .)
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Please.
Làm ơn cho tôi. (lam uhhn jaw thoye)
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Thank you.
Cảm ơn. (gam uhhn)
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You're welcome.
Không sao đâu. (kohng sao doh)
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Yes.
Vâng (affirmative). (vuhng); Dạ (affirmative, respectful) (ya'a) ; Đúng (correct) (duhn)
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No.
Không. (kohng)
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I'm sorry.
Xin lỗi. (seen loh'EE)
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Goodbye.
Chào. (jow)
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I can't speak Vietnamese [well].
Tôi không biết nói tiếng Việt [giỏi lắm]. (thoy kohng bee-IT noh-Y thee-IHNG vee'it [yi-oh-i lahm])
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Do you speak English?
Biết nói tiếng Anh không? (bee-IT noh-Y thee-IHNG ayng kohng)
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Is there someone here who speaks English?
Có ai đây biết nói tiếng Anh không? (GAW ai dey bee-IT noh-Y thee-IHNG ayng kohng)
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Help!
Cứu (tôi) với! (gih-OO (thoy) vuh-y!)
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Look out!
Cẩn thận! (guhn tuh'n!)
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I don't understand.
Tôi không hiểu. (thoy kohng hee-oh)
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Where is the toilet?
Cầu tiêu ở đâu? (goh thee-oh uh duh-oh) (this phrase may be considered impolite)