Talk Vietnamese

4 Responses to “where can i learn how to speak Vietnamese??”

1. calif_forever Says:
   October 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

   I strongly recommend you learn the Northern dialect first for basic and then the Southern one from your bf’s parents. The grammar is basically the same but there are two main differences: naturally the pronunciation and the way to describe/express the thought. The Vietnamese have a saying "The North has the literature, the Central has the arts of war and the South has music". Great Vietnamese writers are mostly Northerners. Contact http://www.vps.org for the language software.

2. Melly N Says:
   October 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

   i really wish i could help you there i have a friend that’s vietnamese and her parents speak vietnamese and broken english too. but if you really wanted to learn you should find out about schools that teach it or find out if a community college nearby teaches it.

3. P Le Says:
   October 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

   The Northern Vietnamese Dialect is actually the correct pronunciation. The language is still the same unlike different Chinese dialects. Southern dialect will use "Y" sounds to replace words that begin with "V". For eg. "Di Vay" would sound just like how it’s spelled for Northern whereas in Southern dialect, it would sound like "Di Yay." There are others that I can’t think of but ultimately, the real differences is the sounding of only a few letters.

4. kokoro_no_ureshii Says:
   October 4th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

   http://www.griessersoftware.com/alittlev.htm

   http://www.wannalearn.com/Academic_Subjects/World_Languages/Vietnamese/

   here are some basic phrases you can start with:

   Chau (chow)-Hello
   Chau Ong-Hello(if the man is more older than you)
   Chau Anh – Hello (if the woman is approx 50 years older)
   Chau Co -Hello (if woman is young)
   Cam on (cam un)- Thank you
   Khong hieu (kowm hee-you) – I don’t understand
   Ten toi la… (tain toy la) – My name is