Basic Vietnamese for newcomers. This is the sample lesson for the international participants in Internship in Vietnam, Study Abroad in Vietnam programs by Student Exchange Vietnam. This material is part of Orientation Session before the main course / work track. www.studentexchange.vn

1. August, 08th 2014

2. WHAT DOES YOUR NAME MEAN?
VIETNAMESE ALPHABET
VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATION
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
REVIEW

3. My name is HA
I am HEAVY
but ADVENTUROUS
WHAT ABOUT “H-A-J-I-M-E ????
H: Hello A: agree J: Japanese I: I M: miracle E: energy
-> Hello, I am Hajime Kimura. I am Japanese
My energy never looses. That is a miracle, isn’t it? Do you
agree.?

4. A – Á - Ớ - Bê/Bờ - Xê/Cờ
Dê/Dờ - Đê/Đờ - E – Ê – Giê/Gờ
Hát/Hắt – I ngắn – Ca – (E) lờ - (Em) mờ
(En) nờ - O – Ô – Ơ – Pê/Pờ
Cu/Quy – (E) rờ - Ét sì/Sờ - Tê/Tờ - U
Ư – Vê/Vờ - Ích xì/xờ - I dài/ I-cờ-rét
29 LETTERS IN TOTAL

5. SOUND SYSTEM

7. Write down each individual sound that you hear:
1. X – I – N CH-A-O XIN CHAO
2. T – ÔI TÔI
3. L - A LA
4. H -A CH - I M - E HA CHI ME
5. T- ÔI TÔI
6. L - A LA
7. NG - ƯƠI NGƯƠI
8. NH – Â - T NHÂT
9. B – A - N BAN

8. TONES
o Vietnamese is a tonal language with 6 tones.
o Without tones, your sentences are hard to be understood
No accent, mid level tone Không dấu A Ma – ghost
High rising tone Dấu sắc ˊ Á Má - mother
Low falling tone Dấu huyền ` À Mà – but
Low falling with rising tone Dấu hỏi ˀ Ả Mả - grave
High creaking with rising tone Dấu ngã ~ Ã Mã – horse
Low falling with heavy tone Dấu nặng . Ạ Mạ - rice seedling

9. TONES
o The relationship among 6 tones is described as below

10. Speak out loud the following phrases

11. Speak out loud the following phrases

12. English Vietnamese Phrases
Hi/Hello Xin chào
I am Hajime/My name is Hajime Tôi là Hajime/ Tên tôi là Hajime
Thank you Cám ơn
Good bye Tạm biệt
How much is it? Cái này giá bao nhiêu?
What time is it Mấy giờ rồi?
Where is the hospital? Bệnh viện ở đâu?
Help! Cứu tôi với

13. o Recall what you have learnt since the beginning
o Write a short introduction about yourself in
Vietnamese
o Learn what H-A-J-I-M-E stands for in Vietnamese?

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