Learn Vietnamese
Vietnamese is spoken by nearly 100 million people and written in a Latin-based alphabet with tone marks — the tones carry meaning, so they're worth getting right early.
Below you'll find 4,855 native-checked Vietnamese phrases organized by theme, the essential phrases to learn first, and a self-guided path from beginner to advanced. Browsing is free — the real progress comes when you say these out loud with a person.
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Essential Vietnamese phrases for beginners →
The handful of phrases worth learning first, with pronunciation and usage.
Self-guided
The Vietnamese mastery path →
A sequenced A1→C2 path: the Core 3000 words, graded readers, conversations and games.
Common Vietnamese phrases people ask about
- How do you say “Where are you?”? Anh/chị ở đâu vậy?
- How do you say “What did she say?”? Cô ấy nói gì vậy?
- How do you say “What did he say?”? Anh ấy nói gì vậy?
- How do you say “Do you eat vegetables?”? Anh/chị có ăn rau không?
- How do you say “What's good for a diet?”? Có món gì ngon cho người ăn kiêng không?
- How do you say “Do you have any snacks?”? Có món ăn vặt không?
- How do you say “How much does this cost?”? Món này bao nhiêu tiền vậy?
- How do you say “Do you have a warranty?”? Bạn có bảo hành không?
Browse Vietnamese phrases by theme
A path from beginner to fluent
Phrases are the start. flountain's self-guided path sequences your whole journey across the CEFR levels:
A1–A2 · Beginner
Survival Vietnamese: greetings, courtesy, numbers, ordering food and asking directions — the phrases on this page.
B1–B2 · Intermediate
Real conversations: opinions, plans, stories and small talk, plus the Core 3000 vocabulary and graded readers.
C1–C2 · Advanced
Nuance and fluency: idiom, register and culture — built through reading, conversation and tutor feedback.
Ready to actually speak Vietnamese?
Browsing phrases is the start. Practice out loud with native-speaker peers for free, or book a 1-1 video lesson with a vetted Vietnamese tutor.