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- Hello (generic): Sin chow [read as in English]
[written as Vietnamese: Xin chao or Xin cha`o ]
- I don't know: Toy kong beet?
[Toi khong biet or To^i kho^ng bie^'t ]
- Hi, ma'am: Chow-bah
[Chao ba or Cha`o ba` ]
- Mrs, ma'am: Bah
[Ba or Ba` ]
- Hi, sir: Chow, own
[Read as in English, including pausing at the commas.]
[Chao ong or Cha`o o^ng ]
Frequently Requested Translations
- Mr, sir: Own
[Ong or O^ng ]
- Hello (to a female): Chow-chee
[Chao chi or Cha`o chi. ]
- Hello (to a male): Chow-ahn
[Chao anh or Cha`o anh]
- Bye: Tom be-yet
[Tam biet or Ta.m bie^.t ]
- Sir or ma'am (generic): Bak
[Bac or Ba'c]
- See you again: Hen gup-lie
[Hen gap lai or He.n ga(.p la.i ]
- How are you?: Kweh kong
[Khoe khong ? or Kho?e kho^ng ? ]
- Fine, thank you: Kweh, cahm uhn
[Khoe, cam on or Kho?e, ca'm o+n ]
- Fine, sir (or ma'am), thank you: Yah kweh cahm uhn
[Da khoe, cam on or Da. kho?e, ca'm o+n ]
("Yah" is always used in replying with respect)
- Thank you: Cahm uhn
[Cam on or Ca'm o+n ]
- Don't mention it: Kong caw chee-ee
[Khong co chi or Kho^ng co' chi ]
- Yes: Yah
[Da or Da. ]
- No: Kong
[Khong or Kho^ng ]
- That's right: Do-oon yay
[Dung vay or -Du'ng va^.y ]
- That's right: Fie? [Say it as in English with a tone of a question, and yes, you should nod your head too]
[Phai or Pha?i!]
- Save the Earth: Hay cue lay try duct?
[Read as in English, including the question mark]
[Ha~y cu+'u la^'y tra'i dda^'t]
[or simpler: Hay cuu lay trai dat]
- Save the Earth: Hay cue lay deeah cow
[Hay cuu lay dia cau]
- I : Toy
[Toi or To^i ]
- I don't know: Toy kong beet?
[Read as in English, as if asking a question]
[Toi khong biet or To^i kho^ng bie^'t ]
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- I don't understand: Toy kong hew?
[Read as in English, as if asking a question]
[Toi khong hieu or To^i kho^ng hie^?u ]
- What's your name (my friend)?: Bahn ton yee
[Ban ten gi ? or Ba.n te^n gi` ? ]
- You [my friend]: Bahn
[Ban or Ba.n ]
- What's your name [asking a male]?: Ahn ton yee
[Anh ten gi ? or Anh te^n gi` ? ]
- You [a male]: Ahn
[Anh ]
- You [Northern Vietnamese to a male]: Ang
[Anh ]
- What's your name [Northerners asking a male]?: Ang tain chee-ee
[Anh ten chi ? or Anh te^n chi ? ]
- What's your name [Northerners asking a male or female who is younger than her]?: Aim tain chee-ee
[Em ten chi ? or Em te^n chi ?]
- What's your name [asking a female]?: Chee ton yee
[Chi ten gi ? or Chi. te^n gi` ? ]
- What's your name [Northerners asking a female]?: Chee tain chee-ee
[Chi ten chi ? or Chi. te^n chi ? ]
- You [a female]: Chee
[Chi or Chi. ]
- What's your name, sir?: Own ton yee
[Ong ten gi? or O^ng te^n gi`? ]
- What's your name, ma'am?: Bah ton yee
[Ba ten gi? or Ba` te^n gi`? ]
- Happy Birthday!: Chook muhng sin nyuk
[Chu'c mu+`ng sinh nha^.t! ]
[or simpler: Chuc mung sinh nhat!]
- Happy New Year!: Chook muhng num moy?
[Read as in English, including the question mark]
[Chu'c mu+`ng na(m mo*'i! ]
[or simpler: Chuc mung nam moi!]
- Merry Christmas!: Chook muhng zang sing
[Chu'c mu+`ng Gia'ng sinh! ]
[or simpler: Chuc mung Giang sinh!]
- Congratulations!: Chook muhng
[Chuc mung! or Chu'c mu+`ng! ]
- Birthday: Sin nyuk
[Sinh nhat or Sinh nha^.t ]
- New Year: Nom moy?
[Nam moi or Na(m mo+'i ]
- Good luck!: Chook my mun?
[Chuc may man! or Chu'c may ma('n! ]
- I love you (male to a female): Ahn eu ehm
[Anh yeu em or Anh ye^u em ]
- I love you (female to a male): Ehm eu ahn
[Em yeu anh or Em ye^u anh ]
- You (silly) are so noisy: May own wah-ah-ah
[Ma^`y o^`n qua' a`! ]
[May on qua a!]
- Who's noisy?/Who makes so much noise?: i lahm own ow kwa?
[Ai lam on ao qua ? or Ai la`m o^`n a`o qua' ? ]
- Who else? You are, silly!: May chuh i?
[May chu ai ? Ma^`y chu+' ai ? ]
- Who?: i
[Ai ? ]
- Whose?: Coo-ah i
[ Cua ai ? or Cu?a ai ? ]
- When?: Hoy now
[Hoi nao ? or Ho^`i na`o ? ]
- Last night: Daim wah
[Dem qua or -De^m qua ]
- Who?: i
[Ai ? ]
- Me, I: Toy
[Toi or To^i ]
- Us, we: Too-ey toy
[Tui toi or Tu.i to^i ]
- Drink: Oo-oon?
[Read as in English, including the question mark]
[Uong or Uo^'ng]
- You are very pretty: Ehm-dep lum? (Southern Vietnamese)
[Em dep lam! or Em -de.p la('m! ]
- You are very pretty: Aim sing kwah? (Northern Vietnamese)
[Em xinh qua! or Em xinh qua'! ]
- You are very handsome: Ahn-dep try-lum? (Southern)
[Anh dep trai lam! or Anh -de.p trai la('m! ]
- You are very handsome: Ang-bo chy kwah? (Northern)
[Anh bo trai qua! or Anh bo^ trai qua'! ]
- I am so happy: Toy voo-ey kwah?
[Toi vui qua! or To^i vui qua'! ]
- Do you (asking a male) understand?: Ahn hew-kong
[Anh hieu khong ? or Anh hie^?u kho^ng ? ]
- Do you (asking a female) understand?: Chee hew-kong
[Chi hieu khong ? or Chi. hie^?u kho^ng ? ]
- I'm shy: Toy mack cuh?
[Toi mac co or To^i ma('c co+?]
- Don't be shy: duhng, muck cuh?
[Dung mac co or -Du+`ng ma('c co+? ]
- Please help me: Sin jupe toy
[Xin giup toi or Xin giu'p to^i ]
- Speak/Talk: Noy?
[Noi or No'i ]
- Vietnamese (language): Teeng Viet
[Tieng Viet or Tie^'ng Vie^.t ]
- Vietnamese (people): Ngooi Viet
[Nguoi Viet or Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t]
- Merry Christmas!: Chook muhng Zahng sing
[Chuc mung Giang Sinh! or Chu'c mu+`ng Gia'ng sinh! ]
- Happy New Year! (formal): Chook muhng num moy?
[Chuc mung nam moi! or Chu'c mu+`ng na(m mo+'i! ]
- Happy New Year! (imformal): Num moy fact tie
[Nam moi phat tai! or Na(m mo+'i pha't ta`i! ]
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