vietnamese prounonciation

xin chào

Hello (a polite, general greeting)

cảm ơn

Thank you

không có chi

You're welcome (literally 'it's nothing')

xin lỗi

Sorry / Excuse me

chúc ngủ ngon

Good night (literally 'wish sleep well')

hẹn gặp lại

See you later

khỏe không?

Are you well? / How are you?

rất vui được gặp bạn

Nice to meet you

dạ

Yes (the usual polite Southern acknowledgement)

hông

No / not (casual Southern speech)

ba (family context)

Father / Dad (usual Southern family term)

má

Mother / Mom (warm, everyday Southern family term)

tôi / tui

I / me ('tôi' is neutral and polite; 'tui' is casual Southern speech)

coi

To watch / to see (everyday Southern term)

phở

Vietnamese noodle soup

bánh mì

Bread / baguette

ngon

Delicious

xanh lá

Green (literally 'leaf green')

xanh dương

Blue (literally 'ocean green')

mắc

Expensive (usual Southern term)

dơ

Dirty (usual Southern term)

Huyền tone ( ` )

Low falling tone where the voice drops down low

Sắc tone ( ´ )

High rising tone where the voice shoots up sharply

Hỏi tone ( ? )

Broken rising tone that dips down then rises

Nặng tone ( . )

Heavy tone that is short, low, and cut off sharply