Southern Vietnamese
Vietnamese Emotions and Moods
Learn to express feelings, moods, and simple emotional updates in Vietnamese.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Practice ten useful emotion words, natural feeling sentences, and the patterns Tôi cảm thấy + emotion and Tôi đang + mood.
The short version
Use emotion words with short sentence frames so you can answer naturally when someone asks how you are or how your day went.
Day 45 emotion focus
Intro: emotions and moods
Say how you feel today with natural emotion words and short mood sentences.
Mood tip
Ổn means OK or fine. It is one of the most common answers.
Happy
Tôi cảm thấy vui
I feel happy
Use cảm thấy for how you feel.
Sad now
Tôi đang buồn
I am sad right now
Use đang for a current mood.
Fine
Tôi ổn
I am fine
A very common answer.
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Day 45 vocabulary focus
Vocabulary: vui, buồn, tức, sợ, lo lắng, hạnh phúc, thất vọng, ngạc nhiên, xấu hổ, tự hào
Practice ten emotion and mood words for everyday conversation.
happy
vui
happy
sad
buồn
sad
angry
tức
angry
scared
sợ
scared
worried
lo lắng
worried
happy
hạnh phúc
happy
A fuller word for happiness.
disappointed
thất vọng
disappointed
surprised
ngạc nhiên
surprised
embarrassed
xấu hổ
embarrassed
proud
tự hào
proud
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Day 45 speaking skill
Speaking skill: express emotions naturally
Connect emotion words to today, a reason, or a short personal update.
Today
Hôm nay tôi vui
Today I am happy
Worried
Tôi cảm thấy lo lắng
I feel worried
Proud
Tôi rất tự hào
I am very proud
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Day 45 grammar focus
Grammar note: Tôi cảm thấy + emotion / Tôi đang + buồn/vui
Use cảm thấy for feelings and đang when you want to stress the mood is happening now.
Tôi cảm thấy + emotion
Tôi cảm thấy vui
I feel happy
I feel happy.
Tôi đang + mood
Tôi đang buồn
I am sad right now
I am sad right now.
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Day 45 speaking exercise
Exercise: tell today with emotions
Say three sentences about today using one feeling, one reason, and one closing mood.
1
Feeling
Hôm nay tôi hơi mệt
Today I am a little tired
2
Reason
Hôm nay tôi vui vì học được tiếng Việt
Today I am happy because I learned Vietnamese
3
Close
Ngày hôm nay của tôi ổn
My day today is fine
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How to practice today
- Listen to the emotion word first.
- Repeat the full sentence slowly.
- Say one true sentence about your day.
Meaning check
Quick practice
What does ổn usually mean in casual conversation?
FAQ
Is ổn positive or negative?
It usually means OK or fine. It can be neutral, depending on tone and context.
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