Southern Vietnamese

Vietnamese Immigration and Visa Phrases

Basic phrases for visa offices and paperwork.

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Vietnamese Immigration and Visa Phrases gives beginners a practical set of Southern Vietnamese phrases for admin situations.

Basic phrases for visa offices and paperwork.

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Tôi muốn gia hạn visa

I want to extend my visa

Admin phrase.

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Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. muốn muon rising Keep the final n short. gia gia level Keep the voice steady and level. hạn han heavy Keep the final n short. visa visa level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

muốn → mờ uôn muôn sắc muốn

gia → giờ a gia

hạn → hờ an han nặng hạn

visa → vờ isa visa

Tôi cần giấy tờ gì?

What documents do I need?

Important question.

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Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. cần can falling Keep the final n short. giấy giay rising Lift the voice upward. tờ to falling Let the voice fall gently. gì gi falling Let the voice fall gently.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

cần → cờ ân cân huyền cần

giấy → giờ ây giây sắc giấy

tờ → tờ ơ tơ huyền tờ

gì → gờ i gi huyền gì

Nộp ở đâu?

Where do I submit it?

Office direction.

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Nộp nop heavy Drop the voice low and short. ở o dipping Dip slightly, then recover. đâu dau level Đ starts like English d; do not say z.

Vietnamese spelling

Nộp → nờ ôp nôp nặng Nộp

ở → ơ hỏi ở

đâu → đờ âu đâu

Khi nào có kết quả?

When will there be a result?

Common admin question.

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Khi khi level Keep the voice steady and level. nào nao falling Let the voice fall gently. có co rising Lift the voice upward. kết ket rising Lift the voice upward. quả qua dipping Qu is closer to kw than English q.

Vietnamese spelling

Khi → khờ i khi

nào → nờ ao nao huyền nào

có → cờ o co sắc có

kết → cờ êt kêt sắc kết

quả → quờ a qua hỏi quả

Tôi cần photocopy

I need photocopies

Useful near offices.

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Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. cần can falling Keep the final n short. photocopy photocopy level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

cần → cờ ân cân huyền cần

photocopy → phờ otocopy photocopy

Cho tôi mẫu đơn

Please give me the form

Paperwork phrase.

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Cho cho level Keep the voice steady and level. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. mẫu mau broken Use a short broken rise. đơn don level Đ starts like English d; do not say z.

Vietnamese spelling

Cho → chờ o cho

tôi → tờ ôi tôi

mẫu → mờ âu mâu ngã mẫu

đơn → đờ ơn đơn

Tôi muốn hỏi về hồ sơ

I want to ask about the paperwork

Use this to open a the paperwork conversation.

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Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. muốn muon rising Keep the final n short. hỏi hoi dipping Dip slightly, then recover. về ve falling Let the voice fall gently. hồ ho falling Let the voice fall gently. sơ so level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

muốn → mờ uôn muôn sắc muốn

hỏi → hờ oi hoi hỏi hỏi

về → vờ ê vê huyền về

hồ → hờ ô hô huyền hồ

sơ → sờ ơ sơ

Bạn giúp tôi về hồ sơ được không?

Can you help me with the paperwork?

A polite help request.

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Bạn ban heavy Keep the final n short. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. về ve falling Let the voice fall gently. hồ ho falling Let the voice fall gently. sơ so level Keep the voice steady and level. được duoc heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Bạn → bờ an ban nặng Bạn

giúp → giờ up giup sắc giúp

tôi → tờ ôi tôi

về → vờ ê vê huyền về

hồ → hờ ô hô huyền hồ

sơ → sờ ơ sơ

được → đờ ươc đươc nặng được

không → khờ ông không

Tôi chưa hiểu phần này

I do not understand this part yet

Use this when details are unclear.

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Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. chưa chua level Keep the voice steady and level. hiểu hieu dipping Dip slightly, then recover. phần phan falling Keep the final n short. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

chưa → chờ ưa chưa

hiểu → hờ iêu hiêu hỏi hiểu

phần → phờ ân phân huyền phần

này → nờ ay nay huyền này

Nói lại giúp tôi được không?

Can you repeat that for me?

Useful when the answer is too fast.

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Nói noi rising Lift the voice upward. lại lai heavy Drop the voice low and short. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. được duoc heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Nói → nờ oi noi sắc Nói

lại → lờ ai lai nặng lại

giúp → giờ up giup sắc giúp

tôi → tờ ôi tôi

được → đờ ươc đươc nặng được

không → khờ ông không

Viết ra giúp tôi được không?

Can you write it down for me?

Helpful for names, prices, and addresses.

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Viết viet rising Lift the voice upward. ra ra level Keep the voice steady and level. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. được duoc heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Viết → vờ iêt viêt sắc Viết

ra → rờ a ra

giúp → giờ up giup sắc giúp

tôi → tờ ôi tôi

được → đờ ươc đươc nặng được

không → khờ ông không

Cái này nghĩa là gì?

What does this mean?

Use while pointing at a form, sign, or message.

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Cái cai rising Lift the voice upward. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently. nghĩa nghia broken Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound. là la falling Let the voice fall gently. gì gi falling Let the voice fall gently.

Vietnamese spelling

Cái → cờ ai cai sắc Cái

này → nờ ay nay huyền này

nghĩa → ngờ ia nghia ngã nghĩa

là → lờ a la huyền là

gì → gờ i gi huyền gì

Tôi cần thêm thông tin

I need more information

Keeps the conversation moving.

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Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. cần can falling Keep the final n short. thêm them level Keep the voice steady and level. thông thong level Keep the voice steady and level. tin tin level Keep the final n short.

Vietnamese spelling

Tôi → tờ ôi tôi

cần → cờ ân cân huyền cần

thêm → thờ êm thêm

thông → thờ ông thông

tin → tờ in tin

Khi nào xong?

When will it be finished?

Ask for timing clearly.

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Khi khi level Keep the voice steady and level. nào nao falling Let the voice fall gently. xong xong level Keep the voice steady and level.

Vietnamese spelling

Khi → khờ i khi

nào → nờ ao nao huyền nào

xong → xờ ong xong

Bao nhiêu tiền?

How much is it?

Use for prices, fees, and services.

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Bao bao level Keep the voice steady and level. nhiêu nhieu level Keep the voice steady and level. tiền tien falling Keep the final n short.

Vietnamese spelling

Bao → bờ ao bao

nhiêu → nhờ iêu nhiêu

tiền → tờ iên tiên huyền tiền

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