Please help
Làm ơn giúp tôi
Please help me
Simple and useful.
Southern Vietnamese
Polite Vietnamese Phrases
Say thanks, apologize, and soften requests.
Day 49 vocabulary focus
Vocabulary: xin phép, nhờ, giúp, làm ơn, vui lòng, không phiền, cảm phiền, tiện
Practice polite request words that soften everyday interactions.
ask permission
xin phép
ask permission
ask a favor
nhờ
ask a favor
help
giúp
help
please
làm ơn
please
please
vui lòng
please
not bother
không phiền
not bother
trouble you
cảm phiền
trouble you
convenient
tiện
convenient
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Day 49 speaking skill
Speaking skill: ask for help politely
Ask for help without sounding too direct.
Speak slower
Làm ơn nói chậm lại
Please speak more slowly
Write it down
Vui lòng viết ra giúp tôi
Please write it down for me
If not a bother
Không phiền thì giúp tôi
If it is not a bother, please help me
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Day 49 grammar focus
Grammar note: Làm ơn + V / Anh có thể + V + không?
Use Làm ơn before a request or Anh có thể...không? for could you.
Làm ơn + V
Làm ơn giúp tôi
Please help me
Please help me.
Anh có thể + V + không?
Anh có thể giúp tôi không?
Could you help me?
Could you help me?
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Day 49 speaking exercise
Exercise: practice 5 polite requests
Use five different softeners for help, repetition, writing, waiting, and calling back.
1
Help
Làm ơn giúp tôi
Please help me
2
Slow down
Làm ơn nói chậm lại
Please speak more slowly
3
Write
Vui lòng viết ra giúp tôi
Please write it down for me
4
Wait
Phiền anh chờ một chút
Would you mind waiting a moment?
5
Call back
Anh có thể gọi lại không?
Could you call back?
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All phrases
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Cảm ơn
Thank you
Core polite phrase.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Cảm cam dipping Dip slightly, then recover. ơn on level Keep the final n short.
Xin lỗi
Sorry / excuse me
Useful in crowds.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Xin xin level Keep the final n short. lỗi loi broken Use a short broken rise.
Làm ơn
Please
Polite request marker.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Làm lam falling Let the voice fall gently. ơn on level Keep the final n short.
Không sao
No problem
Friendly response.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Không khong level Keep the voice steady and level. sao sao level Keep the voice steady and level.
Cho tôi hỏi
May I ask?
A polite way to start a question.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Cho cho level Keep the voice steady and level. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. hỏi hoi dipping Dip slightly, then recover.
Phiền bạn một chút
Sorry to bother you a bit
Polite opener.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Phiền phien falling Keep the final n short. bạn ban heavy Keep the final n short. một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. chút chut rising Lift the voice upward.
Tôi muốn hỏi về cách nói lịch sự
I want to ask about polite wording
Use this to open a polite wording conversation.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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. cách cach rising Lift the voice upward. nói noi rising Lift the voice upward. lịch lich heavy Drop the voice low and short. sự su heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Bạn giúp tôi về cách nói lịch sự được không?
Can you help me with polite wording?
A polite help request.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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. cách cach rising Lift the voice upward. nói noi rising Lift the voice upward. lịch lich heavy Drop the voice low and short. sự su heavy Drop the voice low and short. được duoc heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.
Tôi chưa hiểu phần này
I do not understand this part yet
Use this when details are unclear.
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Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Nói lại giúp tôi được không?
Can you repeat that for me?
Useful when the answer is too fast.
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Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Viết ra giúp tôi được không?
Can you write it down for me?
Helpful for names, prices, and addresses.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Cái này nghĩa là gì?
What does this mean?
Use while pointing at a form, sign, or message.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Tôi cần thêm thông tin
I need more information
Keeps the conversation moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Khi nào xong?
When will it be finished?
Ask for timing clearly.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Bao nhiêu tiền?
How much is it?
Use for prices, fees, and services.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Làm ơn giúp tôi
Please help me
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Làm lam falling Let the voice fall gently. ơn on level Keep the final n short. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Anh có thể giúp tôi không?
Could you help me?
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Anh anh level Keep the voice steady and level. có co rising Lift the voice upward. thể the dipping Dip slightly, then recover. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.
Phiền anh giúp tôi được không?
Would you mind helping me?
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Phiền phien falling Keep the final n short. anh anh 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.
xin phép
ask permission
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
xin xin level Keep the final n short. phép phep rising Lift the voice upward.
nhờ
ask a favor
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
nhờ nho falling Let the voice fall gently.
giúp
help
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward.
làm ơn
please
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
làm lam falling Let the voice fall gently. ơn on level Keep the final n short.
vui lòng
please
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
vui vui level Keep the voice steady and level. lòng long falling Let the voice fall gently.
không phiền
not bother
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
không khong level Keep the voice steady and level. phiền phien falling Keep the final n short.
cảm phiền
trouble you
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
cảm cam dipping Dip slightly, then recover. phiền phien falling Keep the final n short.
tiện
convenient
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
tiện tien heavy Keep the final n short.
Làm ơn nói chậm lại
Please speak more slowly
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Làm lam falling Let the voice fall gently. ơn on level Keep the final n short. nói noi rising Lift the voice upward. chậm cham heavy Drop the voice low and short. lại lai heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Vui lòng viết ra giúp tôi
Please write it down for me
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vui vui level Keep the voice steady and level. lòng long falling Let the voice fall gently. 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.
Không phiền thì giúp tôi
If it is not a bother, please help me
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Không khong level Keep the voice steady and level. phiền phien falling Keep the final n short. thì thi falling Let the voice fall gently. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Phiền anh chờ một chút
Would you mind waiting a moment?
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Phiền phien falling Keep the final n short. anh anh level Keep the voice steady and level. chờ cho falling Let the voice fall gently. một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. chút chut rising Lift the voice upward.
Anh có thể gọi lại không?
Could you call back?
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Anh anh level Keep the voice steady and level. có co rising Lift the voice upward. thể the dipping Dip slightly, then recover. gọi goi heavy Drop the voice low and short. lại lai heavy Drop the voice low and short. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.
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