Study Vietnamese
Tôi học tiếng Việt
I study Vietnamese
Your core learning sentence.
Southern Vietnamese
Vietnamese School Phrases
Useful phrases for classes, teachers, and study.
Day 52 education focus
Intro: education and study
Talk about classes, homework, tests, scores, and studying Vietnamese.
Study tip
Đậu = pass and rớt = fail in Southern Vietnamese; qua and trượt are common Northern alternatives.
Test
Tôi có bài kiểm tra
I have a test
Use for school context.
Pass
Tôi đậu bài kiểm tra
I passed the test
Southern pass word.
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Day 52 vocabulary focus
Vocabulary: trường, lớp, giáo viên, bài tập, bài kiểm tra, điểm, đậu, rớt, môn học, học bổng
Practice school and study words for talking about education.
school
trường
school
class
lớp
class
teacher
giáo viên
teacher
homework
bài tập
homework
test
bài kiểm tra
test
score
điểm
score
pass
đậu
pass
fail
rớt
fail
subject
môn học
subject
scholarship
học bổng
scholarship
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Day 52 speaking skill
Speaking skill: talk about school and study
Say what you study, what class you have, and whether you passed a test.
Study
Tôi học tiếng Việt
I study Vietnamese
Exam
Tôi thi môn tiếng Việt
I take a Vietnamese exam
Fail
Tôi rớt bài kiểm tra
I failed the test
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Day 52 grammar focus
Grammar note: Học + subject / Thi + subject
Use học for studying a subject and thi for taking an exam in a subject.
Học + subject
Tôi học tiếng Việt
I study Vietnamese
I study Vietnamese.
Thi + subject
Tôi thi môn tiếng Việt
I take a Vietnamese exam
I take a Vietnamese exam.
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Day 52 speaking exercise
Exercise: tell your Vietnamese learning story
Say why you study Vietnamese, what is hard, and what you want to improve.
1
Why
Tôi học tiếng Việt vì tôi sống ở Việt Nam
I study Vietnamese because I live in Vietnam
2
Hard
Bài này khó nhưng thú vị
This lesson is hard but interesting
3
Goal
Tôi muốn nói tốt hơn
I want to speak better
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Tôi đi học tiếng Việt
I study Vietnamese
Simple study phrase.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. đi di level Đ starts like English d; do not say z. học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short. tiếng tieng rising Lift the voice upward. Việt viet heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Bài này khó
This lesson is hard
Classroom phrase.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently. khó kho rising Lift the voice upward.
Lặp lại được không?
Can you repeat?
Very useful.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Lặp lap heavy Drop the voice low and short. lại lai 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.
Nói chậm lại
Speak more slowly
Essential for learners.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
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.
Tôi không hiểu
I do not understand
Classroom survival phrase.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level. hiểu hieu dipping Dip slightly, then recover.
Viết xuống giúp tôi
Please write it down for me
Helpful request.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Viết viet rising Lift the voice upward. xuống xuong rising Lift the voice upward. giúp giup rising Lift the voice upward. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Tôi muốn hỏi về bài học
I want to ask about the lesson
Use this to open a the lesson 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. bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Bạn giúp tôi về bài học được không?
Can you help me with the lesson?
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. bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. học hoc 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.
Say it
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.
Say it
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.
Tôi học tiếng Việt
I study Vietnamese
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short. tiếng tieng rising Lift the voice upward. Việt viet heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Tôi có bài kiểm tra
I have a test
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. có co rising Lift the voice upward. bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. kiểm kiem dipping Dip slightly, then recover. tra tra level Keep the voice steady and level.
Tôi đậu bài kiểm tra
I passed the test
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. đậu dau heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z. bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. kiểm kiem dipping Dip slightly, then recover. tra tra level Keep the voice steady and level.
trường
school
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
trường truong falling Let the voice fall gently.
lớp
class
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
lớp lop rising Lift the voice upward.
giáo viên
teacher
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
giáo giao rising Lift the voice upward. viên vien level Keep the final n short.
bài tập
homework
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. tập tap heavy Drop the voice low and short.
bài kiểm tra
test
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. kiểm kiem dipping Dip slightly, then recover. tra tra level Keep the voice steady and level.
điểm
score
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
điểm diem dipping Đ starts like English d; do not say z.
đậu
pass
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
đậu dau heavy Đ starts like English d; do not say z.
rớt
fail
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
rớt rot rising Lift the voice upward.
môn học
subject
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
môn mon level Keep the final n short. học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short.
học bổng
scholarship
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short. bổng bong dipping Dip slightly, then recover.
Tôi thi môn tiếng Việt
I take a Vietnamese exam
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. thi thi level Keep the voice steady and level. môn mon level Keep the final n short. tiếng tieng rising Lift the voice upward. Việt viet heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Tôi rớt bài kiểm tra
I failed the test
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. rớt rot rising Lift the voice upward. bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. kiểm kiem dipping Dip slightly, then recover. tra tra level Keep the voice steady and level.
Tôi học tiếng Việt vì tôi sống ở Việt Nam
I study Vietnamese because I live in Vietnam
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. học hoc heavy Drop the voice low and short. tiếng tieng rising Lift the voice upward. Việt viet heavy Drop the voice low and short. vì vi falling Let the voice fall gently. tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. sống song rising Lift the voice upward. ở o dipping Dip slightly, then recover. Việt viet heavy Drop the voice low and short. Nam nam level Keep the voice steady and level.
Bài này khó nhưng thú vị
This lesson is hard but interesting
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bài bai falling Let the voice fall gently. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently. khó kho rising Lift the voice upward. nhưng nhung level Keep the voice steady and level. thú thu rising Lift the voice upward. vị vi heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Tôi muốn nói tốt hơn
I want to speak better
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. nói noi rising Lift the voice upward. tốt tot rising Lift the voice upward. hơn hon level Keep the final n short.
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Week 8 · Day 52 in the 90-day path
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