| Ngaøy thöù nhaát |
Day
1 |
| ÔÛ phi
tröôøng/saân bay |
At the
airport |
 Chaøo + obligatory
pronoun: oâng/baø, etc. |
Hello/Goodbye... Mr./Mrs.,
etc. |
| oâng |
Mr. |
| baø |
Mrs. |
| coâ |
Miss |
| chò |
Miss or Mrs. (used to address
the chambermaids and hotel workers) |
| anh |
Mr. (for taxi drivers,
porters, bus drivers.) |
| em |
For children, teenage
students. |
| teân |
name |
| gì |
what |
| OÂng/baø/..(pronoun) teân gì? |
What is your name? |
| Toâi teân ______. |
My name is _____. |
| Xin loâÕi _____. |
Excuse me ____. |
| Caùm ôn _____. |
Thank you ___. |
| Caùm ôn ____ nhieàu. |
Thank you ____ very
much. |
| Daï khoâng coù gì. |
You're welcome (it's
nothing). |
| Xe buyùt |
City bus |
| Xe taxi |
Taxi |
| ñi |
to go |
| ôû ñaâu? |
where? |
| Xe buyùt ñi Saigoøn
ôû ñaâu? |
Where is the bus going to
Saigon? |
| toâi |
I (pronoun, first person) |
| caàn |
to need |
| giaù |
the price |
| bao nhieâu |
how much? |
| khaùch saïn |
hotel |
| Myõ kim/ñoâ la |
US dollar(s) |
| Toâi caàn xe buyùt ñi
Saigon/Haønoäi. |
I need the bus going to
Saigon/Hanoi. |
| Xe buyùt ñi Saøigoøn/Haø noäi giaù bao
nhieâu Myõ kim? |
How much is price of the
ticket to go to Hanoi/Saigon by bus? |
| moät |
one |
| hai |
two |
| ba |
three |
| boán |
four |
| naêm |
five |
| saùu |
six |
| baûy |
seven |
| taùm |
eight |
| chín |
nine |
| möôøi |
ten |
| |
(You don't need to spend more
than ten dollars by taxi; so large numbers will follow in the Day 2 Lesson) |
| phoøng veä sinh |
toilet (room) |
| Phoøng veä sinh ôû
ñaâu? |
Where is the toilet room? |
| Ñaèng kia |
over there |
| Beân tay maët |
on the right |
| Beân tay traùi |
on the left |
| Daï khoâng |
No |
| Daï coù |
Yes |
| Daï chöa |
Not yet |
| Daï roài |
Yes. (already done) |
| bieát |
to know |
| tieáng Vieät |
Vietnamese language |
| noùi |
to speak |
| ñöôïc |
to be able, can |
| moät chuùt |
a little bit |
| chaäm |
slow/slowly |
| laäp laïi |
to repeat |
| hieåu |
to understand |
| khoâng hieåu |
don't understand |
| Toâi noùi ñöôïc tieáng Vieät moät chuùt
thoâi. |
I can speak Vietnamese a
little bit. |
| Toâi khoâng hieåu. |
I don't understand |
| Xin OÂng/Baø...(pronoun)
noùi chaäm hôn. |
Please speak slowly |
| Xin OÂng/Baø... laäp
laïi. |
Please repeat slowly |
| ÔÛ khaùch
saïn |
At the
hotel |
| khaùch saïn |
hotel |
| phoøng |
room |
| giöõ |
reserve, keep |
| Toâi coù giöõ moät
phoøng ôû khaùch saïn naøy. |
I had a reservation for one
room in this hotel. |
| soá |
number |
| chìa khoùa |
key |
| phoøng aên |
dining room/restaurant |
| Coù phoøng aên khoâng? |
Is there a dining room? |
| ÔÛ phoøng
aên |
In the
dining room |
| ñem cho |
bring to |
| moät dóa |
one plate |
| chaû gioø |
spring rolls/Imperial rolls |
| moät toâ/baùt |
one bowl |
| phôû |
beef noodle soup |
| xuùp maêng cua |
asperagus and crab soup |
| moät dóa xaø laùch |
one plate of salad |
| moät taùch caø pheâ |
one cup of coffee |
| moät chai bia |
one bottle of beer |
| Ñem cho toâi moät toâ
xuùp maêng cua, moät dóa xaø laùch vaø moät taùch caø pheâ. |
Please bring me one bowl of
asperagus soup, one plate of salad and one cup of coffee. |
| tính tieàn |
the bill (add the bill) |
| Xin tính tieàn |
The bill, please |
