Northern Vietnamese
Explain Being Late in Vietnamese
A focused Vietnamese lesson for explain being late.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Complete one real-life exchange: Explain Being Late.
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Xin lỗi, tôi đến trễ.
Sorry, I am late.
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Vietnamese spelling
Xin→xờ in xin
lỗi→lờ ôi lôi ngã lỗi
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
đến→đờ ên đên sắc đến
trễ→trờ ê trê ngã trễ
Xe buýt đến muộn.
The bus arrived late.
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Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Xe→xờ e xe
buýt→bờ uyt buyt sắc buýt
đến→đờ ên đên sắc đến
muộn→mờ uôn muôn nặng muộn
Đường hôm nay bị kẹt xe.
The traffic was congested today.
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Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Đường→đờ ương đương huyền Đường
hôm→hờ ôm hôm
nay→nờ ay nay
bị→bờ i bi nặng bị
kẹt→cờ et ket nặng kẹt
xe→xờ e xe
Tôi vừa gọi xe nhưng tài xế hủy chuyến.
I booked a ride, but the driver cancelled.
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Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
vừa→vờ ưa vưa huyền vừa
gọi→gờ oi goi nặng gọi
xe→xờ e xe
nhưng→nhờ ưng nhưng
tài→tờ ai tai huyền tài
xế→xờ ê xê sắc xế
hủy→hờ uy huy hỏi hủy
chuyến→chờ uyên chuyên sắc chuyến
Tôi sẽ đến trong mười phút nữa.
I will arrive in ten minutes.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
sẽ→sờ e se ngã sẽ
đến→đờ ên đên sắc đến
trong→trờ ong trong
mười→mờ ươi mươi huyền mười
phút→phờ ut phut sắc phút
nữa→nờ ưa nưa ngã nữa
Your real-life mission
Use Vietnamese for explain being late while explaining a delay to someone who is waiting. Complete the practical exchange clearly instead of translating every English word.
Pattern to notice
Xin lỗi, tôi đến trễ vì + reason
Repeat the pattern with one changed detail so it becomes a reusable spoken chunk.
Listen → recognize → speak → apply
- Listen once at natural speed without reading.
- Replay slowly and notice tones and relationship words.
- Shadow the first five lines aloud.
- Use one line in a short role-play and repair the conversation if needed.
Voice note
The audio uses the Quỳnh Anh Northern Vietnamese voice with standard nationwide vocabulary.
Completion check
You can open the interaction, complete the practical task, and close or repair the exchange without switching to English.
Meaning check
Quick practice
Which line best starts this situation: Explain Being Late?
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