Northern Vietnamese
Request Time Off in Vietnamese
A practical Vietnamese lesson for request time off.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Complete one focused real-life exchange: Request Time Off.
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Tôi muốn xin nghỉ một ngày.
I would like to take one day off.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
muốn→mờ uôn muôn sắc muốn
xin→xờ in xin
nghỉ→ngờ i nghi hỏi nghỉ
một→mờ ôt môt nặng một
ngày→ngờ ay ngay huyền ngày
Tôi xin nghỉ vào thứ Sáu.
I would like Friday off.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
xin→xờ in xin
nghỉ→ngờ i nghi hỏi nghỉ
vào→vờ ao vao huyền vào
thứ→thờ ư thư sắc thứ
Sáu→sờ au sau sắc Sáu
Tôi có việc gia đình.
I have a family matter.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
có→cờ o co sắc có
việc→vờ iêc viêc nặng việc
gia→giờ a gia
đình→đờ inh đinh huyền đình
Tôi cần đi khám bệnh.
I need to see a doctor.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
cần→cờ ân cân huyền cần
đi→đờ i đi
khám→khờ am kham sắc khám
bệnh→bờ ênh bênh nặng bệnh
Tôi có thể làm việc ở nhà không?
Can I work from home?
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
có→cờ o co sắc có
thể→thờ ê thê hỏi thể
làm→lờ am lam huyền làm
việc→vờ iêc viêc nặng việc
ở→ơ hỏi ở
nhà→nhờ a nha huyền nhà
không→khờ ông không
Your real-life mission
Use Vietnamese for request time off while asking a manager for planned or urgent leave. Focus on completing the exchange clearly rather than translating every English word.
Pattern to notice
Tôi muốn/xin + nghỉ + time/reason
Repeat the pattern with one changed detail so the language becomes a reusable spoken chunk.
Listen → recognize → speak → apply
- Listen to the first line at natural speed without reading.
- Replay it slowly and notice the tones and relationship words.
- Shadow the first five lines aloud.
- Use one line in a short role-play and add a clarification request 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 opens the situation: Request Time Off?
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