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Northern Vietnamese

Ask About Someone's Day Phrases

Practical Vietnamese phrases for ask about someone's day.

Quick answer

In one sentence

Hôm nay bạn thế nào?

  • checking in warmly with a friend after work
  • Start with: Hôm nay bạn thế nào?, Ngày hôm nay của bạn thế nào?, Sáng nay bạn có bận không?.

Mini lesson

Use this when...

checking in warmly with a friend after work

Real situations

All phrases

Play normal audio first, then slow audio, then save only the phrases you will actually need.

Hôm nay bạn thế nào?

How are you today?

Start with this line when checking in warmly with a friend after work.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

HômhomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.thếtherisingLift the voice upward.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Hôm→hờ ôm hôm

nay→nờ ay nay

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

thế→thờ ê thê sắc thế

nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào

Ngày hôm nay của bạn thế nào?

How was your day?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NgàyngayfallingStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.hômhomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.củacuadippingDip slightly, then recover.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.thếtherisingLift the voice upward.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Ngày→ngờ ay ngay huyền Ngày

hôm→hờ ôm hôm

nay→nờ ay nay

của→cờ ua cua hỏi của

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

thế→thờ ê thê sắc thế

nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào

Sáng nay bạn có bận không?

Were you busy this morning?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

SángsangrisingLift the voice upward.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.cócorisingLift the voice upward.bậnbanheavyKeep the final n short.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Sáng→sờ ang sang sắc Sáng

nay→nờ ay nay

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

có→cờ o co sắc có

bận→bờ ân bân nặng bận

không→khờ ông không

Công việc hôm nay ổn không?

Was work okay today?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

CôngconglevelKeep the voice steady and level.việcviecheavyDrop the voice low and short.hômhomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.ổnondippingKeep the final n short.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Công→cờ ông công

việc→vờ iêc viêc nặng việc

hôm→hờ ôm hôm

nay→nờ ay nay

ổn→ôn hỏi ổn

không→khờ ông không

Bạn ăn trưa chưa?

Have you had lunch?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.trưatrualevelKeep the voice steady and level.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn

ăn→ăn

trưa→trờ ưa trưa

chưa→chờ ưa chưa

Chiều nay có mệt không?

Were you tired this afternoon?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ChiềuchieufallingLet the voice fall gently.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.cócorisingLift the voice upward.mệtmetheavyDrop the voice low and short.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Chiều→chờ iêu chiêu huyền Chiều

nay→nờ ay nay

có→cờ o co sắc có

mệt→mờ êt mêt nặng mệt

không→khờ ông không

Hôm nay có chuyện gì vui không?

Did anything fun happen today?

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

HômhomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.cócorisingLift the voice upward.chuyệnchuyenheavyKeep the final n short.gìgifallingLet the voice fall gently.vuivuilevelKeep the voice steady and level.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Hôm→hờ ôm hôm

nay→nờ ay nay

có→cờ o co sắc có

chuyện→chờ uyên chuyên nặng chuyện

gì→gờ i gi huyền gì

vui→vờ ui vui

không→khờ ông không

Tôi có một ngày khá bận.

I had quite a busy day.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.cócorisingLift the voice upward.mộtmotheavyDrop the voice low and short.ngàyngayfallingStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.khákharisingLift the voice upward.bậnbanheavyKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

có→cờ o co sắc có

một→mờ ôt môt nặng một

ngày→ngờ ay ngay huyền ngày

khá→khờ a kha sắc khá

bận→bờ ân bân nặng bận

Buổi sáng hơi căng thẳng.

The morning was a little stressful.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

BuổibuoidippingDip slightly, then recover.sángsangrisingLift the voice upward.hơihoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.căngcanglevelKeep the voice steady and level.thẳngthangdippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling

Buổi→bờ uôi buôi hỏi Buổi

sáng→sờ ang sang sắc sáng

hơi→hờ ơi hơi

căng→cờ ăng căng

thẳng→thờ ăng thăng hỏi thẳng

Nhưng buổi chiều tốt hơn.

But the afternoon was better.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NhưngnhunglevelKeep the voice steady and level.buổibuoidippingDip slightly, then recover.chiềuchieufallingLet the voice fall gently.tốttotrisingLift the voice upward.hơnhonlevelKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Nhưng→nhờ ưng nhưng

buổi→bờ uôi buôi hỏi buổi

chiều→chờ iêu chiêu huyền chiều

tốt→tờ ôt tôt sắc tốt

hơn→hờ ơn hơn

Tôi vừa tan làm.

I just finished work.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.vừavuafallingLet the voice fall gently.tantanlevelKeep the final n short.làmlamfallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

vừa→vờ ưa vưa huyền vừa

tan→tờ an tan

làm→lờ am lam huyền làm

Nghe có vẻ vất vả quá.

That sounds really tiring.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NghenghelevelStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.cócorisingLift the voice upward.vẻvedippingDip slightly, then recover.vấtvatrisingLift the voice upward.vảvadippingDip slightly, then recover.quáquarisingQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling

Nghe→ngờ e nghe

có→cờ o co sắc có

vẻ→vờ e ve hỏi vẻ

vất→vờ ât vât sắc vất

vả→vờ a va hỏi vả

quá→quờ a qua sắc quá

Về nhà nghỉ ngơi nhé.

Go home and get some rest.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

VềvefallingLet the voice fall gently.nhànhafallingLet the voice fall gently.nghỉnghidippingStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.ngơingoilevelStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Về→vờ ê vê huyền Về

nhà→nhờ a nha huyền nhà

nghỉ→ngờ i nghi hỏi nghỉ

ngơi→ngờ ơi ngơi

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Mai sẽ là một ngày tốt hơn.

Tomorrow will be a better day.

Use this line to keep the ask about someone's day exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MaimailevelKeep the voice steady and level.sẽsebrokenUse a short broken rise.làlafallingLet the voice fall gently.mộtmotheavyDrop the voice low and short.ngàyngayfallingStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.tốttotrisingLift the voice upward.hơnhonlevelKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Mai→mờ ai mai

sẽ→sờ e se ngã sẽ

là→lờ a la huyền là

một→mờ ôt môt nặng một

ngày→ngờ ay ngay huyền ngày

tốt→tờ ôt tôt sắc tốt

hơn→hờ ơn hơn

Practice ladder

  1. 1Listen once at natural speed.
  2. 2Replay at slow speed and shadow each line.
  3. 3Complete the situation without reading.

Common mistakes

  • Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.
  • Keep the relationship pronoun or politeness marker used in the model line.

Cultural notes

  • Use standard nationwide vocabulary with the Quỳnh Anh Northern Vietnamese voice in checking in warmly with a friend after work.

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