Ask for Help at Work
an everyday Vietnamese office
Southern Vietnamese
Ask for Help at Work Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for ask for help at work.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Bạn giúp tôi kiểm tra file này được không?
- an everyday Vietnamese office
- Start with: Bạn giúp tôi kiểm tra file này được không?, Tôi chưa rõ phần này..
Mini lesson
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an everyday Vietnamese office
Real situations
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Bạn giúp tôi kiểm tra file này được không?
Can you help me check this file?
Start with this line in an everyday Vietnamese office.
Say it
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BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.kiểmkiemdippingDip slightly, then recover.tratralevelKeep the voice steady and level.filefilelevelKeep the voice steady and level.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
kiểm→cờ iêm kiêm hỏi kiểm
tra→trờ a tra
file→file
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được
không→khờ ông không
Tôi chưa rõ phần này.
I am not clear about this part.
Use this to keep the ask for help at work exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.rõrobrokenUse a short broken rise.phầnphanfallingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
chưa→chờ ưa chưa
rõ→rờ o ro ngã rõ
phần→phờ ân phân huyền phần
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
Khi nào bạn rảnh?
When are you free?
Use this to keep the ask for help at work exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
KhikhilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.rảnhranhdippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling
Khi→khờ i khi
nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
rảnh→rờ anh ranh hỏi rảnh
Tôi sẽ làm xong trước ba giờ.
I will finish before three.
Use this to keep the ask for help at work exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.sẽsebrokenUse a short broken rise.làmlamfallingLet the voice fall gently.xongxonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.trướctruocrisingLift the voice upward.babalevelKeep the voice steady and level.giờgiofallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
sẽ→sờ e se ngã sẽ
làm→lờ am lam huyền làm
xong→xờ ong xong
trước→trờ ươc trươc sắc trước
ba→bờ a ba
giờ→giờ ơ giơ huyền giờ
Cảm ơn bạn đã giúp.
Thank you for helping.
Use this to keep the ask for help at work exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
CảmcamdippingDip slightly, then recover.ơnonlevelKeep the final n short.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.đãdabrokenĐ starts like English d; do not say z.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Cảm→cờ am cam hỏi Cảm
ơn→ơn
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
đã→đờ a đa ngã đã
giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp
Practice ladder
- 1Listen once at normal speed.
- 2Shadow each line at slow speed.
- 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 a natural Southern rhythm in an everyday Vietnamese office.
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