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Northern Vietnamese

Talk with Children Phrases

Practical Vietnamese phrases for talk with children.

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Chào con, con tên gì?

  • speaking warmly and clearly with a child
  • Start with: Chào con, con tên gì?, Hôm nay con có vui không?, Con đang chơi gì vậy?.

Mini lesson

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speaking warmly and clearly with a child

Real situations

All phrases

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Chào con, con tên gì?

Hello, what is your name?

Start with this line when speaking warmly and clearly with a child.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ChàochaofallingLet the voice fall gently.conconlevelKeep the final n short.conconlevelKeep the final n short.têntenlevelKeep the final n short.gìgifallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Chào→chờ ao chao huyền Chào

con→cờ on con

con→cờ on con

tên→tờ ên tên

gì→gờ i gi huyền gì

Hôm nay con có vui không?

Are you happy today?

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

HômhomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.naynaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.conconlevelKeep the final n short.cócorisingLift the voice upward.vuivuilevelKeep the voice steady and level.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Hôm→hờ ôm hôm

nay→nờ ay nay

con→cờ on con

có→cờ o co sắc có

vui→vờ ui vui

không→khờ ông không

Con đang chơi gì vậy?

What are you playing?

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ConconlevelKeep the final n short.đangdanglevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.chơichoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.gìgifallingLet the voice fall gently.vậyvayheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling

Con→cờ on con

đang→đờ ang đang

chơi→chờ ơi chơi

gì→gờ i gi huyền gì

vậy→vờ ây vây nặng vậy

Cho cô chơi cùng nhé.

Let me play with you.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ChocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.côcolevelKeep the voice steady and level.chơichoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.cùngcungfallingLet the voice fall gently.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Cho→chờ o cho

cô→cờ ô cô

chơi→chờ ơi chơi

cùng→cờ ung cung huyền cùng

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Con làm giỏi lắm.

You did very well.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ConconlevelKeep the final n short.làmlamfallingLet the voice fall gently.giỏigioidippingDip slightly, then recover.lắmlamrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Con→cờ on con

làm→lờ am lam huyền làm

giỏi→giờ oi gioi hỏi giỏi

lắm→lờ ăm lăm sắc lắm

Mình cất đồ chơi nhé.

Let us put the toys away.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MìnhminhfallingLet the voice fall gently.cấtcatrisingLift the voice upward.đồdofallingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.chơichoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Mình→mờ inh minh huyền Mình

cất→cờ ât cât sắc cất

đồ→đờ ô đô huyền đồ

chơi→chờ ơi chơi

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Con đi chậm thôi nhé.

Please walk slowly.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ConconlevelKeep the final n short.đidilevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.chậmchamheavyDrop the voice low and short.thôithoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Con→cờ on con

đi→đờ i đi

chậm→chờ âm châm nặng chậm

thôi→thờ ôi thôi

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Con có cần giúp không?

Do you need help?

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ConconlevelKeep the final n short.cócorisingLift the voice upward.cầncanfallingKeep the final n short.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Con→cờ on con

có→cờ o co sắc có

cần→cờ ân cân huyền cần

giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp

không→khờ ông không

Mình rửa tay trước khi ăn nhé.

Let us wash our hands before eating.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MìnhminhfallingLet the voice fall gently.rửaruadippingDip slightly, then recover.taytaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.trướctruocrisingLift the voice upward.khikhilevelKeep the voice steady and level.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Mình→mờ inh minh huyền Mình

rửa→rờ ưa rưa hỏi rửa

tay→tờ ay tay

trước→trờ ươc trươc sắc trước

khi→khờ i khi

ăn→ăn

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Tạm biệt con, hẹn gặp lại.

Goodbye, see you again.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TạmtamheavyDrop the voice low and short.biệtbietheavyDrop the voice low and short.conconlevelKeep the final n short.hẹnhenheavyKeep the final n short.gặpgapheavyDrop the voice low and short.lạilaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling

Tạm→tờ am tam nặng Tạm

biệt→bờ iêt biêt nặng biệt

con→cờ on con

hẹn→hờ en hen nặng hẹn

gặp→gờ ăp găp nặng gặp

lại→lờ ai lai nặng lại

Tôi nên nói thế nào cho lịch sự?

How should I say this politely?

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nênnenlevelKeep the final n short.nóinoirisingLift the voice upward.thếtherisingLift the voice upward.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.chocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.lịchlichheavyDrop the voice low and short.sựsuheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

nên→nờ ên nên

nói→nờ oi noi sắc nói

thế→thờ ê thê sắc thế

nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào

cho→chờ o cho

lịch→lờ ich lich nặng lịch

sự→sờ ư sư nặng sự

Nếu tôi chưa hiểu đúng, bạn giải thích giúp nhé.

If I have not understood correctly, please explain.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NếuneurisingLift the voice upward.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.hiểuhieudippingDip slightly, then recover.đúngdungrisingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.giảigiaidippingDip slightly, then recover.thíchthichrisingLift the voice upward.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Nếu→nờ êu nêu sắc Nếu

tôi→tờ ôi tôi

chưa→chờ ưa chưa

hiểu→hờ iêu hiêu hỏi hiểu

đúng→đờ ung đung sắc đúng

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

giải→giờ ai giai hỏi giải

thích→thờ ich thich sắc thích

giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp

nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Cảm ơn bạn đã chỉ cho tôi.

Thank you for showing me.

Use this line to keep the talk with children 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.chỉchidippingDip slightly, then recover.chocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Cảm→cờ am cam hỏi Cảm

ơn→ơn

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

đã→đờ a đa ngã đã

chỉ→chờ i chi hỏi chỉ

cho→chờ o cho

tôi→tờ ôi tôi

Tôi rất trân trọng điều đó.

I really appreciate that.

Use this line to keep the talk with children exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.rấtratrisingLift the voice upward.trântranlevelKeep the final n short.trọngtrongheavyDrop the voice low and short.điềudieufallingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.đódorisingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

rất→rờ ât rât sắc rất

trân→trờ ân trân

trọng→trờ ong trong nặng trọng

điều→đờ iêu điêu huyền điều

đó→đờ o đo sắc đó

Practice ladder

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

Common mistakes

  • Keep the relationship pronoun and politeness marker from the model.
  • Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.

Cultural notes

  • Use standard nationwide vocabulary with the Quỳnh Anh Northern Vietnamese voice when speaking warmly and clearly with a child.

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