Visit Someone's Home
visiting a Vietnamese home respectfully for the first time
Northern Vietnamese
Visit Someone's Home Phrases
Practical Vietnamese phrases for visit someone's home.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Cảm ơn bạn đã mời tôi.
- visiting a Vietnamese home respectfully for the first time
- Start with: Cảm ơn bạn đã mời tôi., Đây là món quà nhỏ., Mời bạn vào nhà..
Mini lesson
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visiting a Vietnamese home respectfully for the first time
Real situations
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Cảm ơn bạn đã mời tôi.
Thank you for inviting me.
Start with this line when visiting a Vietnamese home respectfully for the first time.
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.mờimoifallingLet the voice fall gently.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
mời→mờ ơi mơi huyền mời
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
Đây là món quà nhỏ.
This is a small gift.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
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ĐâydaylevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.làlafallingLet the voice fall gently.mónmonrisingKeep the final n short.quàquafallingQu is closer to kw than English q.nhỏnhodippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling
Đây→đờ ây đây
là→lờ a la huyền là
món→mờ on mon sắc món
quà→quờ a qua huyền quà
nhỏ→nhờ o nho hỏi nhỏ
Mời bạn vào nhà.
Please come inside.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
Say it
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MờimoifallingLet the voice fall gently.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.vàovaofallingLet the voice fall gently.nhànhafallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Mời→mờ ơi mơi huyền Mời
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
vào→vờ ao vao huyền vào
nhà→nhờ a nha huyền nhà
Bạn để giày ở đây nhé.
Please leave your shoes here.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.đểdedippingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.giàygiayfallingLet the voice fall gently.ởodippingDip slightly, then recover.đâydaylevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
để→đờ ê đê hỏi để
giày→giờ ay giay huyền giày
ở→ơ hỏi ở
đây→đờ ây đây
nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé
Nhà bạn đẹp quá.
Your home is beautiful.
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NhànhafallingLet the voice fall gently.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.đẹpdepheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.quáquarisingQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling
Nhà→nhờ a nha huyền Nhà
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
đẹp→đờ ep đep nặng đẹp
quá→quờ a qua sắc quá
Bạn uống trà nhé.
Please have some tea.
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BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.uốnguongrisingLift the voice upward.tràtrafallingLet the voice fall gently.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
uống→uông sắc uống
trà→trờ a tra huyền trà
nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé
Cảm ơn, cho tôi một ít.
Thank you, I will have a little.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
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CảmcamdippingDip slightly, then recover.ơnonlevelKeep the final n short.chocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.mộtmotheavyDrop the voice low and short.ítitrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Cảm→cờ am cam hỏi Cảm
ơn→ơn
cho→chờ o cho
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
một→mờ ôt môt nặng một
ít→it sắc ít
Bạn ăn trái cây đi.
Please have some fruit.
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BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.tráitrairisingLift the voice upward.câycaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.đidilevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
ăn→ăn
trái→trờ ai trai sắc trái
cây→cờ ây cây
đi→đờ i đi
Món này ngon quá.
This is delicious.
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MónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.ngonngonlevelStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.quáquarisingQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling
Món→mờ on mon sắc Món
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
ngon→ngờ on ngon
quá→quờ a qua sắc quá
Bạn cứ tự nhiên nhé.
Please make yourself at home.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
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BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.cứcurisingLift the voice upward.tựtuheavyDrop the voice low and short.nhiênnhienlevelKeep the final n short.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
cứ→cờ ư cư sắc cứ
tự→tờ ư tư nặng tự
nhiên→nhờ iên nhiên
nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé
Tôi có thể giúp gì không?
Can I help with anything?
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TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.cócorisingLift the voice upward.thểthedippingDip slightly, then recover.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.gìgifallingLet the voice fall gently.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
có→cờ o co sắc có
thể→thờ ê thê hỏi thể
giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp
gì→gờ i gi huyền gì
không→khờ ông không
Để tôi dọn bàn giúp.
Let me help clear the table.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ĐểdedippingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.dọndonheavyKeep the final n short.bànbanfallingKeep the final n short.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Để→đờ ê đê hỏi Để
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
dọn→dờ on don nặng dọn
bàn→bờ an ban huyền bàn
giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp
Tôi xin phép về trước.
Please excuse me, I need to leave.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.xinxinlevelKeep the final n short.phéppheprisingLift the voice upward.vềvefallingLet the voice fall gently.trướctruocrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
xin→xờ in xin
phép→phờ ep phep sắc phép
về→vờ ê vê huyền về
trước→trờ ươc trươc sắc trước
Cảm ơn gia đình bạn rất nhiều.
Thank you very much to your family.
Use this line to keep the visit someone's home exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
CảmcamdippingDip slightly, then recover.ơnonlevelKeep the final n short.giagialevelKeep the voice steady and level.đìnhdinhfallingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.rấtratrisingLift the voice upward.nhiềunhieufallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Cảm→cờ am cam hỏi Cảm
ơn→ơn
gia→giờ a gia
đình→đờ inh đinh huyền đình
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
rất→rờ ât rât sắc rất
nhiều→nhờ iêu nhiêu huyền nhiều
Practice ladder
- 1Listen once at natural speed.
- 2Replay at slow speed and shadow each line.
- 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 visiting a Vietnamese home respectfully for the first time.
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