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Making a New Friend

A short beginner story for recognizing social phrases in context.

Story

You meet someone at a language exchange. You say Tôi đang học tiếng Việt and ask Bạn đến Việt Nam lâu chưa?. The conversation stays simple but friendly.

Useful language

Vietnamese English Practice note
Tôi đang học tiếng Việt I am learning Vietnamese Useful icebreaker.
Bạn đến Việt Nam lâu chưa? Have you been in Vietnam long? Natural first conversation question.
Rất vui được gặp bạn Nice to meet you Polite and warm.
Mình gặp lại nhé Let us meet again Friendly goodbye.
Nhắn tin cho tôi Text me Keep the connection going.

Read it again

Read the story once for meaning. Read it a second time and pause at each Vietnamese phrase. On the third pass, cover the English translation and see if the situation helps you remember the phrase.

Practice

Imagine the same scene tomorrow. Change one detail: the location, the price, the drink, the person, or the time. Say the Vietnamese phrase again with that new detail in mind.

Story phrases

Tôi đang học tiếng Việt

I am learning Vietnamese

Useful icebreaker.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.đangdanglevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.họchocheavyDrop the voice low and short.tiếngtiengrisingLift the voice upward.ViệtvietheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôitờ ôi tôi

đangđờ ang đang

họchờ oc hoc nặng học

tiếngtờ iêng tiêng sắc tiếng

Việtvờ iêt viêt nặng Việt

Bạn đến Việt Nam lâu chưa?

Have you been in Vietnam long?

Natural first conversation question.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.đếndenrisingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.ViệtvietheavyDrop the voice low and short.NamnamlevelKeep the voice steady and level.lâulaulevelKeep the voice steady and level.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Bạnbờ an ban nặng Bạn

đếnđờ ên đên sắc đến

Việtvờ iêt viêt nặng Việt

Namnờ am nam

lâulờ âu lâu

chưachờ ưa chưa

Rất vui được gặp bạn

Nice to meet you

Polite and warm.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

RấtratrisingLift the voice upward.vuivuilevelKeep the voice steady and level.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.gặpgapheavyDrop the voice low and short.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Rấtrờ ât rât sắc Rất

vuivờ ui vui

đượcđờ ươc đươc nặng được

gặpgờ ăp găp nặng gặp

bạnbờ an ban nặng bạn

Mình gặp lại nhé

Let us meet again

Friendly goodbye.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MìnhminhfallingLet the voice fall gently.gặpgapheavyDrop the voice low and short.lạilaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Mìnhmờ inh minh huyền Mình

gặpgờ ăp găp nặng gặp

lạilờ ai lai nặng lại

nhénhờ e nhe sắc nhé

Nhắn tin cho tôi

Text me

Keep the connection going.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NhắnnhanrisingKeep the final n short.tintinlevelKeep the final n short.chocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Nhắnnhờ ăn nhăn sắc Nhắn

tintờ in tin

chochờ o cho

tôitờ ôi tôi

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