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HISTORY: Like all languages, Vietnamese is a blend of several earlier languages. The basic vocabulary evolved from Mon-Khmer (ancient Cambodian). Chinese contributed much of the more advanced vocabulary (and the original writing system) and much of the grammar and pronunciation came from the ancient Tai people of South-western China (who were also the ancestors of today's Thai people).
DIALECTS: The two major Vietnamese dialects are those of the North and South. The differences between these are not as great as the Vietnamese would have you believe, although some regional dialects border onto incomprehensibility for other Vietnamese. There are minor pronunciation, tone and vocabulary differences between the Hanoi and Saigon dialects, but they are comparable to the differences between mid-western American English and British BBC English.
ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION: Vietnamese has nine vowel sounds represented by twelve characters. The Roman alphabet doesn't have enough vowel characters for all of these, so they make up the difference by modifying some letters with diacritics. They use all of the Roman consonants except for F, J, W and Z. P is only used with H to make the /f/ sound, and at the end of words. Y is always a vowel, making the /I/ sound. They have only one modified consonant, Ð, which produces a hard (/d/) sound.
BASIC TERMS: Yes = Có, Vâng, Da. No = Không Thank you = Thank you very much = You're welcome = Không có chi Please = Xin vui lòng Excuse me = Hello = Xin chào Goodbye = So long = Good morning = Xin chào Good afternoon = Xin chào Good evening = Xin chào Good night = I do not understand = How do you say this in [English]? = , Do you speak ... = English = Anh French = Pháp, táy German = Spanish = Tây Ban Nha Chinese = Hoa, tá`u I = Tôi We = Chúng tôi You (singular, familiar) = Anh (m), Chi. (f) You (singular, formal) = Ông (m), Bà (f) ( You (plural) = Các ông (m), Các bà (f) They = What is your name? = Tên anh (chi.) là gì ? Nice to meet you. = How are you? = Good = Tó't Bad = So so = Wife = Husband = Daughter = Con gái Son = Con trai Mother = Father = Cha, bó', ba Friend = Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Have a nice day! = Chúc bạn có một ngày vui vẻ Wish you and your family all the best! = (Chúc mọi điều tốt đẹp nhất lụôn đến với cô và gia đình của cô) My name is….. = ( Tôi tên là…..) I am from …. = (Tôi đến từ…) I am interested in knowing more about you: = ( Tôi rất muốn được tìm hiểu thêm về cô.) Hope to receive your reply soon = ( Hi vọng nhận được hồi âm của cô sớm) You look very beautiful = ( Trông cô rất xinh đẹp) Please tell me more about yourself! = ( Xin vui lòng cho tôi được biết thêm về cô) Yours sincerely = ( Bạn chân thành của cô) Want to learn more Vietnamese language? Click Here for Free Online Vietnamese Language Course