Vietnamese language class for travellers - Part 1

[@porkbuns]

Vietnamese is my mother tongue but i can't help but be mesmerized by the way you speak...your speech is incredibly eloquent. I have a lot of respect for your interest to learn and share our the language. Please keep the videos coming...i watch all of them! Great work

[@dntbinh]

I grow up in Vietnam and have been so critical about speaking/using Vietnamese. But I have to say your Vietnamese is adorably awesome :D I'm so happy to see a foreigner who is so passionate about our language. Please keep up the great work, and all the best :)

[@e.g.flores2819]

I served in the Army in the Vietnam war and learned words that a medic would learn in order to treat the people, but i have forgotten them all, but i loved your teaching and the way you pronounce the words, you speak well. I love Vietnam and the people there.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks E.G.

[@danielvuongvo]

I'm Vietnamese and I have to say that your Vietnamese is excellent. Hardly do I see a foreigner speaks Vietnamese natually like you. Even Vietnamese people make lots of mistakes when speaking. For those who made negative comments, what is "standard Vietnamese"? I don't think there is an accent that you guys suppose it's standard. That's just so stupid and ignorant!

[@annabellethedoll3764]

I'm a Vietnamese live in US, and I love to learn my native language but The accent are so hard.

[@danielvuongvo]

Hello Annabelle Le Vietnamese is a tonal language. For people who just start to learn Vietnamese, it's normal to say that it's so hard to pronounce exactly some words. Two words with different tone marks would have different meanings. For example, có which means have/get and cò which means the stork. Keep trying to learn Vietnamese and I hope you could speak it fluently one day!

[@annabellethedoll3764]

thanks, it would be embarrassed when I come home to Vietnam and couldn't speak The language properly. what will My family says then? Is it mất gốc? I will be go back to my mother birthplace next year for the first time, and I'm worried.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks! You'll know how much mileage you can get from just a few words. Glad you enjoyed it. Stand by for more.

[@jessalinnguyen1504]

Thank you so much! As someone who has been struggling to learn this language for years, I find your videos really comforting and make the language seem easily accessible

[@azndude8888]

Wow, I am very impressed! The fact that you've put so much effort into learning our language is great. Keep working at it, not bad at all.

[@n0lanv0id]

Started this series today, so much info in just the first video. Can't wait for the next. Several of my coworkers are from Vietnam. Love seeing their faces light up when I greet them in their native tongue. They've been teaching me bits as well. Thanks for the videos!

[@phamphlan]

You are amazing with a perfect Vietnamese accent. Our kids (born in Canada) wanted to learn Vietnamese and we started with your lesson. Many thanks: you are a great teacher:).

[@rustycompasstravel]

+Pham Lan Thanks Lan! Appreciate your comments very much. Chuc Mung Nam Moi!!

[@Evgeniy9712]

+Mark Bowyer I just joined the Vietnamese Student Association at my university so that I might pick up the language, but I think your lessons will help me in a big way, too. Thanks!

[@zepres]

Chào em. Em giỏi lắm. Thanks so much for teaching our language. Even Vietnamese children who were born abroad could learn from you. I am impressed.

[@sheilat.2545]

Wow! i just can't help but leave a comment! Two thumbs up sir! Great job. I just realized that i need to learn Vietnamese language while I'm here in Vietnam. I'm a Filipino. You inspired me to keep going. You're a good teacher! Looking forward to learn more from your videos :)

[@ruslannurymbetov8948]

Hi Mark! Thank you for your Vietnamese lessons. I have started to learn this language with your KZbin lessons which I find very useful and interesting. Greetings from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿!

[@EoinBrennan5]

Awesome video! some excellent tips. Presented really simply. Thanks!!

[@bluc3cl0ud]

I want to bring this up many times when I heard a foreigner say "xin chao" and consider it as a way of greeting in Vietnamese. It's true that it means Hello, but honestly, it is really hardly used in reality when Vietnamese greet each other. 'Xin chao' can be used as a way of greeting but bear in mind that it is only common for foreigners to say to natives not among natives, so I often name this phrase as UNNATURAL Vietnamese. In reality, in formal situation, it can be summed up in a formula like "Subject 1 CHÀO Subject 2 (S1 is the one who greet" The use of S1 and S2 is very complicated in terms of the fact that you have to consider the age and the gender of the person you want to greet. For example, if that person is female and younger, you say "chào em" (S1 is omitted here because S1 is older so there is no need to address him/herself). But if that person is female and older, you'll say "em chào chị", etc. In informal situation, among friends or people who are at the same age, or when the S1 is older than the S2, it is often said that: "Đi đâu đấy?" means "where are you going?" This is considered as a common way of greeting, I say this to my friends the whole time, but remember that this one doesn't require any answer like "I go to ...blah..blahh". You don't have to go into details with this, just reply by "Ừ, ra đây tý" (means: I go to this place) (this is used among people who are at the same age as yours; To people who is older, when they greet you with this question, you can reply "Dạ, cháu ra đây tý ạ" means "yes, I go to this place for a while". Well, it is quite difficult and complicated, I know but if you want to sound natural, you should be aware of this.

[@HabiburRahman-hw4so]

Need to learn Vietnam Language for job purpose , I saw so many VDO's but your one is the best one, well done Mr. Mark Bowyer. Thanks for your kind effort.

[@FubarNinjaOfficial]

Thank you Mark. I just discovered you and am eager to learn more. Big thumbs ups!

[@thuyhanhle5097]

Wow, wow, wow! I’m very impressed. I’m looking for a good video for my son, who is learning Vietnamese then crossed your channel. Good job and thank you for sharing.

[@anthonydanielgittins1864]

Very insightful. Nice delivery by the way.

[@madhatter785]

Dude, you classes are absolutely teaching me. Most palpable vietnamese lesson I've found yet

[@rustycompasstravel]

Great news! Thanks for the feedback.

[@madhatter785]

Thanks for replying. I think I'll study some tonight. I'm about to embrak of teaching myself the language and want to approach it as seriously as I can to really progess. I intend to hire a teacher online whom I can video chat with to learn. I think that living connection will really help. If you made a video breaking down how you would suggest someone learn from scratch, what to understand, what's important, what is less important, your favorite resources and ways to trouble shoot the learning process. I'd be so appreciative.

[@midei]

Thank you very much for your lessons. I’m going to Vietnam in two months, and as you say, trying to learn at least some common sentence is a measure of appreciation and respect.

[@luciennguyen352]

Thank you for what you are doing Mark. Love all your video blogs. You make the World smiles.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks Lucien - very kind of you.

[@MyHungho]

Hello Mark, I loved the way you teach Vietnamese language, very clear to understand and fun to watch. Thanks, Hung Ho

[@VyLe-kg1wk]

wow! you are very good with pronouncing with those words! i am Vietnamese and i understood you very clearly! good job!

[@Chipachu2511]

I really appreciate that you're enjoying learning our language :) Your understanding and accent are EXCELLENT!!!

[@danielhusain7570]

It's time to revisit these great videos!

[@momanamoproblems66]

Thank you so much for this video, it really helped a lot for my trip to Vietnam! It is the best video to learn vietnames I've watched on KZbin.

[@chuongwynn8688]

Thank you Mark for taking the time to sharing the Vietnamese language for all. I was born in Vietnam, but do not speak very much of it since I left. Keep up with the videos, I will watch it!

[@thaotongfoodie]

Wow, I don't know how I stumbled across your videos but they are great. I was born in Vietnam but have lived in Minnesota since I was a year and a half. I would love to visit Vietnam one day but need to make sure my Vietnamese is better. I am so impressed by your enthusiasm and love for traveling. Your Vietnamese is also amazing. I love watching and hearing your interaction with the Vietnamese-so sincere and sweet ;) - Thao

[@exeggutor35]

This is very informative and neat, my Vietnamese friends are from Saigon and the lady that does my nails will be thrilled to hear me speak as I have wanted to learn the language. You rock.

[@whatever4919]

OMG I think Im in love. Your accent is so cute and your pronunciation is so clear. Please keep doing this. Viet people really like foreigners who can speak Vietnamese.

[@lynnevans8038]

I am from Australia, absolutely loved your video Mark, it helped me so much with addressing people in Vietnam, also so easy to follow your teaching in all aspects.........I am going to Vietnam in August and I would love to watch more of your videos and learn from them.....well done!

[@nhiiitran]

Hi Mr. Mark. I really like your way to talk

[@syemonbrown2493]

Going to Vietnam in June, this was the easiest language class on KZbin, love being able to go to a foreign country and speak a few words, I think it shows respect for the people and country your in, thanks Mark for a really helpful vid, cant wait to get over their and give it a whirl.

[@Namip14]

you sound very fluent! I'm impress! You're a great teacher for the beginner! :)

[@chunguyen6928]

Remarkable!, I am most impressed by your knowledge and teaching of the Vietnamese language - Excellent pronunciation!. Anh Mark rat goi, Chu anh may man, khoe manh va thanh cong.

[@sudiptasarkar8146]

Liked the way you explained the things.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thank you!

[@80sgn]

Thanks for a great introduction into the Vietnamese language. This is a an exceptionally helpful video!

[@tooley58]

Brilliant set of videos, thanks for taking the time to do all this. I'm going shortly and this has been invaluable. I've wanted to visit Vietnam since I was a kid.

[@rustycompasstravel]

tooley58

[@rustycompasstravel]

Mark BowyerThanks Tooley. Appreciate the feedback!

[@360ch]

great clip. thanks for doing this.

[@klose1612]

You are so amazingly good at speaking Vietnamese! I'm a native speaker but there's no way I can teach someone to speak Vietnamese as well as you do. I'll share your video to anyone who wants to learn Vietnamese. I'm amazed that you do accents from different parts of Vietnam really well as well!!

[@reishiki5699]

I'm from southern vietnam and ur pronunciation is amazing!! :D

[@michaelrichardson1430]

What a great little lesson, well articulated and most useful. Thanks mate, good job.

[@graemehudson3857]

Really enjoying your tips for my trip to Hoi an in the end of March 👌🏼👌🏼

[@ntd252]

Sound silly when there's Vietnamese people like me still watching it! Love your video and your very clear, accurate pronunciation. Your video gives me some basic idea of how to teach Vietnamese for a foreigner, which will be my mission in the next few days.

[@swim4life501]

Mark thank you for this great video. I have practiced these words , ready for my trip soon . Really excited.

[@lordstubbington7274]

lesson 1 down, bloody awesome!!thank, im going to do all, really easy,thanks

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks Lord Stubbington - all the best with it!

[@bribdelang6698]

Thank you, Cám ơn, awesome lesson!

[@sheisvietnamese1947]

Incredible Mark ơi......I keep saying to my foreign friends, that the moment they are most adorable to me is when they speak Vietnamese. Most of them try and some even take a class to learn my language. I was looking for some clips teaching online and just found yours. Speechless, your accent is perfect. Love it so much ! keep up the great job !

[@DJMoskito123]

You are an excellent teacher. Thanks.

[@thinhamautechtrinh1207]

Your pronunciation is close to perfect , I'm so impressed. There are very few foreigners could pronounce this good although I have met a couple of them .

[@thomasbrown6156]

Very good video --Im trying to learn some and hope to go to Vietnam soon.

[@danielhusain7570]

Yeaah! I loved that! Just flirting with my journey in learning tiếng Việt and you inspire me! Just watching and laughing out loud with gleeful excitement about my upcoming trip to Vietnam!

[@redshoeproject]

You really are good at teaching. Hope you pick this up again.

[@sandrasantana2018]

THANK YOU..5 TAKING YOUR TIME TO TEACH PEOPLE..GRACIAS

[@KerryBuchanan]

Thanks for this, Mark!

[@mitrut11]

Simple and effective ..really useful ! Also smile and laugh when learning a foreign language is a must 😊

[@steverabo]

I had a good laugh and learnt some handy phrases, thanks

[@PeterFritzWalter]

Y're a great guy, Mark. I enjoy your 'informal' teaching but it's really cool and funny and easy to absorb. I am learning Vietnamese with ASSIMIL, a method from France that is called 'la méthode intuitive.' I have learnt quite a few languages with it, including Chinese and Japanese. I am looking forward to my trip to HCMC and my Vietnamese lessons. The pronunciation is really hard in the beginning … thanks so much for your course!

[@onquy1201]

OMG you rocked man. i'm currently studying French by myself and sometimes I think that I may make some videos teaching people to learn my language. And you did! Great job. ^_^

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Really cool! I like it! Cam o'n! So funny that the short quick pig - sow, is a bull's crap. Ha ha ha. Much love, joy & peace.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Yep.

[@maxsmalley-smith8035]

Mate this is perfect, exactly the amount of depth I've got time to go into! Great idea to do videos in this style

[@jordanalfaro9877]

You are adorable! Thank you for the lesson!

[@kienvo]

I am so impressed with your Vietnamese. Thanks so much for teaching my language to English speakers. Great job, sir.

[@UDX-340]

I learned vietnamese for 2 years,and it was bud that got me started.now im back at it 3 years later, ive forgot quite a bit...thanks guys!

[@baitaptienganhcuatoi]

Hi, your lesson is really helpful to me. It's so much fun when I hear you pronounce " Khỏe không" in different ways. I'm Vietnamese and I watch your video to find the way how to explain Vietnamese to my friends from other countries. Thank you so much, I love your video. ^^ Have a great day, Mr. Mark Bowyer.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks very much Thanh Thuy!

[@petesmith9472]

Excellent.

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks Pete!

[@jenniferdetinne7405]

I am so glad you made this video, thank you thank you I hope everything is still well with you.

[@ductran3846]

excellent. thanks Mark

[@lilypiggy30]

Amazing job, Mark! I am so surprised with your incredible video! I dont know how long have you been learning Vietnamese but your accent is perfectly good! Keep it up and I am looking forward seeing more of your video!

[@robertjames9562]

Very Helpful. Your pronunciation is helpful to this native NY'er USA. Thank you.

[@bradlewis9050]

great post,

[@Anj1196]

this is amazing, great job! Always find it super interesting watching it - up to ten times now :))), even to a Vietnamese like me (always laugh with joy and interest =))). I didnt realise lots of things about our language until you told about them :))))... Also exciting to know about our language through a foreigner's perspectives :D. This is great video that I showed my foreign friends for them to have an idea about Vietnamese, haha. Thanks alot! Please keep working and adding more :D. By the way, your Vietnamese accent and tonation are incredible (you can even pronounce the Northern and Southern accent which I can't) :D.

[@sritantra]

Mark, that was very good! Cảm ơn!

[@Owlerycrinkie0918]

Very useful and informative video. Your Vietnamese pronunciation is excellent.

[@2010jimn]

You do a good job of making it fun to learn a complicated language.

[@stevenkeane859]

Very good video Mark. Highly recommended

[@paulgianni6218]

Thank you for the lesson; I cannot wait to learn more.

[@VietnamMotorbikeTours]

great clip and handy for anyone travelling to Vietnam

[@chothemewordpress5309]

Thanks

[@Maymuathu2510]

Hahahahhaha I wanna give u thousands of like for your humor very much. I can't stop laughing when watching your video. U make me surprised sooooo much. I love your accent and pronunciation in Vietnamese as well as your funny teaching way. Could I have chance to meet u in reality? :-D you re rock!!!!

[@KenKLVietnamese]

Me too :))

[@robertomerced1184]

Good class, thank .

[@Elephantsss]

Brilliant thanks , Mark

[@patricksteinmetz44]

Great video Mark. Thank you.

[@bantriky]

Great video. One helpful tip, to address a man "chu" is for someone who seems to be younger than your father and "Bac" is someone seems to be older than your father. "Chao Chu" or "Chao Bac" = Hello. To address a woman "Co" is for younger than your father and "Bac" is for older than your father. "Chao co" or "Chao Bac" = Hello. Xin chao (formal) chao (informal) = Hello

[@SlyShippy]

Thanks, That was a great intro lesson.

[@jrod5069]

Trời ơi! you are so funny. I like your teaching style :)

[@gogreenmodern]

I watched this video literally 20+ times and want to thank you so much it was great to know a few words on my 16 day trip (north and south) from Australia. some tips for others -- The locals are very used to hello, and thank you (common for a tourist to know these) and whilst you will get by great and enjoy using these two words, I would highly recommend learning the others. the people in the south will respond much better to the southern versions than if you just learn the northern versions so its worth watching this video enough to learn both! There is nothing better than seeing the smile on the ladies face in market after hearing you say "mac qua"...it literally will pay you hundreds of thousands of dong to learn this :) Sometimes they will assume you know fluent Vietnamese and start talking to you in Vietnamese, I wish I knew how to say "I don't understand" at that point haha :) once again, Thanks so much Mark, this video works WAY better than any free App or book !!!

[@rickysanchez8709]

I like how you speak Vietnamese....keep it up and lean at the same time

[@LeodiAstoriaXIII]

The way you pronounce "~" is really good, even for some Vietnamese lol :D

[@raynguyen2026]

you're right ... most people in the central of vietnam pronouce "~" incorrectly and they pronounce it "?" instead :D

[@bhantechandima]

you made me confident

[@narinderkumar2380]

Understood and very well for your input.

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

Hello Mark, I appreciate your videos, especially this one. I am in the basic stages of learning Vietnamese, and it is good to hear it spoken in a male voice. All of the other videos I have found are by women with very high voices and it makes it hard to tell if my tones are correct in the lower octaves. Keep 'em coming!!!

[@rustycompasstravel]

Thanks very much porkbuns! More to come.

[@dreamcatcher2695]

I love this! I went to Vietnam in January/December and LOVED it but had to learn whilst in Vietnam, I wish I had seen this before the trip lol.

[@maikaphuong89]

Very fun and great lesson

[@dammikawijesekara7515]

I love that your pronounce!! it's easy to understand - Thank you.

[@jrod5069]

From your voice I can tell you know the northern Vietnamese which is very formal and a lot harder to listen to and understand for the foreign people. But you seem to have very deep knowledge of the language. Bravo!!!! Thanks for sharing Vietnamese to the world!

[@ChinoBatchatero]

Mr. Mark. You should make a Part IV.

[@rustycompasstravel]

***** Hi Zenny. Yeah. Definitely do. Will get to work on it.

[@ChinoBatchatero]

Kenny. hehe I learned so much. I also discovered that in the south, they dont pronounce the dấu ngã . I recommend a video on more common phrases and sayings that we will hear and need if we go to vietnam. Once I leave the hotel or land at an airport in vietnam, what will be the causal phrases they will say

[@ChinoBatchatero]

+Mark Bowyer I am still waiting for another video. haha Please hurry :]

[@ChinoBatchatero]

true. Haz watch my viet videos on tones and the alphabet

[@TheViettan28]

Your pronunciation is very nice and precise!