{"id":4406,"date":"2026-04-22T11:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:43:32","slug":"conversation35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/conversation35\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation 35: Studying Vietnamese \/ h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conversation Example:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nAnh John, anh h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i ?<\/span>
\nMr. John, how is your Vietnamese study going?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\n\u00c0 \u2026 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n k\u00e9m l\u1eafm ch\u1ecb \u1ea1.<\/span>
\nAh… I am still very poor at it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nKhi h\u1ecdc, anh th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t?<\/span>
\nWhat do you find most difficult when studying?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nT\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ph\u00e1t \u00e2m l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t.<\/span>
\nI find pronunciation the most difficult.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/span>
\nYes, that’s right.
\n\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, ph\u00e1t \u00e2m c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t h\u01a1i kh\u00f3.<\/span>
\nFor foreigners, Vietnamese pronunciation is a bit difficult.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nB\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t \u00e2m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, h\u1ea3 ch\u1ecb ?<\/span>
\nWhat should I do now to improve my pronunciation?
\nH\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i hay qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng m\u1edbi. Ch\u1ecb h\u00e3y cho t\u00f4i l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean v\u1edbi.<\/span>
\nAlso, I often forget new vocabulary. Please give me some advice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nAnh \u0111\u1eebng lo. Anh h\u00e3y h\u1ecdc t\u1eebng \u00edt m\u1ed9t th\u00f4i.<\/span>
\nDon’t worry. Please study a little bit at a time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng.<\/span>
\nYes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t \u00e2m \u0111\u00fang, anh h\u00e3y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n.<\/span>
\nFirst, to pronounce correctly, please start again from spelling.
\nAnh h\u00e3y \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n ch\u1eadm t\u1eebng t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t v\u00e0 nh\u1edb ph\u00e1t \u00e2m \u0111\u00fang d\u1ea5u<\/span>
\nSpell each word slowly one by one and remember to pronounce the tones correctly.
\nN\u1ebfu anh n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang d\u1ea5u th\u00ec t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd sai.<\/span>
\nIf you speak with the wrong tone, the word will be wrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nV\u1eady h\u1ea3 ch\u1ecb ? Th\u00ec ra l\u00e0 v\u1eady.<\/span>
\nIs that so? I see.
\n\u00c0 \u2026 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec l\u00ed do \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec.<\/span>
\nAh… perhaps that is the reason why people say they don’t understand what I’m saying.
\nCh\u1eafc l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u00e2m sai.<\/span>
\nI probably pronounced it wrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. Trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t d\u1ea5u r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng.<\/span>
\nYes, probably. Tones are very important in Vietnamese.
\n\u00c0 \u2026 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t .<\/span>
\nAh… if you have time, you can talk with Vietnamese people.
\nT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t.<\/span>
\nI think that is a good opportunity to learn Vietnamese.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t.<\/span>
\nYes, I understand. I also talk in Vietnamese sometimes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Mai<\/td>\nAnh h\u00e3y c\u1ed1 l\u00ean nh\u00e9 !<\/span>
\nPlease do your best!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng, c\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u1ecb. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u01a1n.<\/span>
\nYes, thank you. I will try harder.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

VOCCABULARY:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nMeanings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nK\u00e9m<\/td>\nPoor \/ Bad at<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPh\u00e1t \u00e2m<\/td>\nPronunciation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNg\u1eef ph\u00e1p<\/td>\nGrammar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGiao ti\u1ebfp<\/td>\nConversation \/ Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nT\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng<\/td>\nVocabulary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nC\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb<\/td>\nWord usage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i<\/td>\nForeigner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nL\u1eddi khuy\u00ean<\/td>\nAdvice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nT\u1eebng \u00edt m\u1ed9t \/ t\u1eebng ch\u00fat m\u1ed9t<\/td>\nLittle by little<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nC\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n<\/td>\nSpelling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nD\u1ea5u<\/td>\nTone \/ Mark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nC\u01a1 h\u1ed9i<\/td>\nOpportunity \/ Chance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nTh\u00ec ra l\u00e0 v\u1eady<\/td>\nI see \/ So that’s it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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