Vietnamese Language NotesElementary Vietnamese
Vocabulary
| Vietnamese | English | Type |
|---|---|---|
| tôi | I/me | pronoun |
| chị | older sister | pronoun |
| anh | older brother | pronoun |
| cũng | also | adverb |
| rất | very | adverb |
| vui | happy | adjective |
| được | to be able to | verb |
| làm quen | to get acquainted for the first time | verb |
| với | with | preposition |
| có | to have | verb |
| có...không | question construction for yes/no questions | phrase |
| khỏe | healthy | adjective |
| vâng | yes | response-particle |
| cám ơn | thank you | phrase |
| còn | still | adverb |
| xin lỗi | sorry | phrase |
| tên | name | noun |
| là | to be (used for identification) | verb |
| gì | what | interrogative-pronoun |
| đây | this | demonstrative-pronoun |
| đó | that | demonstrative-pronoun |
| kia | that over there | demonstrative-pronoun |
| ai | who | interrogative-pronoun |
| báo | newspaper | noun |
| mới | new | adjective |
Sentence Patterns
- SUBJECT + có + PREDICATE + không?
- SUBJECT + PREDICATE[ADJECTIVE]
- SUBJECT + là + [NOUN]
- LOCATION + là + [NOUN]
- NOUN + ADJECTIVE