If you watch a Vietnamese film or TV show when you’re a beginner, you’re obviously not going to understand it all. But is it still worth watching? To be honest, I wasn’t convinced there was… Should you watch Vietnamese films and TV when you’re a beginner?
If you’re a complete beginner in Vietnamese and you barely know a word of Vietnamese, where should you start? I don’t know about you but I find it tricky to learn the first few words… Absolute Beginner Vietnamese: How to start learning
Readers have been asking me questions about Vietnamese pronunciation. It’s an important part of learning Vietnamese but I didn’t know where to start. Then last week I read this short article explaining how to get… How an afternoon in a park taught me to pronounce ng-
While I’ve already put together a guide about whether you should choose to learn Northern or Southern Vietnamese, I didn’t explain why it’s important. Firstly there are pronunciation differences. But as long as you have… Why choosing between Northern and Southern Vietnamese is important
The question in every Vietnamese beginner’s mind: should you learn northern or southern Vietnamese? Of course within those broad groups, there is more variation. But at this stage there is a choice to be made… Should you learn northern or southern Vietnamese?
The first time you look at Vietnamese writing, you might well be surprised at all the accents on and under the letters. Some vowels have not just one but two marks per letter – for… The Beginner’s Guide to Vietnamese tones and accent marks
Vietnamese’s romanised script is a little deceptive. It looks familiar but many of the sounds are totally different. Our recent interviewee, Adam, shared one example of where this can go very wrong. Let’s look at… Why you should learn to read Vietnamese from the beginning