Archive for the 'Vietnamese Culture' Category
December 26, 2017
How to Say Happy New Year in Vietnamese & New Year Wishes
Learn all the Vietnamese New Year wishes online, in your own time, on any device! Join VietnamesePod101 for a special Vietnamese New Year celebration!
Can you relate to the year passing something like this: “January, February, March - December!”? Many people do! Quantum physics teaches us that time is relative, and few experiences illustrate this principle as perfectly as when we reach the end of a year. To most of us, it feels like the old one has passed in the blink of an eye, while the new year lies ahead like a very long journey! However, New Year is also a time to celebrate beginnings, and to say goodbye to what has passed. This is true in every culture, no matter when New Year is celebrated.
So, how do you say Happy New... Show more
December 14, 2017
How to Say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Vietnamese
Do you know any ways to wish someone a ‘Merry Christmas’ in Vietnamese? VietnamesePod101 brings you easy-to-learn translations and the correct pronunciation of Vietnamese Christmas phrases!
Christmas is the annual commemorative festival of Christ’s birth in the Western Christian Church. It takes place on December 25th and is usually celebrated with much food and fanfare! However, not all cultures celebrate Christmas. In some countries, Christmas is not even a public holiday! However, many countries have adapted Christmas and its religious meaning to tally with their own beliefs, or simply in acknowledgment of the festival’s importance to other cultures. If you want to impress native Vietnamese speakers with culturally-appropriate... Show more
July 28, 2017
How to Start Thinking in Vietnamese
Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in
Going through lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of , but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in . This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons.
We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native tongue, and the physical object... Show more
April 21, 2016
The Top 10 Vietnamese Words & Phrases For Going On A Date
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Summer is here and love is in the air! But are you going to be able to go on that date with that special someone... who only speaks Vietnamese?!
Step up your game with our Top 10 Vietnamese words and phrases for going on a date! And don't forget to sign up for a FREE (Yes, it's a FREE account) lifetime account at VietnamesePod101.com to further your skills even more!
1. I love you.
Tôi yêu bạn.
2. You're so beautiful.
Em đẹp quá.
3. Girlfriend
bạn gái
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4. Rose
hoa hồng
5. I think of you as more than a friend.
Tôi coi bạn hơn một người bạn.
6. Love
yêu
7. I've got a crush on you.
Tôi có... Show more
August 25, 2015
6 Reasons to Learn a Language Before You Travel
There are plenty of destinations where you can get by with English, but sometimes you want to do better than just ‘get by’. Here are 6 reasons you should learn the basics of the language of your next trip destination.
1. You will be able to discover your destination better than other tourists.
Getting by is one thing, but actually experiencing a trip abroad is quite another. No amount of guidebooks and online research can compensate for a basic lack of language ability. Speaking the language of your destination permits you to explore that destination beyond the regular tourist traps. Your language skills will not only allow you to dig into all the hidden gems of your destination, but they will also allow you to mingle with the... Show more