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Unit 10
B79–B88 · 10 lessons. Focus on this Unit first; the rest of the course stays available below and in the left navigator.
This Unit
B79–B88
10 lessons
Ơi — Calling someone naturally
Learn how ơi follows a name or relationship term to call someone, get their attention or answer a call, and why it is not simply an English equivalent of “hey”.
Nhé, nha — Softening and inviting agreement
Use nhé and nha in suggestions, reminders, arrangements and friendly requests, notice regional and interpersonal variation, and avoid reducing them to a single English word.
Ạ — Showing respect and social positioning
Use ạ in respectful replies, statements and questions, connect it to Vietnamese address relationships, and understand why it is not simply a standalone word meaning “polite”.
À, hả, vậy à? — Reacting and checking in conversation
Recognize à, hả and vậy à as conversational reaction/checking particles, distinguish neutral reaction from surprise or confirmation by context and intonation, and avoid one-word translation rules.
Thôi — Enough, just, stopping and narrowing a choice
Learn several common Beginner uses of thôi: stopping an action, choosing only one thing, saying that something is enough, and softening a decision without assuming one fixed translation.
Giúp tôi / giúp em với — Asking someone for help
Use giúp + person and sentence-final với in ordinary requests for help, choose the self-reference that fits the relationship, and avoid treating với here as the normal preposition “with”.
Cho hỏi... — Opening a question politely and naturally
Use cho hỏi as a conventional way to open a question, combine it with ơi, address terms and ạ, and understand why its meaning cannot be derived by translating cho and hỏi separately.
Mời... — Inviting, offering and welcoming someone to do something
Use mời in invitations, food and social offers, notice how roles and relationships shape the sentence, and avoid reducing mời to one English verb such as “invite”.
Từ chối mà không quá thẳng — Saying no without sounding unnecessarily blunt
Learn several everyday ways to decline offers, invitations and requests softly, use reasons or alternatives when appropriate, and understand that Vietnamese politeness is not one fixed refusal formula.
Một cuộc trò chuyện tự nhiên — Putting social Vietnamese together
Follow one fictional everyday conversation that combines calling someone, particles, respect, asking for help, cho hỏi, mời and soft refusal without turning natural Vietnamese into a checklist.
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Xin chào! — Saying hello naturally · Bạn tên là gì? — Asking and giving names
Đây là..., kia là... — Pointing out people and things · Có và không có — Saying what exists
Vietnamese numbers from 0 to 100 · Hàng trăm, nghìn, triệu — Reading larger numbers
Gia đình tôi — Family words in real Vietnamese · Đây là mẹ tôi — Introducing family members
Tôi muốn... — Asking for food and drinks · Tôi thích / tôi không thích — Likes, dislikes and softer opinions
Ăn gì? Uống gì? — Choosing food and drink · Gọi món ở quán — Ordering naturally
Cái này bao nhiêu tiền? — Asking the price · Nghìn, ngàn, triệu và tiền Việt — Using Vietnamese money
... ở đâu? — Asking where something is · Đi thẳng, rẽ trái, rẽ phải
Tôi thức dậy lúc... — Talking about when your day starts · Tôi đi làm / đi học — Work and study as daily activities
Ở quán cà phê — A practical café visit · Ở nhà hàng — Ordering and eating at a restaurant
Tôi không khỏe — Saying you do not feel well · Tôi cần đi khám — Finding a doctor, clinic or pharmacy