Beginner · Course unit
Unit 11
B89–B102 · 14 lessons. Focus on this Unit first; the rest of the course stays available below and in the left navigator.
This Unit
B89–B102
14 lessons
Ở quán cà phê — A practical café visit
Use familiar Vietnamese to enter a café, order a drink, adjust simple preferences, ask about wifi or the restroom, and pay without assuming every café follows the same service model.
Ở nhà hàng — Ordering and eating at a restaurant
Handle a simple restaurant visit from table and menu to ordering, taste preferences, extra items and payment, while recognizing that family restaurants, street eateries and formal restaurants operate differently.
Ở chợ — Buying something at a traditional market
Use price, quantity, choosing and buying language in a traditional-market interaction, distinguish ordinary price discussion from bargaining, and recognize that market practices vary by goods, region and relationship.
Ở siêu thị — Finding products and checking out
Use practical Vietnamese to find a product, compare options, ask about size or availability, understand posted prices and complete a checkout in a fixed-price retail setting.
Đi taxi / xe công nghệ — Getting to the right destination
Use an address or landmark with a taxi or app-based ride, confirm the destination, handle a difficult entrance, ask about time and stop location, and distinguish vehicle travel from the digital app itself.
Đi xe buýt — Asking, boarding and getting off
Ask whether a bus goes to your destination, find the right stop, understand lên/xuống, ask where to get off and recognize that routes, fares and payment systems differ by city.
Ở khách sạn — Checking in and asking for what you need
Handle a simple hotel check-in, identify a reservation, ask about the room, wifi and breakfast, report a basic problem and check out without assuming all hotels use the same procedures.
Hỏi nhà vệ sinh — Finding the restroom when you need it
Ask where the restroom is in cafés, restaurants, shops, stations or hotels, recognize common signs such as WC/toilet, and follow short location answers without learning a new direction system.
Gọi điện thoại — Starting, handling and ending a simple phone call
Use alo appropriately on the phone, identify yourself, ask who is speaking, handle a wrong number or missed call, and end a call naturally without treating phone Vietnamese as face-to-face speech with the same visual context.
Nhắn một tin ngắn — Writing a short useful message
Write compact Vietnamese messages about location, arrival, delay and calling back, use context without deleting essential information, and prefer clear Vietnamese with tone marks over imitating opaque chat slang.
Khi không hiểu người Việt nói gì — Diagnose the communication problem
Distinguish not hearing clearly, not knowing a word and not understanding meaning, then respond honestly so the other person knows whether to repeat, explain or clarify.
Xin nói chậm lại — Asking for slower, repeated or clearer speech
Ask someone to speak more slowly or repeat naturally, distinguish slower from louder, use có thể...không? when helpful, and choose a respectful form without assuming xin is required in every request.
Tôi đang học tiếng Việt — Telling people you are a learner
Say that you are learning Vietnamese, describe your ability modestly but clearly, ask for patience or slower speech, and use learner identity as a practical communication bridge rather than an apology.
Beginner review: một ngày ở Việt Nam — Using Units 1–11 together
Follow one fictional learner through a day in Vietnam and review introductions, time, food, shopping, directions, transport, social particles, practical situations and communication-repair strategies without presenting one day as representative of the whole country.
Other Units
Nearby course references.
Compact descriptions only, so Unit 11 stays primary.
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
Ơi — Calling someone naturally · Nhé, nha — Softening and inviting agreement
Tôi không khỏe — Saying you do not feel well · Tôi cần đi khám — Finding a doctor, clinic or pharmacy