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Unit 5
B39–B45 · 7 lessons. Focus on this Unit first; the rest of the course stays available below and in the left navigator.
This Unit
B39–B45
7 lessons
Tôi muốn... — Asking for food and drinks
Use muốn naturally for food and drinks, then learn the more useful restaurant patterns cho..., gọi món and forms of address.
Tôi thích / tôi không thích — Likes, dislikes and softer opinions
Say what you like and dislike, then learn softer Vietnamese ways to express preference without turning every opinion into a hard yes/no statement.
Tôi cần... — Needs, requirements and “no need”
Use cần for things and actions that are needed, distinguish it from muốn, and learn the very common expressions không cần and cần gì.
Tôi biết / tôi không biết — Knowing people, facts and how to do things
Use biết for knowledge and familiarity, say không biết naturally, and prepare for the next lesson by separating biết from hiểu.
Tôi hiểu / tôi chưa hiểu — Understanding and “not yet”
Use hiểu for understanding, contrast it with biết, and learn why chưa hiểu is often more useful for a learner than a flat không hiểu.
Có thể... không? — Ability, possibility and polite requests
Use có thể for possibility and ability, then see how có thể...không? becomes a useful request pattern without treating every English “can” the same way.
Muốn, cần, thích khác nhau thế nào? — Choosing the right viewpoint
Consolidate Unit 5 by choosing between muốn, cần and thích according to desire, necessity and preference instead of translating one English sentence at a time.
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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
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
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