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• Essential Vietnamese Phrases for Visitors

  Forty phrases that get you 80% of daily situations — hello, ordering, prices, directions, polite refusal.

  language · Updated 2026-06-30
• Vietnamese bargaining phrases — and when not to use them

  Bargaining is normal at markets, motorbike rentals, and some homestays — and disrespectful at restaurants, taxis on meter, and chain shops. The phrases plus the etiquette.

  language · Updated 2026-05-21
• Vietnamese numbers and money phrases

  Vietnamese numbers 0–10, the thousands shorthand vendors use, and the money phrases for paying, asking how much, and saying 'no change' politely.

  language · Updated 2026-05-21
• Ordering food in Vietnamese: a phrasebook

  The phrases that get you a plate of food, the right one, and the bill — at street stalls, casual restaurants, and bia hơi. Plus the dish-name pronunciations that matter.

  language · Updated 2026-05-21