Vietnamese grammar: mostly a list of things you can skip
Vietnamese has no conjugation, no plurals, no cases and no gender. What that leaves you to learn, and where the real difficulty actually sits.
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Vietnamese word order: less flexible than it looks
How Vietnamese sentences are built, why word order carries so much weight, and the differences from English that trip learners up.
Vietnamese has no tenses: how time is expressed
Vietnamese verbs never change for tense. How time is marked with separate words instead, which markers exist, and when they can be dropped.
Vietnamese pronouns: a social decision in every sentence
Vietnamese has no neutral I or you. How the pronoun system works, how to choose safely as a foreigner, and why this is the hardest part of the grammar.
Linking ideas in Vietnamese: connectors and clause order
How Vietnamese joins clauses, which connectors come in pairs, and why linking ideas is one of the easier parts of the language.
Grammar mistakes English speakers make in Vietnamese
The grammar errors foreign learners repeat in Vietnamese, why they come from English habits, and how to fix each one for good.
How to study Vietnamese grammar without wasting time
Why Vietnamese grammar deserves a small share of your study time, what to prioritise, and how to learn structures so they come out in speech.
Textbook Vietnamese and spoken Vietnamese
How the Vietnamese in textbooks differs from what people actually say, which differences matter, and what to do about them.