The Vietnamese alphabet: familiar letters, unfamiliar marks
Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet but adds two kinds of diacritic, why that makes it easier and harder at once, and how long it takes.
#basic lessons
Numbers, time and money in Vietnamese
How Vietnamese counting works, the irregularities that catch learners out, and why large numbers matter more here than in most countries.
Introducing yourself in Vietnamese: pronouns come first
How to introduce yourself in Vietnamese, why you must choose a term of address before speaking, and the mistakes foreigners make most often.
The first Vietnamese phrases worth memorising
Which Vietnamese phrases to learn first because you will use them immediately, how to choose what is worth memorising, and why chunks beat words.