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.
#Vietnamese pronouns
Greetings in Vietnamese: the pronoun comes first
Why a Vietnamese greeting requires choosing a term of address before you can say hello, how to choose safely, and what accompanies the greeting.
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.
Vietnamese words learners keep confusing
Word pairs in Vietnamese that foreign learners routinely mix up, why the pronoun system causes most of them, and how to sort each one out.
The speaking section: pronouns are the real test
What happens in a Vietnamese speaking exam, why pronoun choice matters more than accent, and how to prepare when you have no one to practise with.
Vocabulary and grammar: where the effort actually goes
How much vocabulary a Vietnamese exam level requires, why the grammar is genuinely light, and which structural features still catch foreign learners out.