You might read one of our articles about Flirting phrases before – check here. That article received lots of attention, and the readers have been sending us tons and tons of messages, asking the same question: “How about Foreign girls flirting Vietnamese guys? How to do that?” This article will answer it all. This is a Full Guide to Flirting in Vietnamese. Both men and women can use it. You will flirt like Pro!  

P/S: Even if you have no intention to flirt with any Vietnamese, this article still helps you get more productive conversations with the locals. The flirting part is the bonus. 

 

Before getting started, we’ve got a note for you. The Vietnamese language goes beyond two pronouns “You” and “I” since it has a bunch of pronouns in all conversations. But in this article, we would mention “Ban” (You) – “Toi” (I), or “Anh” (Indicates a Man) – “Em” (Indicates a Woman, or Man if that’s the case for some ). You can choose to use one of the two pairs. The first pair sounds friendly while the second sounds cute and a bit flirty. Normally, “Anh” is used when the man is older than the woman; however, when it comes to flirting, it does not matter. Just go for it, man, call her “em” and you are “anh” no matter what your age is.

Meeting Someone in Person

Pick up lines are lame, and mostly they do not work at all. Instead, you just say hello and have fun.

 

Say Hello …

“Hi, I am ….”

– Chào (em), anh là … (If you’re a man talking to a woman)

– Chào (anh), em là … (If you’re a woman talking to a man)

How to pronounce: 

/Ciao/ ~ like in Italian – /em/ or /n/ – /la/

“Nice to meet you! ”

– Rất hân hạnh được gặp em (If you’re a man talking to a woman)

– Rất hân hạnh được gặp anh (If you’re a woman talking to a man)

How to pronounce:

/Rat/ – /han/ – /hank/ – /duck/ – /gap/ – /m/ or /n/

Then, the question you might be undoubtedly asked when you’re out of the town is:

“Where are you from?” – Anh/ em đến từ đâu?

How to pronounce:

/n/ or /m/ – /dense/ – /too/ – /dou/

* den sounds like /dense/ but without /s/

You can respond with:

“I’m from the USA/England/Canada/etc.” – Anh/ Em đến từ Mỹ/ Anh/ Canada/ etc.

“I really like …Hanoi…, especially its …food….” – “Anh/em rất thích ..Hà Nội .. Đặc biệt là ..đồ ăn..”

If you meet someone after reading this article, you owe me a drink.

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1. “Tôi không thích điều này chút nào!” – “I don’t like this at all.”

/toy – ko-um – tik – deew – nei – jut – na-oh/!

This is the very first feeling that comes to your mind as you find something annoying and want to get rid of. So this is a basic line if you want to let people know that it is actually getting on your nerves.

2. “Tôi ghét nó lắm” – “I really hate it.”

/toy – ket – no – la-im/

This shares the same kind of meaning with the first line but with a bit higher level of anger.

3. “Biến đi”; “Tránh xa tôi ra” – “Go away”, or simply “F**k off”

/bin – dee/ ; /jeng – xa – toy – ra/

Tell them to stop bothering you with these two simple words.

4. “Mày điên à?” – “Are you crazy?

/mei – deen – a/?

This question is used in case you find them lose their mind at any case. You just need to keep in mind that besides “điên”, then “khùng” /ku:n/ is another sample with the same meaning.

5. “Tao đánh mày đấy!” – “I’m gonna hit you real hard”

/ta-oh – den – mei – dei/!

Well, it is not really nice to pick an intense quarrel with anyone but if you are so pissed off, then go for this. Just a quick note that if you think you can actually win, or they are gonna be rude back. You have been warned! Or not!

6“Trời ơi!” – “Oh my gosh!”

/jo:ih – o:ih/

Obviously, you know when to say this. But once you use it to show them you are mad at them, raise your tone a bit! It works!

7. “Thật phiền phức!” – “You are annoying!”

/tat – feen – fuk/!

8. “Làm ơn đừng làm phiền!” – “Please stop bothering me!”

/lam – on – dung – lam – feen/

This is a pretty nice and polite way to tell them to leave you alone.

9. “Mày muốn gì?” – “What do you want?”

/mei – moon – dzi/?

10. “Cẩn thận cái mồm của mày!” – “Watch your mouth.”

/kan – than – kai – mom – kua – mai/

It sounds a bit normal and you can definitely say that in your daily life, just remember to raise your tone if you want them to be scared.

I am so sorry if some time you find it is time to say all of these but, I genuinely think that if a Vietnamese sees you get pissed in their mother tongue, they will think it is kind of cute and leave you alone, or then you can be friends unexpectedly!

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Consequently, writing this article on behalf of thousands of Vietnamese girls out there, I am so down just to give you a favor in “How to flirt like a local?” – Let’s take a look at the most basic flirting phases below.

1. “Em có bạn trai chưa?” – “Do you have a boyfriend?”

/m – co: – ban – dzai – dzu-o/?

This is a great start once you find that girl interesting and want to get to know more about her relationship status.

2. “Mình đi chơi nhé?” – “Let’s hang out sometime!”

/min – dee – dzo-i – yeah/!

This is sort of asking out and can be seen as an absolute effect if you want to spend more time together. A good night hug or text will definitely work as well.

3. “Em thật đặc biệt!” – “You are so special!”

/m – tat – dac – bee-ik/!

Apparently, this compliment will help you score 10 out of 10 when talking to a girl you like.

4. “Anh nhớ em!” – “I miss you!”

/n – yo – m/!

After some time knowing each other, you saying “anh nhớ em” to her is kind of an indirect way to let her know your feelings.

5. “Em thấy anh như thế nào?” – “What do you think about me?”

/m – tei – n – yuw – te – now/?

Wanna know what’s her feeling toward you after a while? Go for this!

6. “Anh thích em!” – “I like you!”

/n – tik – m/

A perfect shot once you think it’s the right time to open up.

7. “Anh yêu em!” – “I love you!”

/n – eww – m/

Obviously, it is applied when you find her your soul mate.

Wait! Is it a little bit rushing for you? No worries, let me walk you through one step each first.

Let’s start with common basic greetings:

1. “Em tên gì vậy?” – “What is your name?”

/m – teng – j – vei/?

2. “Em sống ở đâu?” – “Where do you live?”

/m – shong – o: – dow/?

The Vietnamese feel free to ask their hometowns and current cities for the first time they meet.

3. “Sở thích của em là gì?” – “What are your hobbies?”

/sho – tik – ku-ah – m – la – j/?

4. “Em làm nghề gì?” – “What is your occupation?”

/m – lam – ge-ih – j/?

5. “Số em là gì?” – “What’s your phone number?”

/sou – m – la – j/?

How is that? Do you feel like learning some more basic relevant vocabulary somehow helping you gain more confidence?

Let’s give it a go:

1. Hôn /hon/ : (to) kiss
2. Nắm tay /na-im – tei/ : (to) hold hands
3. Ôm /om/ : (to) hug
4. Hẹn hò /hen – ho:/ : (to) go on a date
5. Bạn gái /ban – ga-i/ : girlfriend
6. Bạn trai /ban – ja-i/ : boyfriend

Good luck with these magic lines. A little more tip for you, if she finds you trying hard to talk to her in her native language, you can definitely have a bigger chance! She would definitely think you are such a romantic man.

Otherwise, in case you are seeing a Vietnamese girl and aspiring to learn more, please leave a comment down below and let us take care the rest for you!

P/S: If you are a girl and would like to flirt a Vietnamese man, just change all the words “anh” into “em”, and vice versa.

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Let’s start with some common phrases

“Cái này bao nhiêu ạ?” – “How much is this?”

/cai – nei – bao – dzew – a/?

(In Vietnamese, we often put ” ạ” at the end of every sentence to express our politeness to the listeners – mostly when they are older than us)

“Cái này là gì?” – “What is this?”

/cai – nei – la – dzi/?

“Cái này size bao nhiêu?” – “Which size is it?”

/cai – nei – size – bao – dzew/?

“Cái lớn hơn ; Cái nhỏ hơn?” – “Bigger one ; Smaller one”

/cai – lon – hon ; cai – dzo – hon/?

“Đắt quá!” – “It’s too expensive!”

/dat (d like in “d” in dozen) – kwa/

“Hãy giảm giá!” – “Discount please!”

/hey – zam – za/!

(When you find something too expensive and you want to bargain)

“Bạn có cái nào rẻ hơn không?” – “Do you have anything cheaper?”

/ban – ko – kai – nao – re – hon – kong/

“Tôi muốn mua …” – “I want to buy …”

/toy – moon – mu-ah/

“Có ….. không?” – “Do you have …”?

/co: … ko-um/?

“Cảm ơn rất nhiều!” – “Thank you so much!”

/kam – on – dzat – dzew/!

“Tôi lấy cái này” – “I will get this”

/toy – lei – cai – ney/

“Tôi mặc thử được không?” – “Can I try this on?”

/toy – mak – thu – duck – kong/

“Tôi thanh toán bằng tiền mặt/thẻ…” – “I’ll pay cash/credit card/etc.”

/toy – than – tan – ban – teen – mat/the/

Well, markets comprise a whole bunch of things. You can find fresh red meat displayed on the wooden bars or alive fish whisking in the middle of the trays. So what if you do not know how to say what you want? We are here to help!

Some common words while shopping

Kick off with popular items you will definitely catch sight of:

1. Cá /ka:/ : fish
2. Bò /bo:/ : beef.
3. Heo /he – ew/: pork.
4. Gà /ga:/ : chicken
5. Thịt /tit/: meat
6. Rau /dzau/: vegetables
7. Hoa /ho – ah/: flowers
8. Quả /qua:/ : fruit
9. Cà phê : coffee
10. Trà /dja/ : tea
11. Thức ăn /thuc (th like “th” in thight – an/ : food
12. Quần áo /kwan – ao:/ : clothes
13. Ăn /a:n/ : (to) eat
14. Uống /oon/ : (to) drink
15. Mua /mu-ah/ : (to) buy
16. Bán /ban/  : (to) sell
17. Giảm giá /dzam – dza:/ : (to) discount
18. Giá /dza:/ : price
19. Tiền /teen/ : money
20. Tính tiền /ting – teen/: it literally means “count the money”. Say this when you want them to bring out the bill.
21. Vui lòng ; làm ơn /vui – long ; lam – on/ : please

Some common dishes in Vietnam

1. Cơm /com/ : steamed rice
2. Phở /pho:/ : Vietnamese rice noodles
3. Hủ tiếu /hoo – tew/: soup rice noodles. It’s usually served with pork.
4. Mì /mee/ : egg noodles.
5. Bún /boon/ : vermicelli noodles
6. Bánh mỳ /beng – mee/: Vietnamese stuffed baguette
7. Gỏi cuốn /goy – koon/ : spring rolls
8. Bánh xèo /banh – xeo/: Vietnamese big pancakes

And then, go for “ĐŨA /du-ah/” if you want to say “chopsticks”; MUỖNG or THÌA /moon/th-ia for a spoon; NĨA /near/ for a fork and DAO /dzao/ for a knife.

There will be much more to come but I do believe that the list I gave you above could help you somewhat while going shopping in Vietnam. So get set, learn all these words, step into a market and practice! You will improve real quick! I recommend you open Google translation to hear how these words and phrases are pronounced correctly since what I explained for the pronunciation above might be easy for you to speak but not 100% correct in proper Vietnamese pronunciation.

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The words are not translated literally but show the exact meanings of English words in a natural way

Greetings

Hello: Xin Chào/Chào

How are you: Bạn có khỏe không?

I am fine/tired/sick: Tôi khỏe/mệt/ốm

Nice to meet you: Rất vui được làm quen với bạn

Thank you: Cảm ơn

I am sorry: Tôi xin lỗi

Please: Làm ơn

Ask for Directions

Excuse me: Xin lỗi; Làm ơn

Where: Ở đâu?

Where is …: … ở đâu? (Xin lỗi/làm ơn cho tôi hỏi, … ở đâu? asking for directions in a formal way)

Right/left/go straight/over here/over there: Rẽ phải/trái/đi thẳng/đằng này/đằng kia

Eating out

A table for one/two/three/four/five…: Một bàn cho một/hai/ba/bốn/năm/… người

I would like…: Tôi muốn…

May I see a Menu: Cho tôi mượn thực đơn

May I have the bill: Cho tôi thanh toán

Shopping

How much is it: Cái này bao nhiêu tiền?

It’s so expensive: Đắt quá!

What’s more?

Where is the bathroom/toilet: Phòng vệ sinh ở đâu; Làm ơn cho tôi hỏi phòng vệ sinh ở đâu (in a formal way)

I lost my passport. Where is the embassy for…? Tôi mất hộ chiếu. Đại sứ quán …(the embassy for).. ở đâu?

Help: Cứu tôi/giúp tôi với!

Yes: Có

No: Không

Ok: Được rồi

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