Dont ever go to VIETNAM. If the serious threat to catch an exotic and deadly disease from drinking sewage water and eating vermin is not enough for you, PLEASE take a look at the link Ive posted on MY PROFILE!!!! VIETNAMESE ARE SCUM !!!! DONT TRUST THEM!!!!
I'm Vietnamese. Can I give you some comments? "How are you?" can translated that is 'Bạn có khỏe không?'. It's more populous. Your Vietnamese's pretty good. Fighting!!!
Bud, you sound ok for american. Check out my video, see if you could adjust the way you talk in vietnamese. There are a lot of accents in vietnamese language and you have the northern one. Northern accent is really hard for a normal vietnamese to understand you. Especially you're an american and not fluently in vietnamese yet. But to me you're awesome because there're not many american can speak vietnamese. Maybe nothern vietnamese could understand you, but the majority could not.
you're pretty good. ever had lessons? not perfect though, if there weren't subs in some parts idk wtf ur saying like "manh gioi" that part, but pretty good white man
@UrMomzDED Thanks for your comments. Yes, I know I make a lot of mistakes. But I am at a disadvantage at thanking you because I don't know if I should say" You're welcome, brown man, or yellow man, or black man, or red man.....or would that be rude of me?" Thanks anyway.....Sir.
Bud, I am an Australian lady living in Hanoi and your videos have really improved my experience here. I am indebted to you. Thank you very much. Any more lessons planned?
@khazba1 Actually I had decided to not make any more vids because when I started 4 years ago there weren't anyone making "How to speak Vietnamese" on YouTube, but now there are quite a few. Also, I wasn't sure how much good I was doing. Thank you so much for your kind words. Now that I am presently living in the Philippines, I am toying with the idea of taking a trip to Vietnam and making more lessons, if there is a need.
@MagicMaximo I like your method of teaching. I find it practical Vietnamese and the lessons are not overloaded. I would welcome any more lessons you post. Thanks again. Cheers
this is a great vid, ive been trying to find some vids that would help me learn at least a few words in vietnamese, my mother in law was on one of the last airlifts out of saigon, she speaks english pretty well but id like to be able to at least great her with vietnamese, she also speaks french and i speak a little but it will be cool to be able to say a few things in her native lauguage,
I am actually a Vietnamese born in America. My parents wanted me to grow up with English as my first language, so they didn't speak Vietnamese to me often as a child. Currently I am 13 years old and fascinated by the Viet language, and sometimes feel ackward being around so many Viets for I am not able to speak myself, though I can understand perfectly well.
I think your pronounciation is fine.. Better than mine at least haha
how long have you been speaking vietnamese? because your pronounciation is very odd. it may be because you speak with a different dialect or you have never talked with a vietnamese person before
@Zjonjonz1996 haha.".I have never talked with a Vietnamese person before, but I did see one speaking on TV."...haha. It's Interesting, the comments on my pronunciation. They range from "excellent" to "very odd" It's usually because I don't have the same pronunciation as the commentor.
My brain is currently full of stupid stuff. I love learning languages, but this scares me. The pronounciation is my biggest fear. Is there any chance that these peaceful phrases could be switched by mispronounciation to something very hostile?
@AdamsTeinz I never let fear of pronunciation hold me back. After all, they know you are learning Vietnamese, and foreigners are always making mistakes in pronunciation. Just try your best and they will appreciate your efforts.
@MagicMaximo Thank you for such swift answer. It always makes me happy when someone greets me in my language :-D But I am afraid to fall into the whirl of their language. I say chao ong, and they start talking extremely fast. :-D
@AdamsTeinz I just checked your profile. Is your first language Czech? Hey, you're speaking English fluently! Also I noticed your interest in hypnotism. In a former life ( 20 years ago.) I was a hypnotherapist. Lots of fun! My teacher was the famous Ormond McGill. But that's a story for another time! :=) Use the internet to hear lots of Vietnamese speaking at normal speed. Your brain will soon adjust and soon it will seem as though they are speaking so fast.
@MagicMaximo My native language is indeed Czech, but I like a lot of languages. English, German, French, Italian, Japanese and now Vietnamese :-D These are my hobbies, and psychology in general. Also self defense. How many languages do you speak?
@AdamsTeinz As a polyglot, yourself, you know there are different degrees of fluency in language learning. I feel most comfortable speaking Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese..not so fluent in French, Dutch, Mandarin and Cebuano (the local language where I am presently living).. and baby talk in others. I have been studying languages a long time. ( B.A. in linguistics) It's interesting, I also was involved in the martial arts (Shotokan) for many years.
@AdamsTeinz hahhaha my friend, it depends on how bad you mispronounce the word. It may turn out not so bad, or very very :))) Dont worry too much, Vietnamese is hard. And I'm pure Vietnamese :))
oh wow i just think u are vietnamese ;)) u are so good u can understand alot of thing in vietnamese ;)) cause somebody don't know how use a chao ong chao ba chao anh chao chi cause they just know english only like hi that's all u r very good
i see that u r having difficulties in pronouncing words like "gioi", "anh"...
"gioi" is pronounced as zoi, it is exactly as j or z in english, our early alphabet had "z" too but it was replaced with "gi" recently
the word "anh" is more difficult because your alphabet doesn't have "nh" and most of english speakers also cant pronounce words which end with "nh", it'll take a lot of practice to pronounce it correctly so i think you can figure it out yourself
@Gold139 Thanks for your helpful comments. Sometimes I mix Southern and Northern pronunciations of "gioi" Northern [zoi] and Southern [yoi] and also the the Northern pronunciation of anh (rhymes with "fine") and Southern pronunciation of anh (rhymes with [on] Then again I could be way off base on these examples.
Chào bác.Hello.I'm very glad when you have been trying to speak Vietnamese. just a few foreign people learn Vietnamese and speak Vietnamese well but your Vietnamese is very pretty and fluently.I know Vietnamese very difficult to study and the most difficult thing is pronunciation but when you speak Vietnamese it's so clear."hy vọng bác có thể nói được nhiều tiếng việt hơn nữa.Cháu xin cảm ơn vì bác hứng thú với tiếng việt cũng như đất nước con người việt nam quê hương cháu. tạm biệt bác/goodbye"
Then response could be "Vâng, khoẻ ạ" (formal, usually it comes from a northern man), "Bình thường" or "vẫn vậy" (informal). Then we say "cô/bác/bạn/... thì thế nào" or "ông/bà/chú.... thì sao?" as a reply; it likes "and you?" in English.
First of all, your vietnamese is pretty good. However, I would like to give some notes
"Ông/Bà/Anh/Chị/ mạnh giỏi không ?" is old fashion (very formal).
Vietnamese nowadays almost do not use it anymore! In such cases, we just say "Dạo này ông/bà/... thế nào". In very informal cases, just say "Khoẻ chứ".
@MagicMaximo Firstly, your Vietnamese is really good. I am Vietnamese and studying English (an English Linguistic and Literature student). On the other hand, you are American. In reality, my English skills are still not good, especially in speaking and listening. I am wondering if you have free time. I would like to learn English from you. Certainly, you could improve your Vietnamese if you want (you said that you loved Vietnamese so much). It is not a bad suggestion, isn't it?
im vietnamese... im only 12 and trying to learn it, but i was born in America and went to vietnam in 2009 and i rlly enjoyed it i hope ill learn it soon
xin chao from scotland.............i am going to hanoi sept/oct 2011................so want to learn............great to learn from a westen perspective(cheers bud). even english speakers cant understand us scottish(LOL) :)
@MrJazzaman1 Great. You're going to have a great time. Once I was taking a taxi in Scotland....well, let's just say I thought I could understand English! haha!
@MagicMaximo .................thanks bud,going to hanoi then h.c.m.c................................been going to thailand for the last 5 years,aint going back again:( too commercial) and i dont like it anymore,so goina try v/nam, thanks again bud for posting;)
Hey I'm going to Vietnam in June for the whole summer to work some orphanages!!! I went last year and knew nothing about the language but I'm trying to learn how to speak it when I go back this summer and your videos have been extremely helpful
I am considering to learn Vietnamese but am not really sure whether it is worth it because there are so many dialects and I think it is also quite difficult. How long do you think would it take to learn it (full time in the country)? And how big is the extend of the varieties between the dialects? How difficult would it be in comparison for instance with learning English or Spanish?
@elgagalari Hi. There are two main dialects..North and South. They are mutually understandable..only a few differences in pronunciation. The question of how long to learn a language is difficult to answer because of so many factors...motivation, language learning resources, time each day you spend studying, if you plan to take classes or study on your own. Also what level you want to attain, just conversation? read? write?
@elgagalari If you're really serious, you can attain conversational ability in a few months. The main difficulty for westerners is the tones. Otherwise it's not so difficult. The verbs don't change for any tense. Good luck.
@MagicMaximo Thanks a lot for your reply! I would plan to take classes, full-time let's say 20 hours a week and live there. My main goal would be conversation but reading and writing would of course be also great. I hope classes and living there won't be too expensive. Maybe I will try to work there as well, if that will work out with the work permit. Thanks a again and have a good day!
gio means good, not fine. i know this becvause i am vietnamese. Also, what part of vietnam did you go to? Ho Chi Monh or Hannoi. I am from Ho Chi Minh
I love how ecstatic you are. Most people these days keep making negative comments about other languages. I love your Vietnamese. It makes me feel happy.
@quynhnhu1410 Thank you. But I really should have said "Toi rat thich nguoi Viet Nam." My grammar wasn't exactly correct but I'm glad you understood me.
@satisfy2000 I really don't speak it very well but I find that it makes people happy when I try to communicate with them in their language. By the way you were correct saying something is "boring." Your English is good. Congratulations.
in fact, very little foreign people... speaks Vietnamese in my country... really. you're good !!! By the way, i love your language ! (English )... I hope i had born in your country... Not this ! Not Vietnamese ! believe me... it's not good at all. Don't be Vietnamese. ( That's what i thought and saw, so don't blame me. I just say what i thought )
@satisfy2000 Nah, you should be proud because you're able to speak one of the most difficult languages (in term of pronunciation) for English/ German... speakers!! English is great. But would it be way cooler if you can speak 2 languages: English AND Vietnamese
thank you very much! Im white, but almost all of my friends are vietnamese, and their parents dont always speak english. so id like to learn :D thanks again~
Tieng Viet cua Bac rat hay. Well done. Bud. Hope you can come back to Vietnam sometime and practice your Vietnamese. I am Vietnamese and right now Learning French English well My English is great. and i also English Korean in here.
Bud. Thank you for all of your videos. My girlfriend is Vietnamese and I have been learning the language for some months now and I find your videos very helpful. Would it be possible in the future to show the diacritics on the vowels though when the words are shown on screen.
I understood everything that u said in the beginning. Cuz I'm Vietnamese & I already know a bit of the language. So why am I even here? Well, I only know how to SPEAK Vietnamese. I can read a bit, but it's purely based on improvisation!! Idk the alphabet. I always wanted 2 learn more though.
Thanks 4 teaching^_^ I actually learned something new even though I'm vietnamese -.-" (Viet kieu) I didn't know the word "manh gioi" or I did, but I didn't know that you could use it in "how are you?" I usually say something like: "Ong / Ba / Bac / Chu / Co / Anh / Chi/ ban(friend) co khoe khong?"
@Xiu91 Actually, I've been told that what I taught was the old fashioned way (when I was taught Vietnamese 40 years ago) and that the way you said was more common nowdays.
Dear Bud, I really like your videos and I'm very impressed with the excellent level of Vietnamese fluency that you have achieved. I would like to encourage you to keep posting these great videos.God bless you.Joe
@magorianworld Yes, you're right. When I made this video 3 years ago, I hadn't been back to VN in over 35 years. I went back this last April and everyone was saying, as you said, "co khoe khong?" Thanks for your comments.
No star . I have tried teaching my friends some key words rather sentences while we where in Vietnam . And just like Asians having problems with the r sound and such many westerners have the same problem pronouncing our r' s as well
Anh ơi em đang coi quán.đến ngay đi anh, muộn lắm rồi,à tiện thể mua báo(news papper) nhé, ở nhà toàn báo cũ thôi.Mà không cần mua báo đâu, em vừa mất kính(glasses) rồi.không nhìn đựoc nữa anh ơi, đến ngay đi muộn lắm rồi.
just change a sign they can cause huge misunderstandings
there are two way to write and also two diffent meaning.
the fist way if every one misundertstand.
Anh ơi em đang cởi quần.Đến ngay đi anh,muộn lắm rồi.A, tiện thể mua bao(condom) mới nhé, ở nhà toàn bao cũ thôi.Mà thôi không cần mua bao đâu,em vừa mất kinh rồi, không nhịn được nữa anh ơi,đến ngay đi, muộn lắm rồi
_Anh oi em dang coi quan. Den ngay di anh, muon lam roi. A, tien the mua bao moi nhe, o nha toan bao cu thoi. Ma thoi khong can mua bao dau, em vua mat kinh roi, khong nhin duoc nua anh oi, den ngay di, muon lam roi.
Your Vietnamese Is real good, im viet myself, and i think ur great at speaking vietnamese
teamjaccob1234 1 week ago
@teamjaccob1234 Thank you. Thanks, that's very that's very encouraging to me!
MagicMaximo 1 week ago
your Vietnamese is good!! :D I love this vid
1901lalaland 1 month ago
@1901lalaland Thank you very much for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 1 month ago
not helpful at all, very weak
Janetging2 1 month ago
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Dont ever go to VIETNAM. If the serious threat to catch an exotic and deadly disease from drinking sewage water and eating vermin is not enough for you, PLEASE take a look at the link Ive posted on MY PROFILE!!!! VIETNAMESE ARE SCUM !!!! DONT TRUST THEM!!!!
quantumdude 1 month ago in playlist Vietnamese
tam biet also mean goodbye.
stinky2019 1 month ago
Wow you speak vietnamese very good. Im impressed. The voice that you were speaking is northern vietnamese voice. Good work though
kevin89i 1 month ago
@kevin89i Thank you. Yes, My Vietnamese teachers were from the north.
MagicMaximo 1 month ago
I'm Vietnamese. Can I give you some comments? "How are you?" can translated that is 'Bạn có khỏe không?'. It's more populous. Your Vietnamese's pretty good. Fighting!!!
tempura215 2 months ago
@tempura215 Yes.You're right. I used an old expression. Thanks for your helpful and kind comments.
MagicMaximo 2 months ago
Bud, you sound ok for american. Check out my video, see if you could adjust the way you talk in vietnamese. There are a lot of accents in vietnamese language and you have the northern one. Northern accent is really hard for a normal vietnamese to understand you. Especially you're an american and not fluently in vietnamese yet. But to me you're awesome because there're not many american can speak vietnamese. Maybe nothern vietnamese could understand you, but the majority could not.
Djboombastic69966996 2 months ago
you're pretty good. ever had lessons? not perfect though, if there weren't subs in some parts idk wtf ur saying like "manh gioi" that part, but pretty good white man
pretty good
UrMomzDED 2 months ago
@UrMomzDED Thanks for your comments. Yes, I know I make a lot of mistakes. But I am at a disadvantage at thanking you because I don't know if I should say" You're welcome, brown man, or yellow man, or black man, or red man.....or would that be rude of me?" Thanks anyway.....Sir.
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dexterkatinski 2 months ago
Very nice !
Didnt know that you could do the accent xd
Oo yeah Vietnamey !
Duyzzz 2 months ago
@Duyzzz Thank you!
MagicMaximo 2 months ago
Very good basics to get your feet wet
thespooneytube 3 months ago
@thespooneytube Thanks!
MagicMaximo 3 months ago
Bud, I am an Australian lady living in Hanoi and your videos have really improved my experience here. I am indebted to you. Thank you very much. Any more lessons planned?
khazba1 3 months ago
@khazba1 Actually I had decided to not make any more vids because when I started 4 years ago there weren't anyone making "How to speak Vietnamese" on YouTube, but now there are quite a few. Also, I wasn't sure how much good I was doing. Thank you so much for your kind words. Now that I am presently living in the Philippines, I am toying with the idea of taking a trip to Vietnam and making more lessons, if there is a need.
MagicMaximo 3 months ago
@MagicMaximo I like your method of teaching. I find it practical Vietnamese and the lessons are not overloaded. I would welcome any more lessons you post. Thanks again. Cheers
khazba1 3 months ago
holy crap dude, your accent is pretty much perfect
Shrumins 3 months ago
@Shrumins Haha! Thanks, man.
MagicMaximo 3 months ago
this is a great vid, ive been trying to find some vids that would help me learn at least a few words in vietnamese, my mother in law was on one of the last airlifts out of saigon, she speaks english pretty well but id like to be able to at least great her with vietnamese, she also speaks french and i speak a little but it will be cool to be able to say a few things in her native lauguage,
thanks again for doing these vids.
valhallawelcomesme 3 months ago
@valhallawelcomesme Great! I'm glad you like the vids.
MagicMaximo 3 months ago
I am actually a Vietnamese born in America. My parents wanted me to grow up with English as my first language, so they didn't speak Vietnamese to me often as a child. Currently I am 13 years old and fascinated by the Viet language, and sometimes feel ackward being around so many Viets for I am not able to speak myself, though I can understand perfectly well.
I think your pronounciation is fine.. Better than mine at least haha
YamaBerryCZ 4 months ago
@YamaBerryCZ Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 4 months ago
how long have you been speaking vietnamese? because your pronounciation is very odd. it may be because you speak with a different dialect or you have never talked with a vietnamese person before
Zjonjonz1996 4 months ago
@Zjonjonz1996 haha.".I have never talked with a Vietnamese person before, but I did see one speaking on TV."...haha. It's Interesting, the comments on my pronunciation. They range from "excellent" to "very odd" It's usually because I don't have the same pronunciation as the commentor.
MagicMaximo 4 months ago
My brain is currently full of stupid stuff. I love learning languages, but this scares me. The pronounciation is my biggest fear. Is there any chance that these peaceful phrases could be switched by mispronounciation to something very hostile?
AdamsTeinz 5 months ago
@AdamsTeinz I never let fear of pronunciation hold me back. After all, they know you are learning Vietnamese, and foreigners are always making mistakes in pronunciation. Just try your best and they will appreciate your efforts.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
@MagicMaximo Thank you for such swift answer. It always makes me happy when someone greets me in my language :-D But I am afraid to fall into the whirl of their language. I say chao ong, and they start talking extremely fast. :-D
AdamsTeinz 5 months ago
@AdamsTeinz I just checked your profile. Is your first language Czech? Hey, you're speaking English fluently! Also I noticed your interest in hypnotism. In a former life ( 20 years ago.) I was a hypnotherapist. Lots of fun! My teacher was the famous Ormond McGill. But that's a story for another time! :=) Use the internet to hear lots of Vietnamese speaking at normal speed. Your brain will soon adjust and soon it will seem as though they are speaking so fast.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
@MagicMaximo AREN'T speaking so fast.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
@MagicMaximo My native language is indeed Czech, but I like a lot of languages. English, German, French, Italian, Japanese and now Vietnamese :-D These are my hobbies, and psychology in general. Also self defense. How many languages do you speak?
AdamsTeinz 5 months ago
@AdamsTeinz As a polyglot, yourself, you know there are different degrees of fluency in language learning. I feel most comfortable speaking Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese..not so fluent in French, Dutch, Mandarin and Cebuano (the local language where I am presently living).. and baby talk in others. I have been studying languages a long time. ( B.A. in linguistics) It's interesting, I also was involved in the martial arts (Shotokan) for many years.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
@AdamsTeinz hahhaha my friend, it depends on how bad you mispronounce the word. It may turn out not so bad, or very very :))) Dont worry too much, Vietnamese is hard. And I'm pure Vietnamese :))
concaran 4 months ago
oh wow i just think u are vietnamese ;)) u are so good u can understand alot of thing in vietnamese ;)) cause somebody don't know how use a chao ong chao ba chao anh chao chi cause they just know english only like hi that's all u r very good
renalone 5 months ago in playlist vietnamese
@renalone Thank you for your very kind comments!
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
great ! ông nói tiếng việt rất tốt .
you are speaking vietnamese is very good.
CongTri1997 5 months ago
@CongTri1997 Thank you very much for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
i see that u r having difficulties in pronouncing words like "gioi", "anh"...
"gioi" is pronounced as zoi, it is exactly as j or z in english, our early alphabet had "z" too but it was replaced with "gi" recently
the word "anh" is more difficult because your alphabet doesn't have "nh" and most of english speakers also cant pronounce words which end with "nh", it'll take a lot of practice to pronounce it correctly so i think you can figure it out yourself
other words are pronounced perfectly xD
Gold139 5 months ago in playlist Vietnamese
@Gold139 Thanks for your helpful comments. Sometimes I mix Southern and Northern pronunciations of "gioi" Northern [zoi] and Southern [yoi] and also the the Northern pronunciation of anh (rhymes with "fine") and Southern pronunciation of anh (rhymes with [on] Then again I could be way off base on these examples.
MagicMaximo 5 months ago
Omg I'm viet and I love you ( dont think negative people)
myhome123ful 6 months ago
@myhome123ful Haha! Thank you!
MagicMaximo 6 months ago
Chào bác.Hello.I'm very glad when you have been trying to speak Vietnamese. just a few foreign people learn Vietnamese and speak Vietnamese well but your Vietnamese is very pretty and fluently.I know Vietnamese very difficult to study and the most difficult thing is pronunciation but when you speak Vietnamese it's so clear."hy vọng bác có thể nói được nhiều tiếng việt hơn nữa.Cháu xin cảm ơn vì bác hứng thú với tiếng việt cũng như đất nước con người việt nam quê hương cháu. tạm biệt bác/goodbye"
wendyngo9x 7 months ago 2
@wendyngo9x Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 7 months ago
Then response could be "Vâng, khoẻ ạ" (formal, usually it comes from a northern man), "Bình thường" or "vẫn vậy" (informal). Then we say "cô/bác/bạn/... thì thế nào" or "ông/bà/chú.... thì sao?" as a reply; it likes "and you?" in English.
wocjuynil 7 months ago
Hi Bud Brown!
First of all, your vietnamese is pretty good. However, I would like to give some notes
"Ông/Bà/Anh/Chị/ mạnh giỏi không ?" is old fashion (very formal).
Vietnamese nowadays almost do not use it anymore! In such cases, we just say "Dạo này ông/bà/... thế nào". In very informal cases, just say "Khoẻ chứ".
wocjuynil 7 months ago
@wocjuynil Thank you for your helpful comments. I appreciate your input.
MagicMaximo 7 months ago
@MagicMaximo you're welcome
wocjuynil 7 months ago
@MagicMaximo Firstly, your Vietnamese is really good. I am Vietnamese and studying English (an English Linguistic and Literature student). On the other hand, you are American. In reality, my English skills are still not good, especially in speaking and listening. I am wondering if you have free time. I would like to learn English from you. Certainly, you could improve your Vietnamese if you want (you said that you loved Vietnamese so much). It is not a bad suggestion, isn't it?
wocjuynil 7 months ago
thanks u very much
Windysky95 7 months ago in playlist vietnamese
@Windysky95 You're welcome.
MagicMaximo 7 months ago
Thanks,
JustAnOthaAzn16 7 months ago
"very much" là nhiều lắm, không phải nhiều quá bác ạ :)
ltnhat96vn 7 months ago
@ltnhat96vn Yes, I really should have said " rất thích". I didn't say it correctly. Thanks for your comments.
MagicMaximo 7 months ago
your Vietnamese is so impressive
TakeshiHeo 8 months ago
@TakeshiHeo Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 8 months ago
cháu rất thích video của bác! hay lắm!
zunydep 8 months ago
In my broken TV everybody speaks Vietnamese
dAdebayor89 8 months ago
@dAdebayor89 Are you saying that broken Polish sounds like Vietnamese?
MagicMaximo 8 months ago
@MagicMaximo
In Da Nang it is Yi instead of (Saigon) Zi
AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
How do you say "learning Vietnamese is hard" -_-
MaskedBlazer7 8 months ago
@MaskedBlazer7 "Học tiếng Việt khó."
MagicMaximo 8 months ago
@MagicMaximo
They usually say (Ong, Co, Anh, Ba) Co Khoe Khong, for how are you, don't know how old is it or any like that but...
AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
im vietnamese... im only 12 and trying to learn it, but i was born in America and went to vietnam in 2009 and i rlly enjoyed it i hope ill learn it soon
NINJAOPTIX44 8 months ago
@NINJAOPTIX44
Hehe... a lot the same with me, 14, born and raised in Australia, but live in Da Nang now so it is embarrassing not to speak the language
AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
cháu rất hân hạnh làm quen với bác hihi
s7vendays11 8 months ago
Thanks bud great Video
legen31 8 months ago
@legen31 Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 8 months ago
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AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
@MagicMaximo
You are very good! I live in Da Nang
AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
@MagicMaximo
If you come to Da Nang, tell me and it would be nice to meet you look for American Restaurant, Bread of Life! Hehehe
AusVietnamesePride 8 months ago
xin chao from scotland.............i am going to hanoi sept/oct 2011................so want to learn............great to learn from a westen perspective(cheers bud). even english speakers cant understand us scottish(LOL) :)
MrJazzaman1 8 months ago in playlist Vietnamese
@MrJazzaman1 Great. You're going to have a great time. Once I was taking a taxi in Scotland....well, let's just say I thought I could understand English! haha!
MagicMaximo 8 months ago
@MagicMaximo .................thanks bud,going to hanoi then h.c.m.c................................been going to thailand for the last 5 years,aint going back again:( too commercial) and i dont like it anymore,so goina try v/nam, thanks again bud for posting;)
MrJazzaman1 8 months ago
Thank u. YOU ARE kind. Tieng viet cua ban rat kha. KEEP ON.
Mika30041975 9 months ago
@tuananh1997 Thank you! Translation: "You speak Vietnamese very well."
MagicMaximo 9 months ago
Hey I'm Vietnamese, you speak Vietnamese very well. Sounds very fluent. Keep up the good work! :)
lolomgdude 9 months ago
@lolomgdude Thanks very much for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 9 months ago
Hey I'm going to Vietnam in June for the whole summer to work some orphanages!!! I went last year and knew nothing about the language but I'm trying to learn how to speak it when I go back this summer and your videos have been extremely helpful
CandaceCreel 9 months ago
@CandaceCreel Wow, I'm so proud of you for doing such a charitable cause! Keep up the good work and thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 9 months ago
You speak Vietnamese very well!
shinnguyen1992 9 months ago
@shinnguyen1992 Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 9 months ago
Ông là người mỹ mà nói tiếng việt rất khá....wow!
FallingPixies 10 months ago
I am considering to learn Vietnamese but am not really sure whether it is worth it because there are so many dialects and I think it is also quite difficult. How long do you think would it take to learn it (full time in the country)? And how big is the extend of the varieties between the dialects? How difficult would it be in comparison for instance with learning English or Spanish?
The language sounds really beautiful though!
elgagalari 10 months ago
@elgagalari Hi. There are two main dialects..North and South. They are mutually understandable..only a few differences in pronunciation. The question of how long to learn a language is difficult to answer because of so many factors...motivation, language learning resources, time each day you spend studying, if you plan to take classes or study on your own. Also what level you want to attain, just conversation? read? write?
MagicMaximo 10 months ago
@elgagalari If you're really serious, you can attain conversational ability in a few months. The main difficulty for westerners is the tones. Otherwise it's not so difficult. The verbs don't change for any tense. Good luck.
MagicMaximo 10 months ago
@MagicMaximo Thanks a lot for your reply! I would plan to take classes, full-time let's say 20 hours a week and live there. My main goal would be conversation but reading and writing would of course be also great. I hope classes and living there won't be too expensive. Maybe I will try to work there as well, if that will work out with the work permit. Thanks a again and have a good day!
elgagalari 10 months ago
gio means good, not fine. i know this becvause i am vietnamese. Also, what part of vietnam did you go to? Ho Chi Monh or Hannoi. I am from Ho Chi Minh
craftysinger07 11 months ago
I love how ecstatic you are. Most people these days keep making negative comments about other languages. I love your Vietnamese. It makes me feel happy.
emblem9000 11 months ago
@emblem9000 Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 10 months ago
i love hearing outsider speaks Viet, it makes me happy :)
learningviet 11 months ago
@learningviet Great!
MagicMaximo 11 months ago
I like the way you speak Vietnamese in South accent.
tien0110 11 months ago
sir.do you pronounce the gi like y not the sound z?
bjap1563 11 months ago
@bjap1563 Southern pronunciation gi = yee Northern pronunciation gi = zee My teachers were from the North so I speak with the Northern accent.
MagicMaximo 11 months ago
I hope this man has more videos like this.
TigerBizOhMyGawd 11 months ago
love it love it Want to learn it too
Elementfifth 1 year ago
@Elementfifth Great!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
When you said: " tôi thích người Việt Nam quá" i almost want to cry because happy, thanks
quynhnhu1410 1 year ago
@quynhnhu1410 Thank you. But I really should have said "Toi rat thich nguoi Viet Nam." My grammar wasn't exactly correct but I'm glad you understood me.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo Don't worry about grammar, i like the way u said that, glad to meet you
quynhnhu1410 1 year ago
on chao ba (older lady) u say that with the dau huyen ok?
MultiStarwarsfan11 1 year ago
@MultiStarwarsfan11 Yes, Thank you.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
You're great. :D
KatPianism 1 year ago
@KatPianism Thank you!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
How long have you been in Vietnam??? Bác ở Việt Nam được bao lâu rồi nhỉ ?
satisfy2000 1 year ago
@satisfy2000 I was in Vietnam for one year in 1971, then I returned for the first time last March (2010) for just ten days.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo
Why do you like to speak Vietnamese ? i found it's boring (or bored, i'm not speak eng very well :)
satisfy2000 1 year ago
@satisfy2000 I really don't speak it very well but I find that it makes people happy when I try to communicate with them in their language. By the way you were correct saying something is "boring." Your English is good. Congratulations.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo
in fact, very little foreign people... speaks Vietnamese in my country... really. you're good !!! By the way, i love your language ! (English )... I hope i had born in your country... Not this ! Not Vietnamese ! believe me... it's not good at all. Don't be Vietnamese. ( That's what i thought and saw, so don't blame me. I just say what i thought )
satisfy2000 1 year ago
@satisfy2000 Nah, you should be proud because you're able to speak one of the most difficult languages (in term of pronunciation) for English/ German... speakers!! English is great. But would it be way cooler if you can speak 2 languages: English AND Vietnamese
chuthuyduong169 1 year ago
@chuthuyduong169
thank, i'll try my best
satisfy2000 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo yeah, we do feel happy to hear a foreigner speaking Vietnamese.
And you speak Vietnamese so well. :)
minhtrangnguyen94 1 year ago
thank you very much! Im white, but almost all of my friends are vietnamese, and their parents dont always speak english. so id like to learn :D thanks again~
Fang662768 1 year ago
@Fang662768 Fantastic! You'll be glad you learned Vietnamese, for now or for the future.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo
Vietnam... Why ???
satisfy2000 1 year ago
@satisfy2000 I like the Vietnamese people, Vietnamese food and Vietnamese culture.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo
heheh... i argree with ya ... ! :D. Tôi rất thích bác, hi vọng bác có thể thưởng thức hết những tinh hoa của Việt Nam !!!
satisfy2000 1 year ago
i learnt chi gai@:)
unirug 1 year ago
Bac noi tieng viet rat tot (bác nói tiếng việt rất tốt) You speaking Vietnamese very good :)
mamemaj 1 year ago
@mamemaj Thank you!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
I'm impressed!
webkinzpeople94 1 year ago
This is so awesome. Thx for the Vietnamese uploads.
AlaskanWildernessMan 1 year ago
@AlaskanWildernessMan Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo You're welcome.
AlaskanWildernessMan 1 year ago
Tieng Viet cua Bac rat hay. Well done. Bud. Hope you can come back to Vietnam sometime and practice your Vietnamese. I am Vietnamese and right now Learning French English well My English is great. and i also English Korean in here.
Take care Bud.
jemle91 1 year ago
Thanks Bud!
habeascorpus05 1 year ago
@habeascorpus05 You're welcome. Khong co gi ca!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Bud. Thank you for all of your videos. My girlfriend is Vietnamese and I have been learning the language for some months now and I find your videos very helpful. Would it be possible in the future to show the diacritics on the vowels though when the words are shown on screen.
zztonedefzz1 1 year ago
I understood everything that u said in the beginning. Cuz I'm Vietnamese & I already know a bit of the language. So why am I even here? Well, I only know how to SPEAK Vietnamese. I can read a bit, but it's purely based on improvisation!! Idk the alphabet. I always wanted 2 learn more though.
XxkawaiiwriterxX 1 year ago
i wonder are you sure your pronunciation is correct?
I believe that "Chao" pronounces as [zhao] and "khong" as "[kong]
nnantou1 1 year ago
@nnantou1 "correct" depends on if you are talking about the Northern, Middle or Southern pronunciation.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@MagicMaximo Thank you for your clarification. I am a beginning learner. So do you mean that in the north [zhao], south [chiao]?
nnantou1 1 year ago
@nnantou1 My instructors, who were all from Hanoi (the North) always said "Chao" and "khong"
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
This is so good! You have a great accent! I'm trying to learn, too.
ayappi 1 year ago
awh how cuteeee
4evertruel0v3 1 year ago
Wow! You're so good! Well done!!! XD
tnhatheoptimist 1 year ago
@tnhatheoptimist Thanks!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Thanks 4 teaching^_^ I actually learned something new even though I'm vietnamese -.-" (Viet kieu) I didn't know the word "manh gioi" or I did, but I didn't know that you could use it in "how are you?" I usually say something like: "Ong / Ba / Bac / Chu / Co / Anh / Chi/ ban(friend) co khoe khong?"
Xiu91 1 year ago
@Xiu91 Actually, I've been told that what I taught was the old fashioned way (when I was taught Vietnamese 40 years ago) and that the way you said was more common nowdays.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
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Xiu91 1 year ago
not bad! hahaha
cho005 1 year ago
bac oi con noi chuyen vietnam luon.
cam on bac
anhtruong21 1 year ago
Oh gosh you re good! Hope you continue doing more videos on learning vietnamese!
bullseye0419 1 year ago
@bullseye0419 Thanks for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
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Popinv3ietkid 1 year ago
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yo viet is pretty goood
ur pronoucation
yeahhhh
t0MaToe 1 year ago
yo viet is pretty goood
ur pronoucation
yeahhhh
t0MaToe 1 year ago
Noi tieng vie gioi qua haha :)
cachdoan 1 year ago
@cachdoan cảm ơn!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
cháu rất thích bác, bác nói rất tốt, cảm ơn vì đã nói Tiếng Việt
thaouyen70 1 year ago
@thaouyen70 cảm ơn!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
very helpful, thank you
thevcstar 1 year ago
You speak vietnamese very well ! It's amazing ! Please keep posting great videos.
Thanks again for fighting against the northern communist bastards. Vietnamese respect you ! God bless you and all American.
stuang000 1 year ago
Dear Bud, I really like your videos and I'm very impressed with the excellent level of Vietnamese fluency that you have achieved. I would like to encourage you to keep posting these great videos.God bless you.Joe
pinrocky 1 year ago 8
@pinrocky Thanks for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Bac noi tieng Viet rat tuyet !
bill198x1 1 year ago 5
@bill198x1 Cam on nhieu.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
ur accent in viet is brooklynish, but ur much better than those half-viet and bannanas
0mNam 1 year ago
hehe i'm from veitnam too and nice video
lovefistish 1 year ago
@lovefistish Thanks!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Very nice :)
ashleydovan 1 year ago
@ashleydovan Thanks!
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
@magorianworld Yes, you're right. When I made this video 3 years ago, I hadn't been back to VN in over 35 years. I went back this last April and everyone was saying, as you said, "co khoe khong?" Thanks for your comments.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Thank you! Very well done.
frankdoviolao 1 year ago
@frankdoviolao Thank you for your kind comments.
MagicMaximo 1 year ago
Haha tot qua ong oi
No star . I have tried teaching my friends some key words rather sentences while we where in Vietnam . And just like Asians having problems with the r sound and such many westerners have the same problem pronouncing our r' s as well
Khong Sao = no problem , no worries ect ....
Direct translation " no star"
Keep it up brother from another mother
namalamadingdong 1 year ago
hi, youvery good in Vietnamese
KoOnemovies 1 year ago
older lady younger than your mother is Chi (uptone) in the south...
caffel 1 year ago
the second way ,original writing
Anh ơi em đang coi quán.đến ngay đi anh, muộn lắm rồi,à tiện thể mua báo(news papper) nhé, ở nhà toàn báo cũ thôi.Mà không cần mua báo đâu, em vừa mất kính(glasses) rồi.không nhìn đựoc nữa anh ơi, đến ngay đi muộn lắm rồi.
just change a sign they can cause huge misunderstandings
kevinThanh92 1 year ago
there are two way to write and also two diffent meaning.
the fist way if every one misundertstand.
Anh ơi em đang cởi quần.Đến ngay đi anh,muộn lắm rồi.A, tiện thể mua bao(condom) mới nhé, ở nhà toàn bao cũ thôi.Mà thôi không cần mua bao đâu,em vừa mất kinh rồi, không nhịn được nữa anh ơi,đến ngay đi, muộn lắm rồi
kevinThanh92 1 year ago
_harm of the unsigned type in Vietnamese
_Anh oi em dang coi quan. Den ngay di anh, muon lam roi. A, tien the mua bao moi nhe, o nha toan bao cu thoi. Ma thoi khong can mua bao dau, em vua mat kinh roi, khong nhin duoc nua anh oi, den ngay di, muon lam roi.
no foreigners can understand this sentence.
kevinThanh92 1 year ago
this help me abit! cam on :)
obama639 1 year ago
@obama639 rất tốt! (very good!)
MagicMaximo 1 year ago