Having a foreign accent
A few articles have appeared over the last couple of weeks on pronunciation and why it’s ok to have a foreign accent. Such as: Memrise: How to play the accents game Language Fluency: Dare to Speak as...
View ArticleLearn how to pronounce written Vietnamese
Vietnamese is a very phonetic language. The pronunciation and the spelling of words closely match up. This means you can learn to ‘read’ Vietnamese (ie. read aloud) very quickly. Vietnamese uses a...
View ArticleIs it worth watching Vietnamese films and TV shows when you’re a beginner?
If you watch a Vietnamese film or TV show when you’re a beginner, you’re obviously not going to understand it all. But is it still worth watching? To be honest, I wasn’t convinced there was any value...
View ArticleWhere to watch Vietnamese videos with subtitles
Last week I wrote that watching Vietnamese films or dramas as a beginner can be a fun way to immerse yourself in Vietnamese and help to attune your ear to Vietnamese. To make this enjoyable as a...
View ArticleLearn new words and phrases from videos
Passively listening to music or watching TV isn’t going to make you speak Vietnamese overnight but by actively engaging with the content, both music and movies can be a useful learning tool. Today...
View ArticleLearn vocabulary on Instagram
So, things have been busy for the past couple of months and probably will continue to be until Tết. In the meantime, I’ve decided to join Lindsay on her quest to share new vocabulary on Instagram,...
View ArticleBest of (the lunar year) 2014
It’s New Year’s Eve! The Year of the Horse is about to end and everyone is about to get a year older. So let’s take a little look at the best of More Vietnamese over the past year and look ahead to...
View ArticleStopped learning? Just do something. Anything.
Pretty notepad. Too pretty. Do you like my notepad? It’s pretty. So nice that I haven’t used it yet, even though I bought it months ago. Mostly because I don’t know what to write on the first page. It...
View ArticleHave you been doing something?
The last thing I posted is that you should do something, no matter how big or small, to get your learning back on track. Somehow that was 2 months ago. So I thought I’d check in and ask how you’re...
View ArticleSong of the Summer (V-Pop)
Actually this song by solo singer Tóc Tiên is probably more popular for its dance… there aren’t that many words in it really. It’s no Gangnam style, but the middle part of the song has a fun, copyable...
View ArticleTết 2016
Hello again. I know it’s been a while, but I’m aiming to make a fresh start in 2016 (Lunar New Year aka Tết is just round the corner) and return to posting more often. Stay tuned! Year of the Monkey...
View ArticleLearn how to pronounce written Vietnamese
Vietnamese is a very phonetic language. The pronunciation and the spelling of words closely match up. This means you can learn to ‘read’ Vietnamese (ie. read aloud) very quickly. Vietnamese uses a...
View ArticleIs it worth watching Vietnamese films and TV shows when you’re a beginner?
If you watch a Vietnamese film or TV show when you’re a beginner, you’re obviously not going to understand it all. But is it still worth watching? To be honest, I wasn’t convinced there was any value...
View ArticleWhere to watch Vietnamese videos with subtitles
Last week I wrote that watching Vietnamese films or dramas as a beginner can be a fun way to immerse yourself in Vietnamese and help to attune your ear to Vietnamese. To make this enjoyable as a...
View ArticleLearn new words and phrases from videos
Passively listening to music or watching TV isn’t going to make you speak Vietnamese overnight but by actively engaging with the content, both music and movies can be a useful learning tool. Today...
View ArticleLearn vocabulary on Instagram
So, things have been busy for the past couple of months and probably will continue to be until Tết. In the meantime, I’ve decided to join Lindsay on her quest to share new vocabulary on Instagram,...
View ArticleBest of (the lunar year) 2014
It’s New Year’s Eve! The Year of the Horse is about to end and everyone is about to get a year older. So let’s take a little look at the best of More Vietnamese over the past year and look ahead to...
View ArticleStopped learning? Just do something. Anything.
Pretty notepad. Too pretty. Do you like my notepad? It’s pretty. So nice that I haven’t used it yet, even though I bought it months ago. Mostly because I don’t know what to write on the first page. It...
View ArticleHave you been doing something?
The last thing I posted is that you should do something, no matter how big or small, to get your learning back on track. Somehow that was 2 months ago. So I thought I’d check in and ask how you’re...
View ArticleSong of the Summer (V-Pop)
Actually this song by solo singer Tóc Tiên is probably more popular for its dance… there aren’t that many words in it really. It’s no Gangnam style, but the middle part of the song has a fun, copyable...
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