How to conjugate a verb in Vietnamese

How to conjugate a verb in Viet­namese

You want to learn how to conjugate Vietnamese verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Vietnamese lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Vietnamese verbs fun.

Viet­namese verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Vietnamese verbs in the present tense do not conjugate for each person. This means that the verb stays the same for 'I', 'you', 'he', 'they' etc. This is similar to the case in English.

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tôi viết
I write
tôi nghĩ
I think
tôi thích
I prefer
tôi đọc
I read
tôi ngủ
I sleep
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Vietnamese is the official language of the Republic of Vietnam where it is spoken by 65 million people. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Vietnamese would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Viet­namese

Learn to get by in Vietnamese with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Vietnamese greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

Tôi thích bạn.
I like you.
Tôi nhớ bạn.
I miss you.
Tôi muốn bạn.
I want you.
Tôi cần bạn.
I need you.
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Step 8 : Viet­namese verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Vietnamese. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Vietnamese verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Vietnamese verbs nhìn thấy, muốn and thích (see, want, like). Using the nouns quyển sách, cái ghế and cánh cửa (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Vietnamese verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs nhìn thấy, muốn and thích by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Vietnamese possessive pronouns).

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