PART 1 l Creating Basic Sentences

Unit 01 la Verb
001 Subject + la + noun ~ is ~
002 Subject + khong ph?i la + noun ~ is not ~
003 Subject + la + noun, ph?i khong? Is ~ ~?

Unit 02 Verbs other than la
004 Subject + Verb ~ is ~
005 Subject + khong + verb ~ does not ~
006 Subject + Verb + khong? ~ does ~?
007 Subject + adjective ~ is ~
008 Subject + khong + adjective ~ does not ~
009 Subject + adjective + khong? ~ is ~?
010 Subject + Verb + r?i ~ did ~
011 Subject + ch?a + verb ~ hasn't done ~ yet
012 Subject + (đa) + Verb + ch?a? Did ~ do ~?

Unit 03 Tenses
013 Subject + đa + verb ~ did ~
014 Subject + m?i + verb ~ just ~ did
015 Subject + đang + verb ~ is doing ~
016 Subject + s?p + verb ~ will soon ~
017 Subject + s? + verb ~ will ~
018 Subject + đ?nh + verb ~ is going to ~

Unit 04 Interrogative Patterns
019 Subject + la + gi? What is ~?
020 Subject + Verb + gi? What does ~ do?
021 Subject + la + ai? Who is ~?
022 Subject + Verb + ai? Who is doing ~?
023 Ai la ~? Who is ~?
024 Ai + verb? Who is ~?
025 Ai + adjective? Who is ~?
026 Subject + la + noun + nao? Which ~ is it?
027 Subject + Verb + Noun + nao? Which ~ does ~?
028 Noun + ? + đau? Where is ~?
029 Verb + ? + đau? Where are you ~ing?
030 Noun + th? nao? How about ~?
031 Verb + th? nao? How do you ~?
032 m?y + noun? How many ~?
033 T?i sao ~? Why are you ~?
034 Bao gi? ~? When will you ~? (future)
035 ~ bao gi?? When did you ~? (past)
036 đa + verb + bao gi? ch?a? Have you ever done ~? (asking about experience)
037 đa + verb + bao lau r?i? How much did you ~?
038 s? + verb + bao lau (n?a)? How much will it cost?
039 ~ bao xa? ~ How far is it?
040 ~ hay ~? Is it ~ or is it ~?
041 ~ hay sao? ~What are you talking about?

PART 2 l Expanding Sentences

Unit 05 Noun Modifiers
042 Noun + (c?a) + noun ~ of ~
043 Noun + adjective ~han ~
044 Noun + (subject) + verb ~doing ~


Unit 06 Conjunctions and Particles
045 ~ va ~ ~ and / and ~
046 ~ (cho) nen ~ ~하다 ~
047 ~ hay ~ ~ or ~
048 ~ nh?ng ~ ~ but ~
049 ~ ma ~ ~ but ~
050 Vi ~ ~ because
051 t? ~ đ?n ~ from ~ to ~
052 ~ nh? ~
053 ~ ma ~ you said
054 ~ ch?? (Of course) ~ right?

Unit 07 Patterns using adverbs
055 r?t + adjective very ~
056 khong + adjective + l?m not really ~
057 khong + verb / adjective + đau never ~
058 kha + adjective quite ~
059 Adjective + b?ng ~as much as ~
060 Adjective + h?n ~ than (more) ~
061 Adjective + nh?t most ~
062 Verb + l?i do ~ again
063 Verb + th? Try ~ once
064 Verb + mai continue to ~
065 Verb + h?t Da ~haeyo
066 khong + verb + ro I don't do it well
067 đ? + verb to do ~
068 ~ đa First of all ~
069 luon (luon) + verb always ~
070 hay + verb often ~
071 th?nh tho?ng + verb sometimes ~
072 it khi + verb almost never ~
073 khong bao gi? + verb I don't do ~ at all
074 sau khi + (subject) + verb after ~
075 tr??c khi + (subject) + verb ~ before …
076 tr? ~ ~ except

Unit 08 Patterns using key predicates
077 mu?n ~ I want ~
078 khong mu?n ~ I don't want ~
079 mu?n ~ khong? do you want ~?
080 ch? mu?n ~ I just want ~
081 I like thich ~ ~
082 khong thich ~ I don't like ~
083 thich ~ khong? Do you like ~?
084 co + noun ~ is there
085 khong co + noun ~ is missing
086 co + noun + khong? Is there ~?
087 gi?i ~ ~ is good
088 khong gi?i ~ ~ is not good
089 ~ c?ng đ??c ~ is it okay?
090 d? + verb ~ is easy
091 kho + verb ~ is difficult to do
092 b?t đ?u ~ ~ start doing
093 Verb + xong ~ finish doing something
094 ti?pt?c + verb continue ~
095 đang ~ ~ is worth doing
096 h?t ~ ~ to use up
097 đ??c + verb to become ~
098 b? + verb ~ to be subjected to

Unit 09 Auxiliary Verbs
099 ph?i + verb ~have to do
I need 100 c?n ~ ~
101 nen + verb ~have to do (weak obligation)
102 khong nen + verb I'd rather not do ~
103 co th? + verb + đ??c ~ can do
104 khong th? + verb + đ??c ~ can't
105 co th? + verb + đ??c khong? Can you do ~?

PART 3 l Frequently used expressions and phrases

Unit 10 Patterns used when guessing
106 T?t nhien (la) ~ Of course ~
107 ch?c ch?n (la) ~ definitely ~
108 ch?c la ~ I think it's probably ~

Unit 11 Patterns used when making requests, commands, and suggestions
109 cho toi + verb Please let me do ~
110 cho toi + noun (give me) ~
111 Verb + cho + noun ~ for ~
112 (Xin) hay + verb + cho + noun ~ for ~
113 (Xin) hay + verb ~do
114 Chung ta + verb + đi Let's ~
115 B?n + verb + đi ~do
116 Subject + Verb + nhe ~do
117 (Xin) đ?ng + verb/adjective ~don't

Unit 12 Patterns used to express emotions and intentions
118 Xin l?i vi ~ ~ I'm sorry
119 h?i ti?c vi ~ ~ I regret it
120 C?m ?n vi ~ ~ thank you
121 Congratulations on Chuc m?ng ~ ~
122 noi r?ng ~ ~ said ~
123 nghe noi ~ I heard ~
124 Theo + noun ~ according to
125 Subject + khuyen + person + verb ~ advises ~ to do ~
126 trong co v? + adjective ~ seems to be
127 đung la ~ as expected ~
128 may m?n vi ~ ~ I'm glad
129 ??c gi ~ ~ I wish …
130 B?t đ?cd? ~ I have to ~

Unit 13 Key Patterns that Enrich Meaning
131 nh? ~ ~like
132 v?a ~ v?a ~ ~ while doing ~…
133 ph??ng phap ~ ~ how to do
134 ~ thi ~ con ~ thi ~ ~ is ~ and ~ is ~
135 Cang ~ cang ~ The more you do ~, the more you ~
136 cang ngay cang ~ As the days go by, it becomes more and more ~
137 đi + place + v? I went to ~
138 b?tc? ~ any ~
139 toan la ~ all ~ all
140 c? ~ va ~ ~, ~ both
141 tr? nen + adjective ~haejyo
142 tr? thanh + noun ~ becomes
143 Verb + đi + verb + l?i Keep doing ~ and ~ again
144 khong nh?ng ~ ma con ~ (n?a) not only ~ but also ~
145 ch? ~ thoi is just ~
146 ~ ch? khong ph?i (la) ~ ~이 지 ~이 이다
147 khong ph?i (la) ~ ma la ~ ~ is not ~
148 gi?ng nh? + noun ~ is the same
149 khac v?i + noun ~ is different
150 ~ va ~ gi?ng nhau ~ and ~ are the same
151 ~ va ~ khac nhau ~ and ~ are different
152 đa t?ng + verb ~ have you ever done
153 ch?at?ng + verb ~ I have never done it
154 Tuy ~ nh?ng ~ although ~ but ~
155 Noun + ma + (subject) + verb ~doing ~
156 N?u ~ thi ~ If you ~, you ~
157 M?i khi ~ thi (la) ~ ~ every time I do ~

PART 4 ​​l Application Patterns for Speaking Like a Native Speaker

Unit 14 Essential Key Patterns You Must Use at Least Once
158 đa lam thi ~ If you're going to do it, then ~
159 ~ ch?t đi đ??c ~ I'm going to die
What do you do when you reach 160~ lam gi~?
161 ~ thi t?t qua ~ would be very good…
162 ngay sau khi ~ ~as soon as
163 thay vi ~ ~ instead of …
164 đang đ?nh ~ ~ I'm trying to do it
165 cho đ?n khi ~ ~ until
166 đ? co th? + verb to be able to do
167 đ? khong ~ ~ not to
168 N?u mu?n ~ ~ to do
169 lam ra v? ~ ~ pretend to do it
170 ~ đ?nn?i ~ ~ enough to do ~
171 Th?o nao ~ Somehow ~
172 ~ thoi ma ~ is just that
173 t??ng la ~ ~ I thought it was
174 mi?n (la) ~ ~ if only
175 ~ m?i ~ ~ only then can I ~

Unit 15 Interrogative Sentence Application Patterns
176 ~ b?ng gi? What do you do with ~?
177 co bi?t ~ gi khong? Do you know what ~ did?
178 co bi?t + noun + nao ~ khong? Do you know which ~ is ~?
179 co bi?t ~ ? đau khong? Do you know where ~ is?
180 co bi?tt?i sao ~ khong? Do you know why ~?
181 co bi?t khi nao ~ khong? Do you know when ~ will happen?
182 co bi?t + noun + th? nao khong? Do you know what ~ is like?
183 co bi?t ai ~ khong? Do you know who ~?
184 cai gi + adjective + th?? What's so ~ about?
185 T?i sao ~ ph?i ~ ? Why do I have to ~?
186 T?i sao ~ nh? th?? Why are you like that?
187 Khong hi?u sao ~ I don't know why ~
188 ~ t? khi nao? Since when have you been ~?
189 ~ đ?n khi nao? Until when will you ~?
190 Khong bi?t khi nao ~ I don't know when ~ will be
191 Ai ma ~? Who would ~?
192 Verb + v?i ai? Who are you ~ with?
193 co th? + verb + ? đau? Where can I ~?
194 khong bi?t ~ gi I don't know what to do
195 khong bi?t ph?i + verb + th? nao I don't know how to ~
196 G?n đay co + noun + khong? Is there ~ nearby?
197 co cai nao + adjective + h?n khong? Do you have any more ~?
198 N?u ~ thi lam sao? What if ~?
199 N?u toi la b?n thi s? ~ If I were you, I would ~
200 N?uc?n thi toi s? + verb If necessary, I will ~
201 Chung ta s? khong ~ ch?? Shouldn't we ~?
202 Khong ai ~ No one ~
203 Khong đau b?ng + noun There is no place like ~
204 Khong gi + adjective + h?n ~ There is nothing more ~ ​​than ~

Unit 16 Essential Key Patterns for Writing Like a Native Speaker
205 m?t trong nh?ng + noun one of
206 Hinh nh? ~ thi ph?i ~ seems to be
207 so v?i A thi B + adjective + h?n Compared to A, B is more ~
208 ~ gi ma + adjective + th? What are you doing that makes you do that?
209 Du sao (thi) ~ Anyway ~, Anyway ~, Anyway ~
210 ~ hay ~ khong lien quan gi ~do it or ~do it, it doesn't matter
211 đang ngh? xem co nen + verb + hay khong I'm thinking about whether to do it or not
212 khong th? khong ~ ~ can't help it
213 How nice it would be if N?u ~ thi t?t bi?tm?y ~
214 khong ~ thi khong đ??c ~ must not be done
215 ch? ~ thi lam sao What if I just ~?
216 N?u ~ thi khong đ??c ~ If you ~, you can't ~
217 co th? + verb + cho toi ch?? Can you do ~ to that extent?
218 lam sao ma ~ đ??c How can I ~
219 L? ra khong nen ~ ~ I shouldn't have done it
220 noun + nao c?ng đ??c Any ~ will do
221 Khong ~ t? bay gi? thi khong đ??c From now on, I have to ~
222 ch? c?n ~ la đ??c ~ just do it
223 N?u co th? thi ~ If possible, ~
224 suyt n?a thi ~ I almost ~
225 ~ đang l? ra đa ph?i + verb ~ should have done
226 ~ la tren h?t ~ is the priority
227 ~ t??ng ~ hoa ra ~ I thought it was ~ but it turned out to be ~
228 Ngay c? ~ c?ng ~ even ~ even ~
229 Khong ~ c?ng khong ~ I don't do ~ I don't do ~
230 Ch?ng l? ~ a? Surely ~?
231 Tha ~ con h?n ~ It is better to ~ than to ~
232 ~ thi con gi b?ng ~ would be perfect
233 ~ ma ~ thi khong ~ chut nao ~ but if you do ~ you won't do anything ~

Appendix l Vietnamese Characters and Pronunciation: Tones and Basic Usage You Must Know

Are you stuck just remembering grammar? If you're constantly at a loss for words, start with patterns!

A pattern is a set of rules that are contained in the words or sentences we use.
You could say that it is a lump of expressions that are frequently used in everyday language.
Every language has its own frequently used patterns.
You can say dozens of things by simply changing the words in a single pattern, such as 'I like ~' or 'I'm glad that ~'.
If you want to start speaking Vietnamese, open this book.
Learn a pattern that you use at least once a day and learn the words that fit into the pattern.
And try making various sentences by changing the words.
All that's left is to practice repeatedly until it becomes a familiar phrase! The method is simple, but it's the easiest and most reliable way to practice conversation.


1.
I only picked out the patterns I always use in my daily life!
We've compiled 233 essential, everyday phrases carefully selected by native Vietnamese speakers.
This book contains everything from basic patterns that will help you build a solid foundation in Vietnamese to intermediate patterns that will help you speak like a native speaker.
Even if it's a pattern you already know, don't just pass over it. Confirm with your mouth that you've completely internalized it before moving on.

2.
Solving conversational concerns for beginners and intermediate learners!
This book is intended for learners who have completed the basics of Vietnamese and want to take on the challenge of full-fledged conversation.
In Step 1, you will naturally learn patterns with five core sentences, and in Step 2, you will learn vivid expressions frequently used in daily life by using actual conversations using those patterns.
We minimize complicated and tedious grammar explanations and focus on learning patterns through examples.


3.
Author's audio lecture + 3 versions of mp3 files
We provide three versions of example MP3 files: [For listening to Vietnamese only] while reading the book, [For listening in your spare time] with recorded Korean translations so you can study without the book, and [For listening to the booklet] so you can study with the booklet.
Choose the one that suits your purpose and learning style.
We also provide a total of 17 lectures (16 lectures per unit + 1 lecture on Vietnamese characters, pronunciation, and tones) with commentary by the author.
We carefully selected the main patterns from the unit and explained them with a focus on usage, nuances, and examples of use.
You can easily listen to the audio lectures and [Vietnamese only] mp3 files using the QR code included in this book.