Vietnam

[finale1]

Anyway, which hotel is recommended in city center?

Those 2.5 star-3star hotels like lan lan 2, blue diamond hotel near the ben thanh market are not bad. The more atas hotels are further frm benh thanh along Ha Ba Trung street

 

[finale1]

usually for tiger 7am flight, so far will reach HCM around 8am+ local time ....
if you take your own sweet time go toilet and the custom also take their own sweet time + the crowd... may reach exit by 8.45am? ... that's for me.

wah if you first time there with no guide ... donch know what to advice

but for me most likely I will get my "viet guide" to being me to district 5, the hcmc china town, our usual cantonese style eatery for very authentic dim sum . Then check in hotel lor. But so far most of my early morning flight is to catch the domestic flight to other city. Must agree is rather risky if tiger delay.

Hi bro i heard district 5 cost of living is much cheaper. Do you have the address of the authentic dim sum place?

 

[finale1]

If i reach HCMC 8am in the morning, what can i do at this hour?

You probably are going hcmc for the first time.
Get a mobifone sim card at extreme left end of airport for 3G.
Take the bus 152 outside burger king and alight and ben thanh mkt interchange.
Then go to phuc long and get a nice cup of milk oolong tea.
Start to plan your day =)

 

[beanstalk6]

If i reach HCMC 8am in the morning, what can i do at this hour?

Get to a marketplace and take in the vibe of the city. Ben Thanh and Cholon in general will be fine. The natives are up much earlier.

 

[idrinkecoke]

You probably are going hcmc for the first time.
Get a mobifone sim card at extreme left end of airport for 3G.
Take the bus 152 outside burger king and alight and ben thanh mkt interchange.
Then go to phuc long and get a nice cup of milk oolong tea.
Start to plan your day =)

This will be my first trip there, going there solo.

 

[Delsamor]

usually for tiger 7am flight, so far will reach HCM around 8am+ local time ....
if you take your own sweet time go toilet and the custom also take their own sweet time + the crowd... may reach exit by 8.45am? ... that's for me.

wah if you first time there with no guide ... donch know what to advice

but for me most likely I will get my "viet guide" to being me to district 5, the hcmc china town, our usual cantonese style eatery for very authentic dim sum . Then check in hotel lor. But so far most of my early morning flight is to catch the domestic flight to other city. Must agree is rather risky if tiger delay.

Hi can i know what viet guide you are referring to? Is it a tour agency guide or those students where they bring you around in exchange for culture experience? Would like to solo travel to viet but it seems like having a local to guide you is better in experiencing this country?

 

[Dropkickme]

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[lovejade]

I'm halfway through my 1 month Vietnam solo trip and I've met 4 Singaporeans so far. I'm currently in Hoi An making my way to Hue on 8th June. So far I've already covered Saigon, Mui Ne, Dalat & Nha Trang. I miss Singapore coffee tbh, Viet coffee too thick hah.

vietnam coffee is very nice... if you order ice coffee, u hve to let ice melt. then it will be perfect

 

[idrinkecoke]

How much money should i bring there? Light shopper here, maybe t shirt or some souvenirs.

Anyway, do i need to pay entry fee to Reunification Palace

 

[audiovideo]

Hi can i know what viet guide you are referring to? Is it a tour agency guide or those students where they bring you around in exchange for culture experience? Would like to solo travel to viet but it seems like having a local to guide you is better in experiencing this country?

my guide is a vietnamese friend.

if go solo first time and can't speak their language at all... kinda risky and scary to me .. unless there is mrt like BKK

 

[audiovideo]

Hi bro i heard district 5 cost of living is much cheaper. Do you have the address of the authentic dim sum place?

here's the address ..go before 1pm
on average 一笼 ard S$3
all crews can speak mandarin and good cantonese .. better than most sinkees

cost of living .. similar ba ..
but for hotel, other than the 5 star Winsor (costly), seems like the 3 star An Dong Center hotel is considered ok ... the first hotel I stayed in hcm.

Inside Winsor hotel there is also a restaurant that serve dim sum... but hotel price

 

[finale1]

here's the address ..go before 1pm
on average 一笼 ard S$3
all crews can speak mandarin and good cantonese .. better than most sinkees

cost of living .. similar ba ..
but for hotel, other than the 5 star Winsor (costly), seems like the 3 star An Dong Center hotel is considered ok ... the first hotel I stayed in hcm.

Inside Winsor hotel there is also a restaurant that serve dim sum... but hotel price

Thanks! will chk it out

 

[Delsamor]

my guide is a vietnamese friend.

if go solo first time and can't speak their language at all... kinda risky and scary to me .. unless there is mrt like BKK

oh wow lucky you to have a friend there. I usually have no problem with language barrier, but viet is a little intimidating to me cos their names/street name/shop name/hotel name all looks the same. I might get lost even if I have the exact address and the road sign infront of me.

trang, tra, nguyen, ban, cho, ect...almost every identities with name have at least one of these word

 

[audiovideo]

How much money should i bring there? Light shopper here, maybe t shirt or some souvenirs.

Anyway, do i need to pay entry fee to Reunification Palace

only bought a few T/polo-T so far at different part of viet ... price around $6-9 (100k-150k, depends on material/place) .. no like to bargain too much .... DO NOT BUY INSIDE BEN THANH MARKET ... if you are not those who can bargain fiercely ... but maybe you have different experience & luck

 

[jiangmingchuan]

Going Hanoi soon.

Wanted to know if its recommended to tailor suit there.

If yes any recommendation?

 

[XiaoZen]

seems like alot ppl having problem with vietnamese language. The below information was pass down to me, now i will pass down to you all...

People terms
Anh (pronounced as “ang”)= I/You (Male)
Em (pronounced as “M”)= I/You (Female)
Bo Me (pronounced as “boh meh”)/ Cha Me (pronounced as “char meh”)= Parents
Bo = Father Me = Mother Ban (pronounced as “bun”) = Friend
Ban Tot (pronounced as “bun tok”) = Good Friend
Ban Than (pronounced as “bun teng”) = Very Close Friend (almost like lovers but not yet)
Con Gai (pronounced as “cong guy”) = Girl
Con Trai (pronounced as “cong try”) = Boy
Ban Trai / Gai (pronounced as “bun tok”) = Boy/Girl Friend
Nguoi Yeu (pronounced as “Ngui U”) = Lover
Ong Xa (pronounced as “Ong sa”) / Chong (pronounced as “Chong”) = Hubby
Ba Xa (pronounced as “Bar sa”) / Vo (pronounced as “Ver”)= Wife
Gia Dinh (pronounced as “Kia Deng”) = Family
Ai (pronounced as “I”) = Who / Somebody
Common Connectors
Khong (pronounced as “cong”)= No/ Negative Expression (Any words following this becomes negative),
Short form is “KO” or “KG”
Vang (pronounced as “vung”) / Da (pronounced as “ya” in the South and “za” in the North) = Yes
Nhung (pronounced as “nung”) / Ma (pronounced as “mar”) = But
Nua (pronounced as “nuar”) = Again Neu (pronounced as “new”) = If
Dung (pronounced as “don’t”) = Correct / Right
Roi (pronounced as “roy”) = Already
Co (pronounced as “kor ”)= Have (sometimes can be used as “Yes)
Duoc (pronounced as “duc”) = literally “Can get” / “Achievable” (in the sense of asking for permission for
something) Example “Duoc Bao Lau” = “Got how long”
Khong Duoc = Cannot be done/achieve Duoc Khong = Can be done/achieve or not
Chua (pronounced as “cher”) = Yet to Voi (pronounced as “vuy”) = With
Qua (pronounced as “kwa”) / Rat (pronounced as “rak” but Vietnamese usually pronounced it as “zak”) =Very
Co The (pronounced as “kor ter”)= Can Khong The (pronounced as “cong ter”)= Cannot

 

[XiaoZen]

Expression of Feelings
Yeu (pronounced as “U”)= Love
Thich (pronounced as “thick” or “turk”)= Like
Nho (pronounced as “U”)= Remember / Miss [someone]
Gian (pronounced as “yang”) = Angry
Ghen (pronounced as “gang”) = Jealous
Buon (pronounced as “bonng”) = Sad / Boring
Vui (pronounced as “vuy”) = Happy
Vui lam(pronounced as “vuy lam”) = Very happy
Hanh Phuc (pronounced as “hang phuc”) = Very Blessed (like “xin fu” in Chinese)
Dau (pronounced as “dow”) = Pain Hien (pronounced as “hint”) = Virtuos
Dau Tim (pronounced as “dow tim”) = Heart-Pain / Broken Heart
[basic expressinon] Qua/Lam = Very ….
Rat [basic expressinon] = Very ….

 

[XiaoZen]

Some Vocab
Di (pronounced as “D”) = Go
Den (pronounced as “Den”) = Come
Lam (pronounced as “Lam”) = Make / Work ….etc depending on context
Nhieu (pronounced as “new”)= Many / A lot
It (pronounced as “it”) / Chuc Chuc (pronounced “chook chook”) = A little
Het (pronounced as “hack”) = Run out / Over already
Dep (pronounced as “depth”) = Pretty
Eg: Dep lam = Beautiful (for Gals), Dep Trai = Handsome
Ngu (pronounced as “ngo”) = Sleep Nghi (pronounced as “ngee”) = Rest
Nghi (pronounced as “nghee”) = Think Met (pronounced as “met”) = Tired
Benh (pronounced as “burn”) = Sick
Dien Thoai (pronounced as “dian toy”) = Telephone (short form is “dt”)
Xin Loi (pronounced as “sing loy”) = Sorry
Xin tha loi cho (pronounced as “sing ta loy cher”) = Please forgive me
Ngoi (pronounced as “ngoy”) = Sit Xao (pronounced as “sow”) = Lie (Lying)
That (pronounced as “thick”) = Truth (in the case such as “Rat that” = really true/truly”)
Song (pronounced as “song”) = Stay (where one stay)
Hat (pronounced as “hark”) = Sing Doi (pronounced as “doy”) = Wait
Doi (pronounced as “doy”) = Hungry
Doi Buon(pronounced as “doy bom”) = Very Hungry
Hieu (pronounced as “hew”) = Understand
Biet (pronounced as “beet”) = Know
Viet (pronounced as “veet”) = Write Doc (pronounced as “tok”) = Read
Noi (pronounced as “noy”) = Speak Hoi (pronounced as “hoy”) = Tell
Cho (pronounced as “Cho”) = Give
Mong (pronounced as “monk”) / Hy Vong (pronounced as “hee vong”)= Hope/Wish for oneself
Chuc (pronounced as “chook”)= Hope/Wish for someone
Mua (pronounced as “mu”) = Buy Eg “Mua Do (pronounced as “doe” = Shopping
An (pronounced as “ang”) = Eat Ve (pronounced as “vay”) = Return
Choi (pronounced as “chui”) = Play Uong (pronounced as “uong”) = Drink
Gap (pronounced as “kap”) / Thay (pronounced as “thigh”)= See / Meet
Xem (pronounced as “sim”) = Watch (usually for watching tv or movie)
Cam on(pronounced as “kam en”) = Thank You
Lam Tinh (pronounced as “Lam teng”) = Make Love
Kiem Tien (pronounced as “Kim Tin”) = Earn Money
Can Tien (pronounced as “chan tin”) = Need Money
Khong co Tien (pronounced as “cong kaur tin”) = No Have Money
Het Tien (pronounced as “het tin”) = Run out of money eg. handphone

 

[XiaoZen]

Food terms
Com (pronounced as “kum”)= Rice Com (pronounced as “kum”)= Rice
Pho (pronounced as “fur”)= Kway-teow like noodles
Mien (pronounced as “mean”)= Noodles Bo (pronounced as “bore”)= Beef
Ca (pronounced as “ka”)= Fish Ga (pronounced as “gar”)= Chicken
De (pronounced as “yeah”)= Mutton Ech (pronounced as “er”)= Frog
Chao Ech/ Chao Er= Frog-leg porridge
Rau (pronounced as “row” as in rowdy)= Vegetable
Nuoc (pronounced as “nerd”)= Liquid
Nuoc Suoi (pronounced as “nerd soy”)= Water
Nuoc Yen (pronounced as “nerd yeng”)= Bird Nest Drink
Cam (pronounced as “kam”)= Orange (Nuoc Cam = orange juice)
Da (pronounced as “da”)= Ice Duong (pronounced as “don’t”)= Sugar
Sua (pronounced as “sir”)= Milk
Sua Dua Nhan (pronounced as “sir dow nan”)= Soya Bean Milk
Sua Chua (pronounced as “sir cho”)= Yoghurt
Ca phe (pronounced as “car fair”)= Coffee Tra (pronounced as “cha”)= Tea
Nuoc Mieng (pronounced as “nerd ming”)= Saliva
Ngon (pronounced as “ngong”)= Delicions
Cay (pronounced as “kai”)= Hot (as in too much chilli)
Ngot (pronounced as “ngot”)= Sweet
Nong (pronounced as “nhong”)= Warm / Hot (applicable to weather as well)
Positional terms
Ngoai (pronounced as “ngoay”) = Outside Dau (pronounced as “dow”) = Where
O (pronounced as “er”) = At / In Ngoai (pronounced as “ngoay”) = Outside
Thang (pronounced as “tang”) = Straight Ahead
Xuong (pronounced as “soon”) = Down (as in downstairs)
Tren Duong (pronounced as “trend jung”) = On my way to ……
Day (pronounced as “die”) = Here / This
Kia (pronounced as “kia”) = There / That

 

[XiaoZen]

Past/Future/Present Tense
Dang (pronounced as “dung”) = Event that is in the process of happening
Da (pronounced as “dung”) = Event that has happen
Se (pronounced as “say”) = Event that will happen
Numbers
Mot (pronounced as “mock”) = 1 Hai (pronounced as “hai”) = 2
Ba (pronounced as “bar”) = 3 Thu (pronounced as “ter”) = 4
Nam (pronounced as “nam”) = 5 Sau (pronounced as “sau”) = 6
Bay (pronounced as “bye”) = 7 Tam (pronounced as “thumb”) = 8
Chin (pronounced as “chin”) = 9 Muoi (pronounced as “mui”) = 10
Tram (pronounced as “charm”) = hundreds
Nghin (pronounced as “ngan” or “nghin”) = thousands
Trieu (pronounced as “chieu”) = millions
Number system is like Chinese so for Eleven (Muoi Mot) and for twenty (Hai Muoi) and so on.
Time Terms
May (pronounced as “may “)= What (used for asking about numbers, date date and time)
Gio (pronounced as “yer” for south or “zer” for the north) = Time / Hour
Eg: What Time = May Gio , 5 Gio (usually written as “5g” = 5 o’clock
Ruoi (pronounced as “re”) = half
Eg: When they say “1 Tram Ruoi” = 150, “5g Ruoi” = 5.30
Bay (pronounced as “bay “) Gio= Now
Mot lat (pronounced as “mock lark “) / Mot chuc (pronounced as “mock chook “)= In a while (usually the
latter is of shorter time frame)
Eg “doi mot chuc” or “doi 1 chuc” = wait a while, “1 chuc nua” = in a little while
Truoc (pronounced as “trock “) = Before
Sau (pronounced as “sow “) = After
Thoi Gian (pronounced as “toy zan “) = Period of time
Ranh (pronounced as “rung”) = Free time
Lau (pronounced as “lau”) = Long time
Khi Nao (pronounced as “key now”)= When