How to Learn Vietnamese — Start-here guide: how hard Vietnamese is, which dialect to pick, a first two-week plan, and comprehensible input videos from native speakers.
What is Comprehensible Input? — Understand the method behind Langiri: how comprehensible input makes learning Vietnamese intuitive and fun, similar to how children learn their first language.
Northern vs. Southern Vietnamese — Which dialect should you learn? Compare Northern (Hanoi) and Southern (Saigon) Vietnamese: pronunciation, vocabulary, and which path fits your goals.
Evaluating Vietnamese Learning Resources — How to judge textbooks and audio for currency: FSI-era Southern Vietnamese, pronunciation and vocabulary drift, and diaspora vs. local speech.
Essential Southern Vietnamese Slang — Master the vocabulary locals use daily: love and dating, praise, complaints, texting slang, and close-friend lines that only work with the right person.
Shadowing Vietnamese — Stay quiet until you are ready. Then, if you want, repeat, shadow, or chorus. How the three differ, and how they fit comprehensible input.
Active Listening in Vietnamese — How to stay engaged while you watch by anticipating, guessing, and learning more from comprehensible input, all without breaking the silent period.
Vietnamese Greetings & Pronouns — How Vietnamese people really say hello: core greeting words, forms of address (anh, chị, cô, chú), Ăn cơm chưa, Tết wishes, and the line between casual and too-casual.
History of Vietnam — A bilingual visual timeline from origin myths to Đổi Mới: territory map, illustrated eras, and Ngọc's series Vietnamese History: From Origins to the Modern Era.
Tháp Tam Thắng: The Story Behind the Name — The Sino-Vietnamese etymology of Vũng Tàu's iconic new landmark, and the 19th-century pirate-fighting history encoded in its name.
Vietnamese Medical Terms — Symptoms, colds, booking a clinic visit, and the phrases you need at a clinic or pharmacy, with videos from Ngọc, Tâm, Dr. Trâm, and Ngân.
Vietnamese Numbers and Money — Count in Vietnamese, ask bao nhiêu tiền, and hear nghìn, ngàn, triệu, and đồng in Ngân's number series and Tâm's market videos.