Vietnamese Immersion

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Surrounding yourself with native words, sounds and music will be the very best way to learn this challenging language. Of course the best way to do this is by living in Vietnam, however if you're unable to do that right now do your best to immerse yourself in the language where you live, using the following suggestions…

1. Use a dictionary to print words like “table”, "door", "window", "kettle", "bed", "chair", "mirror" etc and stick them onto the corresponding items around the house. Over time these words will automatically become part of your vocabulary, without even trying to memorize them! You could also in time join some verbs, like eat, open/close, wash, boil, sleep, sit, look, etc so as to associate them with the objects. Try it!

2. Listen to the radio a little each day and tune in your ears!

3. Keep up with the news each day! If you're new to the language this may sound quite challenging. However, what you can do is use a dictionary to try and figure out what the main headline says each day. This is a fabulous way to expand your vocabulary.

4. Using www.google.com/vn/ instead of Google in English will help familiarise you with the language. This method is for the more advanced learner

5. Listen to native music and look for the lyrics to your favorite songs! In the box below you'll find clips of some traditional songs.

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Have you had the experience of going on a Vietnamese immersion course abroad? If so we'd love to hear which course you found most helpful to enable you to learn this challenging language.

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