An Honest, Encouraging Answer You’ve probably heard it before: “Vietnamese is so hard!”, “The tones will kill you.”, “It’s impossible unless you’re born here.” But how much of that is really true? If you’re just starting out,…

If you’ve ever met a Vietnamese person, chances are you’ve met someone named Nguyễn. Nearly 40% of Vietnamese people share this last name, one of the highest surname concentrations in the world.But how did this happen? The…

When people talk about the Vietnamese language today, most imagine the standardized northern dialect heard on national television. But the true story of Vietnamese runs far deeper, and much older. A Language with Deep Roots Vietnamese is…