LANGUAGE
From written signs to everyday conversation.
Mandarin Chinese / Taiwan
Bopomofo / Zhuyin
注音符號A set of phonetic symbols used to show Mandarin pronunciation. Syllables are assembled from an initial, a medial or final, and a tone.
The first version was created in 1913 and released in 1918. It remains a practical reading, dictionary, and keyboard tool in Taiwan.
- SYMBOLS
- 37
- TONES
- 5
- ALSO CALLED
- Zhuyin / Zhuyin Fuhao
Initials
21Medials
3Finals
13Tones
5PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
Vietnamese: start here
Quốc ngữ Latin spelling: vowel letters and tone marks carry separate information.
Track direction: Pronouns of relationship, classifiers and word order.
Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.
VIETNAMESE / FOUNDATION 01
Tiếng Việt
Pronouns of relationship, classifiers and word order.
The words for everyday life.
Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.
Pronunciation & how to use these phrases
Quốc ngữ Latin spelling: vowel letters and tone marks carry separate information. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.
Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Kinship terms commonly function as pronouns. A memorized tôi/bạn exchange is not socially neutral in every setting. Northern, Central and Southern pronunciation differ, including tone realizations.
6 phrases
Basics & communication
Further reading & cultural sources
Pronouns of relationship, classifiers and word order.
In a basic noun phrase, a descriptive adjective normally follows the noun. Vietnamese does not add gender-agreement endings to this adjective.
nhà đẹpa beautiful house
Explain why the answer follows the rule. Then return to the example and identify the unchanged part. This first unit is published; the full grammar sequence remains in development.
Try it yourself
1 / 1 · 0 correctApply the rule.
beautiful house: nhà ___
All words · vocabulary quiz
1 / 6 · 0 correctChoose the English meaning.
nước
nướcwater
nướcwater
nhàhouse
nhàhouse
đẹpbeautiful
đẹpbeautiful
cơmcooked rice / meal
cơmcooked rice / meal
tôiI (neutral/formal)
tôiI (neutral/formal)
khôngnot / no
khôngnot / no
Between the words
Kinship terms commonly function as pronouns. A memorized tôi/bạn exchange is not socially neutral in every setting. Northern, Central and Southern pronunciation differ, including tone realizations.
Xin chào.
HelloKinship terms commonly function as pronouns. A memorized tôi/bạn exchange is not socially neutral in every setting. Northern, Central and Southern pronunciation differ, including tone realizations.
Xin chào.
A short foundation is not a complete conversation course. Follow the named language variety and source recordings.
Read the situation
1 / 1 · 0 correctRecall the first expression or reading form.
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