/Sin chow!/
Hello
/kweh kohng?/
How are you?
/kweh, gauhm uhhn/
Fine, thank you.
/gauhm uhhn/
Thank you.
/Toy ten la ___./
My name is ___.
/doong/
Yes (correct)
/kaumng/
No
/kohng sao dwoh/
You're welcome.
/sin loy/
I'm sorry
/tam byet/
Good bye
/vuhng/
Yes
/byet noy tyeng ang kaumng/
Do you speak English?
/toy kohng hugh/
I don't understand
/daht?! kwahh?/
That's too expensive
/bow nyew/
How much?
/bahw ngew tee-uhn.../
How much (money) is this?
/toy kohng kaw? doo...oo? tee-uhn... moo-uh/
I can't afford it
/zeh?/
Cheap
/Oh-kay, toy lay/
Ok, I'll take it
/thoy kohng byet noy tyeng vyet [zoy luhm]/
I can't speak Vietnamese [well].