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Vietnamese

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Bon appetit! N/A
Bon voyage! Ihu'ong lo binh an!
Careful! Can than!
Certainly Chac chan
Cheers! Can ly!
Congratulations Chia vui
Don't mention it/You're welcome Khong co chi
Excuse me Xin loi
Good Tot
Good afternoon/Good evening (not available)
Good-bye Chao
Good luck Chuc may man
Good morning N/A
Good night N/A
Grandfather Ong noi (paternal); Ong ngoai (maternal)
Grandmother Ba noi (paternal); Ba ngoai (maternal)
Happy anniversary N/A
Happy birthday Chuc mung sinh nhat
Happy Easter N/A
Happy Mother's Day N/A
Happy New Year Chuc mu'ng nam moi
Hello Chao
Help! Giup!
How are you? Ban khoe khong?
How do you do? Ban khoe khong?
I love you Anh yeu em (to a woman)/Em yeu anh (to a man)
I understand Toi hieu
I'm sorry Toi xin loi
Indeed! That vay!
Merry Christmas Chuc mu'ng giang sinh
Never mind Khong sao
No Khong
No smoking Cam hut thuoc
Of course Di nhien
Ouch! Ui da!
Peace Hoa binh
Please Lam on
Politically correct N/A
Quiet Yen lang
Take it easy Tu tu'
Thank you Cam o'n
To your health! Chuc suc khoe ban!
Very well Rat tot
Victory Thang loi
We speak... Chung ta noi
Welcome Hoan nghenh
What a pity! Toi nghiep!
What's the matter? Chuyen gi vay?
Why not? Tai sao khong?
Wonderful Tuyet voi
Yes Vang

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