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Vietnamese Language Learning Resources
Vietnamese Language Learning Resources
The goal is to create a personal resource catalog, not to reproduce the course. Links and brief resource notes are preserved because the value is in the link list; the course flow is summarized into broad categories.
Resource count: 122 linked rows after de-duplication.
Quick Use
- Start with beginner comprehensible input and sound/script resources.
- Choose a dialect deliberately when the source notes identify one.
- Add tooling only when it removes friction from immersion.
- Use native and harder-content lists for tolerance of ambiguity once basic orientation is stable.
- Track which resources are compelling enough to sustain daily exposure.
Resource Catalog
Course Overview
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learner Cheat Sheet | Google Sheet | Course Cheat Sheet | A quick and dirty guide to what is covered in the course and what the days look like. |
Refold Philosophy
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn Vietnamese with SVFF | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect. Notes: Southern. |
| Learn Vietnamese with Annie | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect Notes: Southern. |
| How to Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect. Notes: Southern. |
| Easy Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Northern Dialect. Notes: Mixed. |
| Tieng Viet Oi | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Northern Dialect. Notes: Northern. |
| Viet Language | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Notes: Southern. |
| aNcari Room | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Vlogs in Vietnamese with English/Vietnamese/Japanese hardsubs, unsure of dialect |
| Anh Shipper | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Skits in Vietnamese with English/Vietnamese hardsubs, unsure of dialect |
| Anh Áo Đen | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Skits in Vietnamese with English/Vietnamese hardsubs, unsure of dialect |
Phonetic Writing Systems
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to grade yourself with Anki! - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Anki | A tutorial video on how to grade yourself with Anki. |
| How to Vietnamese | Website | Learn about the script | overview of the alphabet and tones; teaches about pronunciation of vowels; even teaches consonant and vowel clusters |
| Refold Anki Setup Tutorial | Notion | Learn the sounds | A tutorial video on how to use Anki. |
Attention is important
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noticing game | YouTube Video | Noticing Game | How to play the noticing game. |
| VN 100 Words | Google Sheet | Word list | Most Frequent 100 Words |
| Bingo Cards | Google Sheets | Bingo Cards | Refold’s very own bingo cards to make the noticing game more effective. |
Compelling content on YouTube
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Kitchen Videos | YouTube Playlist | Seeder Playlist | Food |
| Viet Movies with Subs | YouTube Playlist | Seeder Playlist | Movies |
| Anh Thám Tử | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Web Dramas |
| Dada Studio | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Web Dramas |
| Kênh Thiếu Nhi | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Children’s content |
| Phim Hoạt Hình | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Children’s content |
| Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Power rangers |
| Thế Giới Quanh Em | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Cartoons |
| Heo Peppa Tiếng Việt - Chính Thức | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Peppa Pig in Vietnamese, unsure of dialect |
| Pops Anime | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Web anime series in Vietnamese, unsure of dialect |
| Chi Pu Official | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Music & Entertainment, unsure of dialect |
| Danbee TV Vietnam | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Oops Banana | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Sunny Trương | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Vlogs & Challenges, unsure of dialect |
| XUÂN BẮC OFFICIAL | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Vlogs & Skits, unsure of dialect |
| Yêu Máy Bay | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Travel, unsure of dialect |
| Ăn Gì Đây ? | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Food, unsure of dialect |
| Đại Khái Là Thế | YouTube Channel | Native Input | Educational, unsure of dialect |
| The 4 learner types | Image | Image |
Priming and Tools
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to get started with Anki! - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Anki | A tutorial video on how to use Anki. |
| Xefjord’s Complete Vietnamese | Anki Deck | Free Vocab | |
| 7k Vocab Master Deck | Anki Deck | Free Vocab |
Week 1 Review
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 Reflection Template v2 | Review Sheet | A reflection template |
Hearing new sounds
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese Phonetics | YouTube Video | Sound Priming Explanation | |
| Vietnamese Tonal System | YouTube Video | Sound Priming Explanation |
Reading + Listening Together
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giang Ơi | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Vlog |
| Khoai Lang Thang | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Food/Travel |
| DAM tv | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| FAP TV | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| DẠY BÉ HỌC | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Kids |
| TrắngTV | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| Phân Tích Game | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Game Reviews, unsure of dialect |
| Tizi Đích Lép | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Vlogs & Skits, unsure of dialect |
| Dreamy Eyes | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Drama |
| Furie | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Drama |
| The Ancestral | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Horror |
Interactive Immersion Tooling
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Reactor Install and Demo - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Metalayer | How to Install and Use Language Reactor |
| Search by Subs - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Interactive Immersion | How to Search by Subs |
| Google Dictionary | Plugin | Popup Dictionary | A language agnostic popup dictionary. |
| What is Interactive Immersion? - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Interactive Immersion | A tutorial video on interactive immersion. |
| Language Reactor | Plugin | Metalayer | A multi language metalayer for interactive immersion. |
| Unogs Netflix Search | Website | Supporting Resource | Can search based on country and subtitle |
| Intensive Reading Demo - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | 2T Threshold walkthrough | |
| Giang Ơi | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Vlog |
| Khoai Lang Thang | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Food/Travel |
| DAM tv | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| FAP TV | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| DẠY BÉ HỌC | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Kids |
| TrắngTV | YouTube Channel | 3-Channel YouTube Recommendations | Variety |
| Dreamy Eyes | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Drama |
| Furie | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Drama |
| The Ancestral | Netflix Video | 3-Channel Netflix Recommendations | Horror |
Writing system/Sound System gaps
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Lookups Demo - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Demo Interactive with Audio Lookups | How to Look-Up Audio |
| Forvo | Website | Recommended Dictionary With Audio | Language agnostic audio dictionary |
| VietnamesePod101 | Website | Recommended Dictionary With Audio |
Tolerating ambiguity
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Vietnamese | Website | Hard content | News in Vietnamese |
| BBC Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Hard content | News in Vietnamese |
| VOA Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Hard content | News in Vietnamese |
| PhuQuocTV | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Travel, unsure of dialect |
| Chi Sally | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Travel Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Couple K | YouTube Channel | Hard content | unsure of dialect |
| Cô Em Trendy | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Dustin on the Go | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Variety/talkshow, unsure of dialect |
| Gia Đình Cam Cam | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Family/travel vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Giang Ơi | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Informational/educational, unsure of dialect |
| Hương Vị Quê Hương | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Cooking & Food, unsure of dialect |
| Khánh Vy OFFICIAL | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Travel & Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| La La School | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Web drama series, unsure of dialect |
| Linh Ngọc Đàm | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
| Loa Phường | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Skits, unsure of dialect |
| maybayvlog | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Vlogs & Product Reviews, unsure of dialect |
| Minh Chau | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Stories read aloud, unsure of dialect |
| Moe Đi Đâu | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Productivity & Business, unsure of dialect |
| Public Movie | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Vietnamese dubs of Asian & American cinema, unsure of dialect |
| Sunny Gaming | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Gaming, unsure of dialect |
| TrắngTV | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Variety, unsure of dialect |
| Tung Thanh Ly Vietnam | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Travel & Food, unsure of dialect |
| Vietnam Booking | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Travel, unsure of dialect |
| Vietnamese Living in Japan | YouTube Channel | Hard content | Vlogs, unsure of dialect |
Week 2 Review
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 Reflection Template v2 | Review Sheet | A reflection template |
Building Consistency
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habit Tracking Demo - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Habit Tracking Demo | Tutorial covering Refold habit tracker |
| iOS Refold Tracker Testflight | App | Habit Tracking App | Download |
| iOS Refold Tracker App | App | Habit Tracking App | Download |
| Android Refold Tracker App | App | Habit Tracking App | Download |
Week 3 Review
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3 Reflection Template v2 | Review Sheet | A reflection template |
Freeflow immersion
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn Vietnamese with SVFF | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect. Notes: Southern. |
| Learn Vietnamese with Annie | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect Notes: Southern. |
| How to Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Southern Dialect. Notes: Southern. |
| Easy Vietnamese | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Northern Dialect. Notes: Mixed. |
| Tieng Viet Oi | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Beginner content and grammar/vocabulary explanations in Northern Dialect. Notes: Northern. |
| Viet Language | YouTube Channel | Comprehensible Input | Notes: Southern. |
| Use your own previously watched content. | N/A | Rewatch from NL content | Rewatch content you’ve seen in another language before. Notes: Learner Specific. Probably can’t recommend.. |
Artificially improving comprehension
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension Aid Menu | Notion | Menu of options worksheet |
Grammar Theory
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refold Tutorials - How to use grammar primers. | YouTube Video | YouTube Video | |
| Your Vietnamese | Website | Recommended Grammar Guides | |
| SIL Glossary | Website | Grammar Terminology Glossary | A guide to demystifying linguistics jargon. |
Expected Investment and Results
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hour Calculation Worksheet | Google Sheet | Hour Calculation Worksheet | |
| Hour Calculation Worksheet - Refold Tutorials | Google Sheet | Supporting Resource |
Time Tracking
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toggl Tutorial - Refold Tutorials | YouTube Video | Supporting Resources | A tutorial on how to use Toggl |
| Download Toggl | App | App |
Personal Learning System
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Learning System Cheatsheet | Notion Document | Supporting Resource | |
| Advanced Weekly Reflection and Planning Worksheet (personal doc — link removed) | Google Sheet | Supporting Resource |
Course Review
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Reflection Template | Google Sheet | Review Sheet |
Week 4 Review
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 4 Reflection Template v2 | Review Sheet | A reflection template |
Learner Success Stories
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learner Success Stories | Video | Supporting Resource |
Next Steps
| Resource | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Survey V2 | Typeform | Supporting Resource | The final survey of the course! Let us know your feedback. |
Related Pages
- Retrieval
- Self-Management
- Spaced Interleaved Retrieval
- Dimension Practice Tracks
- The Hán-Việt Bridge - turning a Vietnamese learner’s Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary into a head start on Mandarin characters and sounds.
Open Questions
- Which resources are compelling enough to become daily immersion defaults?
- Which resources should be tagged as beginner, bridge, native, or stretch after testing them directly?