🇻🇳 Southern Vietnamese for Saigon

Learn Vietnamese
the Saigon Way

Not textbook Northern. Not robotic TTS. Real Southern Vietnamese — the way people actually speak in Ho Chi Minh City.

Available April 15th

Free to start. iOS & Apple Watch.

Cho toi mot ly ca phe sua daIced milk coffee
Di Grab diLet's take a Grab
Ngon qua!So delicious!
Bao nhieu tien?How much?
Troi oi!Oh my god!

Flashcards that actually teach you something

Every card shows the Vietnamese word, its meaning, a real example sentence with the word highlighted, and cultural usage notes — not just a word and a translation.

Flashcard back showing Vietnamese word with example sentence and usage notes Flashcard back showing detailed grammar explanation Vocabulary word sets organized by theme Interactive Saigon city map for navigation
11,000+
Vocabulary Cards
1,000
Sentence Patterns
13,500+
Native Audio Files
50
Structured Lessons
Features

Everything you need to speak like a local

Built specifically for Ho Chi Minh City — the vocabulary, pronunciation, and slang you hear on the streets.

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11,000+ Vocabulary Cards

3,000 free cards across beginner, intermediate, and advanced banks — plus 8,000 more in themed word packs like Street Food, Dating, and Motorbike Culture.

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1,000 Color-Coded Sentences

See exactly how Vietnamese maps to English with pastel word highlighting. Nine difficulty tiers from "Xin chao!" to natural flowing conversation.

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50 Structured Lessons

Reading content paired with 10-question quizzes at CEFR levels A1 through B2. Tap any Vietnamese word to hear it pronounced.

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Smart Pronouns

Vietnamese pronouns change by age and gender. Set up your profile and the app automatically substitutes the right ones everywhere.

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Interactive Saigon Map

Navigate a beautifully illustrated Ho Chi Minh City map. Tap real landmarks like Ben Thanh Market and Landmark 81 to enter different learning modes.

Apple Watch Companion

Study flashcards on your wrist with the standalone watchOS app. Switch between beginner, intermediate, and advanced word banks.

How it works

See the structure, not just the words

Tap any sentence card to reveal color-coded word mapping between Vietnamese and English.

Tôi muốn ăn phở ở đây.
I want to eat pho here.
Ngày mai tôi sẽ đi Đà Lạt.
I will go to Da Lat tomorrow.
Cà phê sữa đá ở đây ngon lắm!
The iced milk coffee here is so good!
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See the sentence

Read the Vietnamese on the front of the card. Try to understand before flipping.

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Tap to reveal

Flip the card to see the English translation and color-coded word mapping.

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Build intuition

Over 1,000 sentences, you internalize Vietnamese word order and grammar naturally.

Alphabet & Tone Training

Vietnamese has 6 tones that completely change a word's meaning. Master them all with audio-first quizzes — hear a tone, identify it. Plus 29 consonants and every vowel combination.

a Ngang
à Huyền
á Sắc
Hỏi
ã Ngã
Nặng

Similar Words Challenges

96 groups of nearly identical-sounding words — the pairs that confuse every learner. Two-phase quizzes train your ear to hear the difference.

bán vs bàn sell vs table
mười vs mười ten vs invite
cơm vs cờm rice vs hug
bốn vs bồn four vs basin
Photo to Flashcard

Learn the words you actually need

Snap a photo of anything with Vietnamese text and the app creates a custom flashcard set — complete with translations, audio, and usage notes.

Snap any Vietnamese text
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Song lyrics
Learn the words to your favorite Vietnamese songs
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Wedding vows
Surprise your partner's family in their language
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Notes from your teacher
Turn class notes into study material instantly
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Work documents
Master the vocabulary your job demands
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Menus & signs
Know what you are ordering before you point

Your photos become flashcards — on your iPhone and your Apple Watch

Every learner's life is different. Maybe you need restaurant vocabulary for your in-laws' kitchen. Maybe you want to finally understand the karaoke screen. Maybe your boss just sent you a contract in Vietnamese.

Snap a photo and the app does the rest — extracting every word, generating translations with native audio, and building a custom set that syncs to your Apple Watch. Study the exact words that matter to your life in Vietnam.

Native audio
Usage notes
Watch sync
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Start speaking Saigon Vietnamese today

Free to download. No account required. Works offline.

Available April 15th