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LANGUAGE GUIDE

Vietnamese language guide

Understand the context before translating into or out of Vietnamese.

Practical guides for translating files, emails and reviewing results

Language overview

Vietnamese is listed in the translation catalog under the language identifier vi. Selecting this entry sets the source or target language; it does not specify every regional variety or specialist vocabulary.

Writing system

The default writing system associated with this catalog entry is Latin. Preserve accents, punctuation and personal names. This default script information is derived from Unicode locale data and is not an exhaustive list of scripts used by speakers.

Common usage

Use the Vietnamese translator to understand correspondence, study material, travel information and short workplace drafts. For a specialist text, supply a complete sentence rather than an isolated term, and retain any context that identifies the subject.

Translation tips

Check tone marks and relationship-dependent pronouns.

Check negation and the subject of each sentence. Compare quantities, currencies and dates with the original. A fluent reader should review important text for meaning and tone before it is published.

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Further help

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