Learn Vietnamese

Actually Understand Vietnamese is a YouTube-based resource for learners who want more understandable Vietnamese from day one. It is aimed at beginners through intermediate learners, and most of the library uses Southern Vietnamese, with a smaller set of Northern videos. If you learn best by listening to real speech instead of memorizing isolated phrases, this is the kind of channel to look at.

Learn Vietnamese With Annie is a Southern Vietnamese school built for adults who want either structured self study or live lessons with a teacher. You can use the lesson library on their website and app, or book one to one classes online or in person. It works well for beginners, but the library also goes up through advanced levels.

Lingora is a mobile app for beginners who want a more structured Vietnamese course than a simple phrase app. The Vietnamese course is built around 500 short lessons that aim to take you from zero to about A1 level. A nice detail is that it offers both Northern and Southern Vietnamese, which is still uncommon in beginner apps.

Vietlingo is a Vietnamese learning website built around one big choice that many apps ignore: dialect. You can study Southern, Northern, or Central Vietnamese, then book live lessons with a native teacher who speaks that variety. That makes it a practical pick for beginners, heritage learners, expats, and travelers who want the Vietnamese they will actually hear in real life.

Langiri is a video-first Vietnamese learning website built around comprehensible input. It is a good fit if you want more listening practice from the start, especially with short videos instead of long lessons. The site is beginner-friendly, with introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced clips, so you can start simple and move up as your ear improves.

Basic Vietnamese is a free online textbook from Michigan State University Libraries for complete beginners and low-novice learners. It is written by Tung Hoang and works well if you want a structured starting point instead of scattered videos or phrase lists. You can read it online or download it in formats like PDF and EPUB on the book page.

Actually Understand Vietnamese is a YouTube-based resource for learners who want more understandable Vietnamese from day one. It is aimed at beginners through intermediate learners, and most of the library uses Southern Vietnamese, with a smaller set of Northern videos. If you learn best by listening to real speech instead of memorizing isolated phrases, this is the kind of channel to look at.

Lingora is a mobile app for beginners who want a more structured Vietnamese course than a simple phrase app. The Vietnamese course is built around 500 short lessons that aim to take you from zero to about A1 level. A nice detail is that it offers both Northern and Southern Vietnamese, which is still uncommon in beginner apps.

Podglot is a mobile app for learners who want quick, practical Vietnamese study on their phone. It is aimed at beginners, travelers, expats, and anyone who wants useful words and phrases rather than a heavy textbook approach. If you want short sessions focused on listening, speaking, and core vocabulary, this is the kind of app it is.

Langiri is a video-first Vietnamese learning website built around comprehensible input. It is a good fit if you want more listening practice from the start, especially with short videos instead of long lessons. The site is beginner-friendly, with introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced clips, so you can start simple and move up as your ear improves.

Glossika is a mobile app for learners who want to build Vietnamese through lots of listening and repetition rather than long grammar lessons. For Vietnamese, it offers separate Northern and Southern courses, so it is one of the few apps that lets you choose the dialect you want to hear. You can start from zero or take a placement test, which makes it usable for beginners as long as you are comfortable learning through patterns and repetition.

EchoMeo is a free Vietnamese learning website built around vocabulary practice. It suits self-learners who already know a little Vietnamese and want a more structured way to review words, hear them spoken, and keep up a regular study habit. If you want a full beginner course with lots of grammar teaching, this is not the best fit on its own.

Thư trạm is a free Vietnamese grammar website for learners who want clear explanations more than drills. It combines a lesson-style guide at viet-grammar-guide with a separate Dictionary of Basic Vietnamese Grammar. If you are starting out and want help making sense of sentence structure, particles, and common grammar words, it is easy to use as a reference alongside your main study routine.

VMonkey is a mobile app for preschool and primary-age children who are learning to read Vietnamese. It is built by Early Start as part of the Monkey learning ecosystem, and it is much more focused on literacy than on everyday conversation. If you want a child-friendly app with stories, read-aloud audio, and structured phonics practice, this is the kind of resource it is. If you are an adult learner, it will likely feel too young and too school oriented.

The DLI Vietnamese Language Phonology Course on Live Lingua is a free 62 page pronunciation workbook paired with five audio tracks. It is aimed at learners who want a structured introduction to Vietnamese sounds and tones, especially if you are just starting out and want to train your ear before moving into bigger lessons.

Podglot is a mobile app for learners who want quick, practical Vietnamese study on their phone. It is aimed at beginners, travelers, expats, and anyone who wants useful words and phrases rather than a heavy textbook approach. If you want short sessions focused on listening, speaking, and core vocabulary, this is the kind of app it is.

Glossika is a mobile app for learners who want to build Vietnamese through lots of listening and repetition rather than long grammar lessons. For Vietnamese, it offers separate Northern and Southern courses, so it is one of the few apps that lets you choose the dialect you want to hear. You can start from zero or take a placement test, which makes it usable for beginners as long as you are comfortable learning through patterns and repetition.

EchoMeo is a free Vietnamese learning website built around vocabulary practice. It suits self-learners who already know a little Vietnamese and want a more structured way to review words, hear them spoken, and keep up a regular study habit. If you want a full beginner course with lots of grammar teaching, this is not the best fit on its own.

Fluent Fiction Vietnamese is a story based learning podcast for people who want regular Vietnamese input without committing to a full course. On the Vietnamese page, each episode pairs a short fiction story with a transcript and vocabulary list. It works best for learners who already know some basics and want more listening and reading practice.

Preply is a tutoring marketplace where you book live Vietnamese lessons with independent teachers online. It fits learners who want speaking practice with a real person rather than a self-paced course, and it works for beginners as well as learners with specific goals like family communication, travel, or workplace use.

This is the official Vietnamese YouTube channel for Peppa Pig. It is mainly for kids and families, but it also works well for complete beginners who want very simple Vietnamese through familiar stories and repeated daily-life situations. You can watch it on the channel page.

This is a small Easy Languages playlist of Vietnamese street interview videos hosted on YouTube. It is aimed at learners who already know some basic Vietnamese and want to hear how people speak in everyday situations, especially in Ho Chi Minh City.

Wolfoo Tiếng Việt is a free YouTube channel with short animated episodes for preschool-aged kids. If you are learning Vietnamese, it works best as extra listening practice rather than a real course. The language is simple, the stories are visual, and the episodes focus on everyday situations that are easy to follow even if you do not catch every word.

Bisko is a YouTube channel built around travel vlogs in Vietnam. The creator hitchhikes, busks with a guitar, stays in small towns, and chats with people he meets along the way. For Vietnamese learners, it works best if you already know some basics and want more exposure to casual, real-world speech rather than lessons.

Langiri’s YouTube channel is a listening-first Vietnamese resource for learners who want short, understandable videos instead of long lessons. It works especially well if you like learning through context, repetition, and everyday topics rather than heavy grammar teaching. Beginners can start with introductory and beginner videos, and there is enough range for lower intermediate learners too.