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Best Anki Decks to Learn Vietnamese (2026)

Anki is a free flashcard platform built around spaced repetition. Each flashcard comes back just as your memory starts to fade, so you only review what is needed. For Vietnamese, where every word is unfamiliar and tones matter, that kind of focused review is one of the most efficient ways to build vocabulary.

Top Picks

These Vietnamese Anki decks provide ready-made vocabulary cards, often with audio and example sentences. Choose a deck suited to your level and preferred dialect.

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1. Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k

Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k is a free shared Anki deck for learners who want ready-made vocabulary review. It is based on the Vietnamese course in Ling, but this deck is a review tool rather than a full course.

Pros

  • About 1,000 Ling-ordered vocabulary notes
  • Translated example sentences on cards
  • Separate Northern and Southern word and sentence audio
  • Extra Wiktionary data such as IPA and etymology when available

Cons

  • No structured grammar lessons
  • No speaking practice or corrective feedback
  • Word selection follows the Ling course rather than a published frequency list
  • No published CEFR level
About Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

2. Southern Vietnamese Language Pack

Southern Vietnamese Sentences is a free Anki deck with 3,000 sentence cards. It is for learners who want Vietnamese in context rather than isolated word lists, especially those focused on Southern usage.

Pros

  • 3,000 contextual sentence cards
  • Includes English translations, IPA, and Chữ Nôm
  • Audio on all 3,000 notes
  • Free to download

Cons

  • Multiple reviewers identify the audio as Northern rather than Southern
  • No structured grammar lessons or curriculum
  • No speaking practice or feedback
About Southern Vietnamese Language Pack Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

3. Vietnamese Sentences Level 1 Short

This free Anki deck is built around very short Vietnamese sentences and is aimed at beginners who want bite-sized review rather than a full lesson sequence. It suits you if you already use Anki and want sentence-level practice instead of isolated vocabulary lists.

Pros

  • Very short sentence cards keep beginner reviews manageable
  • English and Vietnamese audio on each card
  • Builds vocabulary through sentences rather than isolated word lists
  • Free to download

Cons

  • Vietnamese audio uses text-to-speech rather than native recordings
  • No grammar explanations or structured lessons
  • No pronunciation feedback or real conversation practice
About Vietnamese Sentences Level 1 Short Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

4. Southern Vietnamese Study Deck

This free shared Anki deck is for beginners who want a survival-level introduction to Southern Vietnamese. It covers about 200 basic words and phrases with English translations and native audio. It suits you if you want short, repeatable vocabulary reviews rather than a complete course.

Pros

  • About 200 survival words and phrases
  • Native audio across the deck
  • Two-way recognition and recall cards
  • Includes a template for adding advanced cards

Cons

  • Limited to survival-level material
  • No structured grammar instruction
  • No conversation or pronunciation feedback
  • Some reviews report Northern-accent recordings
About Southern Vietnamese Study Deck Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

5. Basic Vietnamese

Basic Vietnamese is a free, community-made Anki deck for learners who prefer building skills through complete sentences rather than isolated words. It is best suited to self-directed beginners who want a substantial bank of material for regular review.

Pros

  • 1,000+ sentence notes with audio on every sentence
  • Northern and Southern accent coverage
  • Listening cards support transcription practice
  • Well suited to full-sentence shadowing

Cons

  • No structured grammar curriculum
  • No conversation practice or corrective feedback
  • No documented content updates since 2019
About Basic Vietnamese Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

1. Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k

Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k is a free shared Anki deck for learners who want ready-made vocabulary review. It is based on the Vietnamese course in Ling, but this deck is a review tool rather than a full course.

Pros

  • About 1,000 Ling-ordered vocabulary notes
  • Translated example sentences on cards
  • Separate Northern and Southern word and sentence audio
  • Extra Wiktionary data such as IPA and etymology when available

Cons

  • No structured grammar lessons
  • No speaking practice or corrective feedback
  • Word selection follows the Ling course rather than a published frequency list
  • No published CEFR level
About Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

2. Southern Vietnamese Language Pack

Southern Vietnamese Sentences is a free Anki deck with 3,000 sentence cards. It is for learners who want Vietnamese in context rather than isolated word lists, especially those focused on Southern usage.

Pros

  • 3,000 contextual sentence cards
  • Includes English translations, IPA, and Chữ Nôm
  • Audio on all 3,000 notes
  • Free to download

Cons

  • Multiple reviewers identify the audio as Northern rather than Southern
  • No structured grammar lessons or curriculum
  • No speaking practice or feedback
About Southern Vietnamese Language Pack Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

3. Vietnamese Sentences Level 1 Short

This free Anki deck is built around very short Vietnamese sentences and is aimed at beginners who want bite-sized review rather than a full lesson sequence. It suits you if you already use Anki and want sentence-level practice instead of isolated vocabulary lists.

Pros

  • Very short sentence cards keep beginner reviews manageable
  • English and Vietnamese audio on each card
  • Builds vocabulary through sentences rather than isolated word lists
  • Free to download

Cons

  • Vietnamese audio uses text-to-speech rather than native recordings
  • No grammar explanations or structured lessons
  • No pronunciation feedback or real conversation practice
About Vietnamese Sentences Level 1 Short Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

4. Southern Vietnamese Study Deck

This free shared Anki deck is for beginners who want a survival-level introduction to Southern Vietnamese. It covers about 200 basic words and phrases with English translations and native audio. It suits you if you want short, repeatable vocabulary reviews rather than a complete course.

Pros

  • About 200 survival words and phrases
  • Native audio across the deck
  • Two-way recognition and recall cards
  • Includes a template for adding advanced cards

Cons

  • Limited to survival-level material
  • No structured grammar instruction
  • No conversation or pronunciation feedback
  • Some reviews report Northern-accent recordings
About Southern Vietnamese Study Deck Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

5. Basic Vietnamese

Basic Vietnamese is a free, community-made Anki deck for learners who prefer building skills through complete sentences rather than isolated words. It is best suited to self-directed beginners who want a substantial bank of material for regular review.

Pros

  • 1,000+ sentence notes with audio on every sentence
  • Northern and Southern accent coverage
  • Listening cards support transcription practice
  • Well suited to full-sentence shadowing

Cons

  • No structured grammar curriculum
  • No conversation practice or corrective feedback
  • No documented content updates since 2019
About Basic Vietnamese Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

1. Memrise Optimized

This free Anki deck is for learners who want a large Northern Vietnamese vocabulary bank without building cards from scratch. It was converted from eriinnye's Memrise course and contains nearly 6,000 cards, so it suits anyone comfortable with steady daily reviews more than someone looking for short, guided lessons.

Pros

  • Nearly 6,000 cards in the original course order
  • Native Northern audio on most cards
  • Free ready-made deck with broad vocabulary coverage

Cons

  • No live conversation or speaking feedback
  • Not a complete grammar course
  • Northern pronunciation only
About Memrise Optimized Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

2. Vietnamese Grammar

Vietnamese Grammar by Soi is a free Anki deck built from the grammar and word-usage sections of Binh Nhu Ngo's Elementary Vietnamese. It is aimed at beginners who want short, repeatable reviews rather than a complete course.

Pros

  • 700+ sentence-based grammar notes
  • English translations and concise usage explanations
  • TTS for Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnamese
  • Tags match relevant Elementary Vietnamese chapters

Cons

  • Uses synthetic TTS rather than native recordings
  • No speaking feedback or conversation practice
  • Only the beginner portion is currently included
About Vietnamese Grammar Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

3. Basic Vietnamese for English Speakers: Audio

This is a free Anki deck for English speakers who want to build basic Northern Vietnamese vocabulary. It suits beginners and self-directed learners who already use Anki, but it is a review tool rather than a complete course.

Pros

  • About 1,100 tagged words and phrases
  • Tone color coding and an included tone chart
  • Audio on most cards

Cons

  • No structured lessons or progression
  • No grammar instruction or speaking feedback
  • Some cards do not include audio
About Basic Vietnamese for English Speakers: Audio Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

4. Vietnamese Study Collection

This is a free Anki deck for learners who want to build up Northern Vietnamese vocabulary and common daily phrases through regular review. It fits best if you already know how Anki works and want a simple flash card resource rather than a full lesson-based course.

Pros

  • Free to use
  • Northern dialect focus
  • Good for daily review
  • Builds recall through repetition

Cons

  • Not a complete course
  • Little grammar support
  • No conversation practice
  • Best with Anki experience
About Vietnamese Study Collection Read the full review, key details and where to get it.

5. Northern Vietnamese Flashcards

This free Anki deck is for learners who want a large Northern Vietnamese vocabulary bank with audio. It was adapted from a community Memrise course and suits people who already use Anki and want ready-made material for regular review rather than a guided course.

Pros

  • About 5,800 vocabulary notes
  • Native audio across nearly 5,900 files
  • Explicit Northern Vietnamese focus
  • Free community-shared download

Cons

  • Not structured as a course
  • No grammar instruction or conversation practice
  • No images for visual learning
About Northern Vietnamese Flashcards Read the full review, key details and where to get it.
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Choosing an Anki Deck

The algorithm handles the scheduling, but the quality of the cards determines what you actually learn. A poorly designed deck makes reviews feel confusing and inconsistent, even if you show up every day. These four qualities matter most for Vietnamese.

Anki is free on desktop and Android. On iOS the official AnkiMobile app has a one-time purchase fee, but there are free alternatives available.

Native audio on every card

Vietnamese tones cannot be reliably learned from text alone. A deck with native audio lets you hear the correct tone every review, which is how your ear gradually internalizes the pattern. If a deck has no audio, pair it with a reliable source and verify pronunciation before marking a card correct.

Full tone marks, no shortcuts

Some decks strip tone marks or use simplified spelling to make cards display more cleanly. This is a significant problem for Vietnamese: tone marks are part of the spelling, not optional decoration. Learning a word without its tone mark means learning it incorrectly from the start.

Sentences, not isolated words

A word card tells you a translation. A sentence card shows you how the word behaves: what it combines with, where it sits in a clause, and what register it belongs to. Sentence cards take more effort to make but produce much more usable vocabulary.

Consistent dialect throughout

If a deck includes audio, all recordings should be in the same dialect. Northern and Southern Vietnamese have real pronunciation differences, and mixing them across cards trains your ear for two sound systems at once. Check the dialect before committing to a deck.

Anki Settings

Most new Anki users either ignore settings entirely or spend too long tweaking them. A few defaults need adjusting, and the rest can stay as they are until you have a few weeks of data. These are the settings that have the most impact for Vietnamese learners.

Setting Recommendation Why it matters
New cards per day 10 to 15 Each new card becomes several reviews over the following weeks. Starting low keeps the review queue from growing out of control.
Maximum reviews per day 150 to 200 A hard cap prevents review overload on days after a gap. Set it high enough that it never cuts your reviews short in normal use.
New cards order In order added Lets you control which words you learn first. Shuffle only if you want random order across a large mixed deck.
Leech threshold 8 lapses Cards you keep failing get suspended automatically. Review suspended cards and rewrite or delete the ones that are genuinely confusing.
Audio autoplay On For Vietnamese, you want to hear the word every time the card appears. Manual playback means you will often skip it.

Daily Routine

Anki only works if you review every day. Skipping a day does not erase your progress, but it does push due cards into the next session, which compounds quickly. These three habits keep the system manageable.

Reviews before new cards

Always clear your review queue before introducing new cards. Skipping reviews while adding new cards is the most common reason Anki users burn out. If your queue is growing, pause new cards for a few days until it feels comfortable again.

Say it out loud

When a card has audio, play it and repeat the word before flipping. This is especially important for Vietnamese: your goal is to hear a word in conversation and recognize it, not just see it written and recognize it. Spoken repetition builds both listening and speaking memory simultaneously.

Fix leeches immediately

A leech is a card you keep failing. Do not keep reviewing a leech hoping it will eventually stick — rewrite it instead. Add a mnemonic, a clearer example sentence, a personal note, or just delete it if the word is not a priority yet.

FAQ

Anki is excellent for memory, but it is not a complete course. Pair it with listening and simple conversations so you learn how words sound and how they are used.

Sentences are usually better because they teach word order and natural usage. If you use word cards, add a short example sentence.

Start small and adjust based on your daily reviews. If reviews feel heavy, reduce new cards until it feels easy again.

Audio is strongly recommended because Vietnamese is tonal. If a deck has no audio, pair it with a reliable pronunciation source while you study.

The most common mistake is adding too many new cards and skipping reviews. Another common issue is keeping confusing cards instead of editing or deleting them.
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