Duolingo

Duolingo’s Vietnamese course is a beginner friendly, app based course for English speakers who want short daily practice and a clear sense of progress. It works best if you want to build basic vocabulary and simple sentence patterns, not if you need structured grammar lessons or lots of real conversation.

Lessons are quick and gamified. You move along a path of units with short exercises like translating, picking words, and matching prompts to audio. The app pushes daily goals, streaks, and review to help you practice consistently, and it’s easy to fit into small pockets of time.

The free version includes ads and a “hearts” system that limits mistakes, while paid plans remove ads and add perks like unlimited hearts. Duolingo also markets AI powered features such as Roleplay and Video Call in its Max tier, but these are only available for certain languages, so Vietnamese learners should expect mostly standard drills. For details, start on Duolingo’s website and compare tiers in the app.