Learn Authentic Vietnamese (Giang Pham)

Learn Authentic Vietnamese is a small podcast by Giang Pham for learners who are past the beginner stage and want to understand more natural Vietnamese in daily-life topics.

Each episode is short, and the website posts a full Vietnamese transcript plus a “Vocabulary” section with English glosses for key words and phrases. Topics lean cultural and practical, like online shopping in Vietnam, places to visit in Hanoi, and common slangy expressions you might not see in textbooks.

It works best if you learn by reading while you listen and you can tolerate a lot of Vietnamese without step by step teaching. The main downside is the limited catalog and activity: there are only 7 episodes, and the latest episode date shown on Apple Podcasts and Spotify is August 1, 2022. If you want a long, structured course with lots of practice, you will likely outgrow this quickly. You can start from the episode list on the official site.