🇻🇳 Southern Vietnamese for Saigon

Learn Vietnamese
the Saigon Way

Not textbook Northern. Not robotic TTS. Real Southern Vietnamese — the way people actually speak in Ho Chi Minh City.

Download on the App Store

Free to download. In-app purchases available.

ca phe sua daIced coffee with milk
Di Grab diLet's take a Grab
Ngon qua!So delicious!
Bao nhieu tien?How much?
Troi oi!Oh my god!

An illustrated city map as your home screen

Navigate a hand-drawn Ho Chi Minh City map. Tap landmarks like Bến Thành Market for Vocabulary, Notre-Dame Cathedral for Sentences, and more.

Interactive Saigon city map for navigation Flashcard back showing khỏe with example sentence and cultural greeting notes Flashcard back showing detailed grammar explanation Vocabulary word sets organized by theme
11,000+
Vocabulary Cards
1,000
Sentence Patterns
13,500+
Native Audio Files
50
Structured Lessons
5
Languages Supported
🌏 Learn in your language — available in English, French, German, Italian, and Korean.
Features

Everything you need to speak like a local

Built specifically for Ho Chi Minh City — the vocabulary, pronunciation, and slang you hear on the streets.

11,000+ Vocabulary Cards

3,000 free cards across beginner, intermediate, and advanced banks — plus 8,000 more in themed word packs like Street Food, Dating, and Motorbike Culture.

1,000 Color-Coded Sentences

See exactly how Vietnamese maps to English with pastel word highlighting. Nine difficulty tiers from "Xin chao!" to natural flowing conversation.

50 Structured Lessons

Reading content paired with 10-question quizzes at CEFR levels A1 through B2. Tap any Vietnamese word to hear it pronounced.

Smart Pronouns

Vietnamese pronouns change by age and gender. Set up your profile and the app automatically substitutes the right ones everywhere.

Interactive Saigon Map

Navigate a beautifully illustrated Ho Chi Minh City map. Tap real landmarks like Ben Thanh Market and Landmark 81 to enter different learning modes.

Apple Watch Companion

Study flashcards on your wrist with the standalone watchOS app. Switch between beginner, intermediate, and advanced word banks.

How it works

See the structure, not just the words

Tap any sentence card to reveal color-coded word mapping between Vietnamese and English.

Tôi muốn ăn phở ở đây.
I want to eat pho here.
Ngày mai tôi sẽ đi Đà Lạt.
I will go to Da Lat tomorrow.
Cà phê sữa đá ở đây ngon lắm!
The iced milk coffee here is so good!
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See the sentence

Read the Vietnamese on the front of the card. Try to understand before flipping.

2

Tap to reveal

Flip the card to see the English translation and color-coded word mapping.

3

Build intuition

Over 1,000 sentences, you internalize Vietnamese word order and grammar naturally.

Alphabet & Tone Training

Vietnamese has 6 tones that completely change a word's meaning. Master them all with audio-first quizzes — hear a tone, identify it. Plus 29 consonants and every vowel combination.

a Ngang
à Huyền
á Sắc
ả Hỏi
ã Ngã
ạ Nặng

Similar Words Challenges

96 groups of nearly identical-sounding words — the pairs that confuse every learner. Two-phase quizzes train your ear to hear the difference.

bán vs bàn vs bạn sell vs table vs friend
mười vs mời vs mới ten vs invite vs new
cơm vs cờm vs cốm rice vs hug vs green rice flake
bốn vs bồn vs bổn four vs basin vs duty
Photo to Flashcard

Learn the words you actually need

Snap a photo of anything with Vietnamese text and the app creates a custom flashcard set — complete with translations, audio, and usage notes.

Snap any Vietnamese text
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Song lyrics
Learn the words to your favorite Vietnamese songs
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Wedding vows
Surprise your partner's family in their language
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Notes from your teacher
Turn class notes into study material instantly
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Work documents
Master the vocabulary your job demands
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Menus & signs
Know what you are ordering before you point
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Your photos become flashcards — on your iPhone and your Apple Watch

Every learner's life is different. Maybe you need restaurant vocabulary for your in-laws' kitchen. Maybe you want to finally understand the karaoke screen. Maybe your boss just sent you a contract in Vietnamese.

Snap a photo and the app does the rest — extracting every word, generating translations with native audio, and building a custom set that syncs to your Apple Watch. Study the exact words that matter to your life in Vietnam.

Native audio
Usage notes
Watch sync

Study offline after setup.

Study bundled flashcards and audio offline after setup. Sign-in, cloud sync and photo import require an internet connection.

✈️ Study on long-haul flights with no connectivity
🏔️ Keep learning in areas with no cell service
🔋 Play bundled study audio without streaming
🔒 Progress is stored locally and can sync when you sign in

More than a language app — your insider guide to Saigon

Quarterspeak comes with a curated city guide built from years of living in Ho Chi Minh City. Real recommendations, not tourist traps — from hidden street food stalls to rooftop bars, essential apps, and weekend getaways.

☕ Best coffee shops
🍚 Street food spots
🍷 Bars & nightlife
📱 Apps to download
🍽️ International dining
🚌 Day trip ideas

Start speaking Saigon Vietnamese today

Start with Southern Vietnamese lessons, flashcards and listening practice.

Download on the App Store