Free Vietnamese learning resources
9 free resources, checked and categorised.
Every link is usable without paying. Some ask for a free account or keep extras behind a paid tier, and those are labelled.
Everything below is usable without paying; where a resource asks for a free account or keeps extras behind a paid tier, the row says so. The list covers the main ways people study Vietnamese: structured courses to build a foundation, dictionaries to look things up, and listening and reading material to spend real time in the language. Start with one course and one dictionary, then add listening once you can follow simple sentences.
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Index of Vietnamese vocabulary games and activities, including matching, memory, flashcards, quizzes, songs, and dictionary links for practice.
18 Vietnamese lessons with vocabulary, grammar tips, and phrase practice, each taking about 30 minutes and covering topics from food to shopping
Interactive Vietnamese course with beginner to advanced lessons, practice tools, audio pronunciation, and a 12-week syllabus for learning grammar, tones, vocabulary, and culture
Free Vietnamese grammar tutorials with sections on pronunciation, alphabet, verbs, and basic language notes, plus links to lessons, vocabulary tools, and an app
Online review activities for learners of Vietnamese developed by Center for Applied Linguistics and Vietnamese Language in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Video lessons and dialogue-based materials for learning spoken Southern Vietnamese, with an expanding library you can study on the website or app
Radio news and feature programs in Vietnamese, with articles, podcasts, and broadcast sections you can read or listen to across many topics.
Polish-language blog with short reading posts on Vietnamese language, culture, food, fashion, customs, and travel, plus occasional language notes and interviews
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This directory began from a community-built list of free language resources, a year of collecting and checking by Joanna (u/chlebka) and dozens of contributors who suggested links, shared freely. See the original list. We have since expanded, re-checked and re-categorised it, and we keep the per-resource credits where the original list recorded them.