You can understand:
- Very basic personal, family and job-related language.
- Enough to meet the needs with slow, clear speech.
- Short and simple texts from familiar topics.
What you can do with level V2 Vietnamese
A V2 level of Vietnamese is sufficient for tourism in Vietnam and socializing with Vietnamese speakers, although it is not adequate to develop deeper friendships. A V2 level of Vietnamese also allows for networking with Vietnamese-speaking colleagues, but is limited to very basic and simple topics.
A V2 level is neither sufficient enough for academic study, nor for consuming most Vietnamese-language media (TV, movies, radio, magazines, etc.).
- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
- Can communicate in normal day-to-day conversations requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on daily matters.
- Can describe aspects of his/her background in simple terms, such as living environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Detailed Vietnamese skills of V2 level
In order to evaluate the Vietnamese language proficiency of students as well as their own self-assessment, a V2 level learner should have the necessary Vietnamese skills to:
- Evaluate coworkers' performance in the workplace.
- Relate events from your past, including your weekend activities and interesting stories.
- Describe your past life, giving details about important milestones.
- Entertain someone in your home or visit a friend or colleague in their home.
- Discuss your vacation plans and tell friends and colleagues about your vacation afterwards.
- Talk about the natural world and travel to see animals and natural areas in your country.
- Talk about movies that you like and choose a movie to see with friends.
- Discuss clothing and what kind of clothes you like to wear.
- Engage in basic communication at work, including attending meetings on familiar topics.
- Describe an accident or injury, get medical help from a doctor and fill a prescription for medicine.
- Engage in basic business socializing, welcoming guests and attending networking events.
- Understand and make basic business proposals in your area of expertise.
- Talk about and explain the rules of games.
Although progress will depend on each individual’s ability and the type of course, students can expect to reach level V2 with 200 hours of cumulative instruction.
