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Thao Nguyen
Professional TeacherTeaches
Vietnamese
Native
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English
French
Japanese
Chinese (Other)
Hungarian
Other
Certified Vietnamese teacher with 16 years of experience
Teaches
Vietnamese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Japanese
Chinese (Other)
Hungarian
Other
Certified Vietnamese teacher with 16 years of experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From VietnamLiving in Hanoi, Vietnam (06:25 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 18, 2020InterestsMusicFoodPets & Animals
I'm Thao. I was born and grew up in Hanoi. I love traveling, enjoying food, meeting people & experiencing new things. Because of that, I've chosen to work as a tour guide, mainly based in Vietnam; so if you have plan to visit Vietnam in the coming time, please feel free to ask me questions :)
In addition, I have great passion for cooking (Vietnamese, Asian and western food); and singing. I'd love to invite you to eat the food I make, and listen to me singing if you have a chance to come to Vietnam :). I also really love animals and plants.Me as a Teacher
I'm a certified Vietnamese teacher and have been teaching Vietnamese to expats living in Hanoi and online since 2008. I used to work for language teaching centers but now I'm working as an independent Vietnamese teacher. I have experience teaching students from many countries in the world such as Europe, USA, Australia & Asia.
I love teaching, meeting students from different countries & enjoy people studying & loving our language.
My motto for learning a new language, in this case, Vietnamese, is: 'Diligence is the mother of success'. If you have motivation & love for Vietnamese, be hardworking, & the day you master the language is coming very soon :) My lessons & teaching style
I'll teach you in the way the most familiar with your mother tongue & the languages you know. My teaching style is strict & free at the same time;and I need constructive cooperation & interaction with students
My lessons are also based on your need, such as focusing on pronunciation/writing/grammar.
Eg: For beginners, there are 10 units to learn as follows:
Lesson 1: Alphabet, combination between vowels & consonants; personal pronounces, tones, numbers
Lesson 2: Language, people & country
Lesson 3: Occupation
Lesson 4: Adjectives and family
Lesson 5: Time
Lesson 6: Daily activities
Lesson 7: Transportation
Lesson 8: Restaurant
Lesson 9: Shopping
Lesson 10: MarketMy teaching material
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- PDF file
Certificates
Certificate of Completion - California State University, Long Beach - 2024Online course of the Fourth International Seminar on Vietnamese Language and Pedagogy from August 2nd to August 4th, 2024, organized by Tuoi hoa- Vietnamese education center and taught by the faculty from the Department of Asian and Asian American studies
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Vietnamese Language and Pedagogy - California State University, Long Beach - 2022Online course of the Third International Seminar on Vietnamese Language and Pedagogy from August 5th to August 7th 2022, organized by Tuoi Hoa- Vietnamese Education Center, and taught by the faculty from the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies.
The course's purpose is to train teachers in teaching Vietnamese to oversea Vietnamese and foreigners.
Certificate verified
Vietnamese Language Methodology - California State University, Long Beach - 2021Completion of the online course of the Vietnamese Language Methodology- Summer 2021 (from July 30th to August 1st, 2021) organized by Tuoi Hoa- Vietnamese Education Center, and taught by the faculty from the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, California State University, Long Beach.
Certificate verified
Methodology of Teaching Vietnamese - VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities - 2020Full name of the certificate: Methodology of teaching Vietnamese to Speakers of other languages.
Issued by University of Social Sciences and Humanities (belonging to Vietnam National University)
Certificate verified
Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor’s - External Economics
2012 - 2013
Master's - International Management
Work Experience
2008 - 2011
Part-time Vietnamese teacherVietnamese Teaching Group is the first company that I worked as a Vietnamese teacher.
I was trained and had opportunities to meet my first students and started to teach Vietnamese to foreigners living in Hanoi.
This working experience also brought me with confidence as well as love for the Vietnamese language.
2015 - 2020
Part-time Vietnamese teacherWorking with this company gave me the chance to teach students from different backgrounds, from different countries, from international companies in Hanoi and online.
2008 - 2020
Vietnamese teacherI have been working as an independent Vietnamese teacher for foreigners, overseas Vietnamese online and offline since 2008.
Working with thousands of students from all around the world has brought me with strong experience in teaching the language, understanding their difficulty in learning the language and providing them with easy and practical approach to reach the Vietnamese studying target.
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Rating
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Students
5,812
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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Vietnamese Lessons
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312 lessons completed
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Vietnamese lessons for complete beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials4,015 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
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Vietnamese lessons for pre-intermediate and intermediate learners
A2 - B1Language Essentials943 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
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Vietnamese pronunciation lessons
A1 - B2Language Essentials268 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Vietnamese lessons for upper-intermediate and advanced learners
B2 - C1Language Essentials156 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
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413 Reviews
Ming Quan (Andrew)
21 Vietnamese lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was yet another productive and fruitful lesson with Chị Thảo today, as we did two listening exercises and reviewed vocabulary related to time and schedules. Chị Thảo has also made it a point to correct my homework, and I am very heartened to see how I have managed to use the words and structures learnt so far to describe my daily schedules and activities - definitely looking forward to more lessons!
Jun 27, 2021
Roberto Maria
12 Vietnamese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thao is a serious and committed teacher. She knows how to make the lesson interesting, how to give strong grammar notions and how to help you reach fluency. I will continue learning with her as long as I'll be learning Vietnamese! Thank you so much!
May 20, 2020
Tiff Hoang
1 Vietnamese lesson
Great teacher for beginners! Very informative.
Dec 27, 2025
Carl
199 Vietnamese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thảo has great lessons. She is friendly, I feel more relaxed with her than the other tutors I tried. She also integrates some of the culture into the lesson. Today we practiced tones and used vietnamese cities to practice those tones. She took the time to say a little about each city, and it was nice to have some culture in the lesson.
Lessons are paced well: a quick test of last lesson's material, and then the rest is new vocab!
Jun 2, 2020
Karolina
19 Vietnamese lessons
I love learning with Thao. Because of my unpredictable schedule I cannot have regular lessons but I have been coming back to her for the past 4 years and I think that means something. She is amazing - very informative, full of good energy, patience. Just a great pedagogue. So happy she is active on this platform and I can have a true learning experience with a Hanoian!
Jan 10, 2026
Dr. Emily's English
7 Vietnamese lessons
Thank you, Thao, for a wonderful first lesson. Your presentation skills and explanation skills are top notch. I appreciate your teaching skills.
Nov 25, 2025
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