What you'll learn

• Vietnamese date order (ngày, tháng, năm)
  Dates go day of week, then date, month, year. For days 1 to 10, use mùng before the number; from day 11 on, use ngày.
  Hôm nay là thứ tư, ngày mùng 8 tháng 1 năm 2025. : Today is Wednesday, 8 January 2025.
• 'When?' with khi nào and bao giờ
  Both mean 'when'. Their position sets the tense: at the start of the sentence they ask about the future, at the end they ask about the past.
  Khi nào bạn đi Hà Nội? : When will you go to Hà Nội?
• Near future with sắp (about to)
  Put sắp before a verb for the near future, something about to happen very soon. It feels more immediate than sẽ.
  Tết sắp đến rồi! : Tết is almost here!