Moving to Vietnam as an expat comes with a long checklist — visa paperwork, finding housing, setting up a bank account, navigating healthcare, understanding your neighborhood. What most expats don’t realize until they’re three months in: almost every daily challenge in Vietnam becomes dramatically easier once you can speak Vietnamese.
Our program to learn Vietnamese for expats isn’t just a language course. It’s an integrated language support service designed around the real, practical life of foreigners living in Vietnam — with your dedicated Vietnamese teacher helping you with translations, cultural questions, document understanding, and everything else that comes with expat life.
Why Expats Need More Than Just a Language Class
Generic language courses teach you textbook Vietnamese. They don’t help you when:
- Your landlord sends a contract in Vietnamese and you don’t know what you’re signing
- You need to call the hospital for your sick child and can’t explain symptoms
- The motorbike shop is telling you something about your bike that you can’t understand
- You receive an official letter from the local ward office
- You want to respond to a neighbor who knocked on your door speaking only Vietnamese
- Your Vietnamese colleague invited you to a wedding and you don’t know the etiquette
Expat life in Vietnam is full of these moments. Our program is built to handle all of them.
Who This Program Is For
Our “learn Vietnamese for expats” program is designed for:
- New expats arriving in Vietnam for the first time
- Long-term residents who’ve been surviving without Vietnamese and want to finally commit
- Trailing spouses of working expats navigating daily life while their partners work
- Retirees in Vietnam building a comfortable life in Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, or Da Lat
- Digital nomads settling in Vietnam for extended periods
- Expat families raising children in Vietnam and managing school, healthcare, and community life
- Foreign partners of Vietnamese nationals integrating into family life
Whether you just landed last week or you’ve been in Vietnam for five years, this program meets you where you are.
What Makes Our Expat Vietnamese Program Different
We built this program after seeing too many expats struggle with generic courses that didn’t fit their real lives. Here’s what we do differently.
1. Daily Life Vietnamese from Day One
Forget starting with “Hello, my name is…” dialogues. Your first lessons focus on:
- Ordering food and drinks at local restaurants
- Shopping at markets and negotiating prices
- Taking taxis, Grabs, and xe ôm
- Dealing with house staff, landlords, and maintenance
- Handling basic medical and pharmacy situations
- Neighborhood introductions and polite greetings
You leave your first week able to use Vietnamese in the situations you face every day.
2. Practical Document and Communication Help
Your 24/7 teacher access means you’re never alone when Vietnamese life throws a document at you:
- Rental contracts — understand what you’re signing before you sign
- Utility bills and notices — know what the electricity company actually wants
- Official letters — translate communications from local authorities
- Medical prescriptions and instructions — understand your doctor’s notes
- School communications — keep up with messages from your children’s teachers
- WhatsApp and Zalo messages in Vietnamese from landlords, neighbors, or service providers
Send a photo to your teacher, get a translation and explanation within hours.
3. Cultural Integration Support
Language is only half of fitting in. The other half is understanding Vietnamese culture deeply enough to navigate it gracefully.
Your teacher helps you with:
- Wedding, funeral, and family event etiquette — what to wear, what to bring, what to say
- Gift-giving customs — appropriate gifts for different relationships and occasions
- Dining etiquette — from street food stalls to formal family meals
- Proper forms of address — the delicate hierarchy of Vietnamese pronouns
- Neighborhood relationships — how to be a good neighbor in Vietnamese culture
- Tết and other holidays — how to participate meaningfully
4. Industry-Matched Teacher for Your Work
If you’re working in Vietnam, your teacher can be matched to your field:
- Business and corporate environments
- Education and teaching (for foreign English teachers)
- Healthcare and medical professions
- Creative industries and media
- Tech and engineering
- Hospitality and F&B
Premium 1-on-1 Tutoring — Only $500/Month
What’s included:
- 2 sessions per week, 2 hours per session (16 hours monthly)
- Online lessons via Zoom/Google Meet, or on-site in Ho Chi Minh City
- 24/7 teacher support via WhatsApp, Zalo, or email
- All learning materials, textbooks, and digital resources
- Flexible rescheduling with 24-hour notice
- Free trial lesson before you commit
At $31.25 per hour for native-speaker instruction plus unlimited support, this is one of the best values in expat services in Vietnam.
Your 24/7 Vietnamese Language Partner
This is the service most expats tell us they can’t live without once they have it.
Real examples of how expats use 24/7 support:
- “My landlord just called saying something about the water meter — what did he mean?”
- “The hospital sent this lab result. Can you tell me what it says?”
- “I need to reply to this invitation in Vietnamese — does this message sound polite enough?”
- “What do I say at my neighbor’s grandmother’s funeral tomorrow?”
- “How do I politely decline this request from my Vietnamese mother-in-law?”
- “My driver is upset about something and I can’t figure out what.”
- “Can you proofread this apology note I’m writing to a Vietnamese friend?”
Your teacher typically responds within 1-2 hours, and often within minutes during business hours.
Three Learning Levels for Expat Life
Survival Vietnamese (A1-A2) — 60 Hours
For new arrivals and long-term expats who never formally studied. By the end, you’ll:
- Handle daily transactions independently
- Navigate taxis, markets, restaurants, and basic healthcare
- Introduce yourself and make basic small talk
- Understand your immediate environment
Integrated Vietnamese (B1-B2) — 80 Hours
For expats ready to truly participate in Vietnamese life. By the end, you’ll:
- Hold real conversations with Vietnamese friends and colleagues
- Understand news, TV, and social media in Vietnamese
- Handle complex situations without English assistance
- Build meaningful relationships with Vietnamese people
Fluent Vietnamese (C1-C2) — 100 Hours
For expats building long-term lives in Vietnam. By the end, you’ll:
- Operate at near-native level professionally and socially
- Understand cultural nuance, humor, and subtext
- Handle legal, medical, and technical Vietnamese
- Be mistaken for a long-term local on the phone
Flexible Learning That Fits Expat Life
Online lessons are perfect if you:
- Live outside central Ho Chi Minh City
- Travel frequently for work or leisure
- Want maximum convenience
- Prefer learning from home
On-site lessons are perfect if you:
- Learn best face-to-face
- Want your teacher to see your real environment
- Prefer a dedicated learning space
- Live or work in central Ho Chi Minh City
You can switch formats freely — take Monday’s lesson online, Thursday’s at your home, next week’s at our center.
Pricing and Packages
Monthly: $500/month 3-month package: $1,425 (save 5%) 6-month package: $2,700 (save 10%) 12-month package: $5,100 (save 15%)
All packages include 24/7 teacher support, all materials, and flexible rescheduling. No hidden fees.
Special Offers This Month
- 2-hour trial lesson to experience the program
- 15% discount on 6-month commitments
- 10 bonus hours of pronunciation and conversation practice
- Free lifetime access to digital learning materials
- Complimentary Vietnamese textbook set and expat cultural guide
- 30-day money-back guarantee if you’re not satisfied
Expat Success Stories
Marketing Professional (USA): Started with zero Vietnamese and reached conversational level in 3 months. Reports that daily life became dramatically easier — shopping, healthcare, and building friendships with Vietnamese colleagues and neighbors.
Entrepreneur (Australia): Described the program as one of his best investments in Vietnam. The combination of structured lessons and 24/7 teacher access meant he was never stuck on a document or situation he couldn’t understand.
Teacher and Trailing Spouse (France): Valued the flexibility to switch between online and on-site lessons based on her schedule. Her teacher understood her specific needs around family life, school communications, and local community integration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my teacher help with documents outside of class?
Yes — this is included in your 24/7 teacher support. Send documents, photos, or messages for translation and explanation anytime.
What if I’m traveling and need to pause?
Rescheduling is flexible. For longer pauses (vacations, work trips abroad), multi-month packages can be paused and resumed.
Can I focus on the Vietnamese I need for my specific life?
Absolutely. Your curriculum is built around your actual needs — whether that’s business, family life, medical, or neighborhood integration.
Do you help expat families together?
Yes. Contact us for couple and family pricing when multiple members enroll.
What if I already speak some Vietnamese?
We’ll assess your level in the free trial lesson and customize a program starting exactly where you are.
Start Your Expat Vietnamese Journey
The difference between surviving in Vietnam and truly living here comes down to Vietnamese. Every expat who commits to learning tells us the same thing: “I wish I had started earlier.”
Register for your free trial lesson today and receive:
- 2-hour trial lesson with a native teacher
- Free Vietnamese proficiency assessment
- Personalized learning roadmap for your life in Vietnam
- Expat Vietnamese starter materials
Contact Staunchly Services today:
- Hotline / Zalo: 0933 096 426 – 0868 591 260
- Email: info@staunchlyservices.com.vn
- Website: staunchlyservices.com.vn
- Address: Beacon Building, 14-16 Phan Đăng Lưu, Gia Định Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnam becomes a completely different experience when you speak the language. Let’s get you there.
STAUNCHLY VIETNAM TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PARTNER
Email: info@staunchlyservices.com.vn – staunchlyservices.vietnam@gmail.com – ducluongservices@gmail.com
Hotline: +84 933096426 – +84 868 591 260
Website: www.staunchlyservices.com.vn
Address: HN – ĐN – HCM
