WELCOME TO HO CHI MINH CITY!

CHAO MƯNG BAN ĐÊN THANH PHÔ HÔ CHI

MINH!

BASICS OF HO CHI MINH

• Official Language is Vietnamese, but the second is English.

• Ho Chi Minh was formerly known as Saigon.

• It has more than 9,000,000 people

• It is the largest city in Vietnam

• The average temperature is 87 degrees F (27 degrees C)

DO’S AND DON'TS

Do’s• Dress Conservatively.

• Drink lots of water.

• Bring Toilet paper

• Take a business card from wherever you’re staying.

• Try to talk to the locals.

• Try new food.

• Learn to eat with Chopsticks.

Don’ts• Don’t drink from the tap!

• Do not try to stand out.

• Don’t keep a lot of money on you.

• Don’t insult a Vietnamese person.

• Do not carry your passport.

• Don’t take cameras in government or village areas.

VISITING A URBAN CITY- FOOD

Many Travel Guide books tell you not to eat Street Food, however that is where you are going to get the best Vietnamese cuisine. Dishes like pho and grilled pork found at a street vender will be better and cheaper than food found in a restaurant.

Normal Cost- 20,000 VND or $1.

Also, avoid western food restaurants, it tends to be low quality.

ATTRACTIONS- CAO DAI TEMPLE.

• Made in 1926, • It is the first Caodaiism temple.• It took parts of Eastern and Western religion and put it into one• Usually has an English tour guide.

• It shows the violence and the hell Vietnam went through.

• It shows weaponry, what Americans and the French did to torture the Vietnamese, and the effects of Agent Orange did to the people.

ATTRACTIONS: WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM.

ATTRACTION: TIEN HAU TEMPLE

• For the Chinese deity Tien Hau.

• It is a Pagoda styled Temple.

• It was built in the 19th century

• Has idols such as actors, demons, and angels.

TRANSPORTATION

Average CostsBus Ride- Less than a dollarTaxi Ride - $8Subway ride – Less than a Buck.

VIETNAMESE

ALPHABET

PITCHES AND SIMPLE PHRASES

• ngang   'level'

• mid level

• (no mark)

• ma  'ghost'

• huyền   'hanging'

• low falling (often breathy)

• ` (grave accent)

• mà  'but'

• sắc   'sharp'

• high rising

• ´ (acute accent)

• má  'cheek, mother (southern)'

• hỏi   'asking'

• mid dipping-rising

•  6 (hook)

• mả  'tomb, grave'

• ngã   'tumbling'

• high breaking-rising

• ˜ (tilde)

• mã  'horse (Sino-Vietnamese), code'

• nặng   'heavy'

• low falling constricted (short length)

•  : (dot below)

• mạ  'rice seedling'

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