越南旅行英語

A. 寫一篇你去旅遊(越南)的英語作文

Trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam - April 2009

This trip report will focus on the short trip that my wife, Nikki and I took to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam in the period from April 6-11, 2009. In the city we checked out some of the attractions such as Reunification Palace, War Remnants museum, Jade Emperor pagoda, Cu Chi tunnels etc. The trip report is split into sections and this first page will focus on the stay in Ho Chi Minh City. On the next pages you will find information about the hotel we used (Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon), an interactive Google map of Ho Chi Minh City and more photos from HCMC.
Please get in touch on [email protected] if you have any questions or comments. All pictures are taken by Nikki and Gard with our Canon EOS 450D, Canon IXUS and Olympus mju 750.

Prelude
Nikki and I have been to Asia several times before and we have been to places like China, Thailand,Japan, Malaysia etc. But for a while we have been talking about expanding our horizons and this time it was time to visit some new countries. So in connection with a business trip to Malaysia, we decided to visit Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Siem Reap/Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Map of Vietnam. Map provided by www.worldatlas.com.


Planning the trip
I have to admit that we didn』t plan our trip to Ho Chi Minh City that well. The period leading up to the trip was pretty busy but we did buy the DK Eyewitness Guide for Vietnam and Angkor Wat. We also got in touch with Kate, an old class mate of Nikki from South Africa (currently living in Ho Chi Minh City) and she was a god send indeed. And we also organized the flights in and out of Vietnam, booked the hotel etc ahead of time.

Note: For flights in Asia you should check out AirAsia for cheap tickets.

From our experience, hotels in SE Asia tend to offer a higher level of luxury for a relatively good price per night. We mainly referred to TripAdvisor to pick our candidates. In the end it was between Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers and Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon. We ended up with the latter but in retrospect I think we should have gone for Sheraton (especially since I』m aStarwood Preferred Guest). The Renaissance cost us 170 USD/per night but when we booked it we accidently forgot to make sure breakfast was included. So we ended up upgrading to Club level for an extra 50 USD in order to get breakfast, lounge access etc. But if you stay in this area there is a great place called Juice where you can have a western breakfast if you don』t want to eat at the hotel. Here is the review of the hotel Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon.

Note: In Vietnam they use Vietnamese Dong. Right now 1 USD is about 17900 Dong. You can get Dong at ATM』s in Ho Chi Minh City and it seems to be the preferred currency. Make sure to check the exchange rate before you arrive in Vietnam as the exchange rates changes constantly

When it comes to vaccines you should check with your local authorities』 recommendations. Ho Chi Minh City and parts of Vietnam are considered malaria areas, so take necessary precautions.

The trip begins
After my business trip to Malaysia I flew to Bangkok and met up with Nikki there. And on Monday April 6th we got up at 04.45 AM in order to catch the plane to HCMC – I wonder who was the genius that decided we had to get an early start :-) At least we were able to have a quick breakfast at the hotel before we left. The taxi to Suvarnabhumi airport was about 400 Baht (about 11 USD) and the check in at AirAsia was quick – we did have to pay 300 Baht in overweight so make sure you check this when buying tickets. Our one way ticket from Bangkok to HCMC was 4574 Baht (about 130 USD) for the both of us. Our AirAsia flight was on time and at 07.45 we took off from Bangkok in an Airbus 320. I was looking forward to flying AirAsia again as they』re posters and ads feature pretty good looking flight attendants (what can I say...I』m a guy). I was quite disappointed when we boarded as the male flight attendant was not quite what I was expecting. Well, at least Nikki had something to look at ;-)

Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
The flight to Vietnam was only a bit over an hour and we landed at about 9 am. The landing strip was a bit bumpy and we passed by lots of old bunkers and old terminals. But when we came to our gate it turned out to be a brand new and shiny terminal. As I have a Norwegian passport I didn』t need a visa and I just went to immigration and Nikki had gotten her visa sorted out in advance so we both passed through immigration without any problems. My immigration officer was an older lady in a green army uniform. She resembled what I envision it would be like arriving in North Korea :-) After immigration we picked up our suitcases and these were scanned as we went through customs.

Note: make sure to check if you need a visa before you arrive in Vietnam. Rules change constantly so it』s probably best to organize this in advance.

Before we left for Vietnam and Cambodia I had heard that US Dollars were the preferred currency. But we decided to change some dollars into Dong and we started by exchanging 40 USD and got 680.000 Dong back! It is tricky converting when the numbers are like this so I downloaded an application on my iPhone and that helped me keep track of the currencies. There are booths in the arrival area where you can book a taxi. We paid 9 USD to go from the airport to our hotel Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon. There was also an airport tax when leaving the airport and that was 5000 Dong (30 cent) Make sure you have 1 dollar bills or local currency when paying for the taxi.

Coming out of the airport area and into the traffic was quite an experience. There were thousands of Vespa style motorcycles everywhere. They passed the taxi on the left and right hand side, some were driving on the pavement, some were carrying entire families, some were transporting goods etc. I guess the highlight was one guy on an old three wheeled motorcycle transporting a couple of 10 meter long ladders. It just seemed to be very, very chaotic but the traffic seemed to flow.
The weather was hot, humid and sunny as you would expect in South East Asia. In order to check what weather to expect, visit a web site likeWeatherbase. We enjoyed temperatures of up to 35 degrees celcius (about 95 Fahrenheit) with some rain showers.
When we checked into the hotel we went to the lounge on the 18th floor and got a great view of the city. The hotel is located right next to Saigon River (as the name indicates) and there were lots of activities on the river...barges transporting all sorts of stuff, small ferries transporting motorcycles across the river, bigger ships in dry docks etc. When I saw the river the first time it seemed to flow 「upwards」 and later on the evening if flowed downstream as I expected to...I guess this is e to the tide from the ocean?

Time to check out Ho Chi Minh City
After checking into the hotel we basically went out to wander a bit around town to get used to the city. Walking around Ho Chi Minh is a bit of a challenge because of all the motorcycles that I described earlier. This means that crossing the road becomes like an 「Evil Knievel dare devil」 stunt but as long as you walk slowly across the street, take it step by step and look at the bikers you should get the hang of it pretty fast. We got out of the hotel around noon and it was warm and humid. We started out by having a small lunch at a place that we found and it was a set menu for 30000 Dong (about 1.7 USD) for each of us. It was not a big meal but sufficient. On the way we also ran into a few people on the streets selling stuff – I did buy 10 postcards for 1 USD from one kid but I have to admit they were the most boring postcards I have ever seen. One young girl that I ran into wanted to sell me postcards after I had bought the first bunch so I said no. But she kept on following me and she was starting to ask me why and started pushing me around. It got a bit funny actually as it was all done in a friendly way.
After walking around Ho Chi Minh City for a day it was great to get back to the hotel. First of all the noise in the city is quite overwhelming – the horn is used in abundance and it is used in all forms of 「communication」 when driving. But it was also nice to get back to the hotel to take a shower as the city felt very, very sty. I don't think I have felt anything like it since we went to Beijing a few years back.

B. 我想春節自助去越南旅遊，不會越南話，英文也不能，是否有同步口譯軟體，讓我去越南遊不用煩惱。

根據去了一趟越南來，自個人覺得英語+萬能的肢體語言就能走天下了，去到越南，最好掌握一些基本的英語，如問路、問價how much、入住酒店check in、點菜要菜單menu、廁所toilet（越南講WC好多人不懂的）等，基本的英語還是需要記點，不行的在手機弄個翻譯軟體，肢體語言相信你懂的。在越南一定要大膽說，大膽問，要有禮貌，很多當地人還是很願意幫助遊客的，春節相信你會遇到很多中國遊客的，部分越南學生會懂一點中文，不過主要用英語交流，所以好歹要會聽懂一些基本的日常用語。

C. 去越南旅遊語言怎麼辦。英語口語要到什麼程度

越南旅遊不用擔心，主要景點都是比較成熟的旅遊區，不用擔心自己的英語，越南人也說不好，英語要掌握數字，問價格，入住旅店的相關用語就好了。請參考旅行英語。祝您有一個愉快的旅程^_^

D. 寫一篇你去旅遊(越南)的英語作文

國 名：越南社會主義共和國
Official Name:The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
國 旗：國旗旗地為紅色,旗中心為一枚五角金星.紅色象徵革命,五角星代表越南勞動黨.另一種說法是,五角星代表工人、農民、士兵、知識分子和青年.
自然地理：位於東南亞中南半島東部,北界中國,西與寮國和柬埔寨接壤,東部和南部臨南中國海.地形狹長,南北長1600公里,東西最窄處為50公里.地勢西高東低,境內四分之三為山地和高原.北部和西北部為高山和高原,最高峰黃連山的番西邦峰海拔3142米.中部長山山脈縱貫南北.主要河流有北部的紅河,南部的湄公河.紅河和湄公河三角洲地區為平原.
Location:Situated in southeast Asia,bordered to the North by China,to the West by Laos and Kampuchea,and to the East by the south China Sea.
面 積：329556平方公里.
土地利用－耕地24％,永久牧場1％,森林和林地40％,其他35％；人均耕地0.3英畝；海岸線長－3443公里；陸地邊界－3818公里.
Area:329 556 sq.km.
land use-24% cropland,1% permanent pasture,40% forest and woodland,35% others; arable land per capita-0.3 acres; coastline-3,443 km; land borders-3,818 km.
人 口：7632.4753萬（1999年4月1日）；7690萬（1998年）.
密度－每平方公里215.8人,城市人口佔20.8％（1995年）；男性佔49.2％,女性佔50.8％；年增長率1.8％（2000年）；平壽命－70.2歲；男67.7歲,女72.4歲.
Population:76.324753 m.(apr.1,1999); 76.9 m.(1998)
density-215.8 inhabits per sq.km.; urban pop-23.5%(1999); male-49.2%,female-50.8%; growth rate-1.8% per year(2000); avg.life expectancy-70.2 years,male- 67.7 years,female- 72.4years(2000).
首 都：河內；人口－350萬（1999年）.
Capital:Hanoi; Population- 3.5 m.(1999).
時 差：比格林尼治時間早7個小時；比北京時間晚1小時.
Time:7 hrs earlier than GMT; 1 hrs later than Beijing Time
語 言：通用越南語.
Language:Vietnamese is the official language.
民 族：越族（京族）占人口89％以上,岱依、芒、儂、傣、赫蒙（苗）、瑤、占、高棉及其他少數民族占近11％.
Ethnic Composition:Viet (Kinh)-over 89%; Tay Muong,Nung,Thai,Hmong (Meo),Yao,Cham,Khmer and other minor nationalities-near 11%.
宗 都：居民多信奉佛教和天主教,還有和好教和高台教.
Religion:The principal religion is Buddhism and Roman Catholic.There are also Hoa Hao and Cao Dai.
貨 幣：1越南盾＝10角＝100分；1美元＝13893.5越南盾（1998年12月）.
Currency:1 dong =10 hao = 100 xu; US$ 1 = 13,893.5 dong (Dec.1998)
節 日（2001年）：新年（1月1日）、春節（陰歷新年,1月24日）、西貢解放日（4月30日）、五月節（5月1日）、國慶日（9月1－2日）.
Holiday(2001):1 Jan.(New Year's Day),Jan.24 (Tet,Lunar New Year),30 Apr.(Liberation of Saigon),1 May (May Day),1-2 Sept.(National Day).

E. 去越南旅遊用什麼語言交流能講英語嗎

如果是越南和廣西的交接處，很多越南人會講中文的，其他地方的話，英文交流吧，越南專人屬的英文水平普遍比中國人還要高，起碼我在越南遇到的越南人英文都不錯，如果你英文不太好的話，像我一樣，我就用我那很爛的英文加起手語，從北越走到南越都沒問題。

至於簽證， 個人建議你還是找間大一點的旅行社叫他們代簽吧， 省了很多手續和麻煩的，給多100-200塊錢而已，比你自己跑領事館方便多了。

另外，個人建議你去越南旅行的話，身上別帶人民幣了，換成美金吧，因為人民幣在那邊比較難兌換，而且可以兌換的地方不多。

越南有自己的語言的，越南語是越南的國語，也是越南唯一的官方語言，有85至90%的越南人將之作為母語。歷史上，越南語曾使用漢字與喃字表記，現代則使用以拉丁字母為基礎，添加若干個新字母及聲調符號的國語字。

早期的時候，越南人並沒有為自己的語言發明適合的書寫系統。大約從東漢開始，漢字（越南人稱之為「儒字」）開始有系統和大規模的傳入越南。
學過中文的人會講中文的。

F. 不會英語的人去越南旅遊可以嗎

首先需要說的是越南人會說英語的也很少，一般人都不會說，高級商店和旅館英語比版較通用。如果去河內權會說中國話的人倒是有的。建議你買1本信息比較新的旅遊書，上面一般有中文和越南話的拼音字母對照。要去的地方最好先學會發音，配合肢體語言吧。

G. 過年去越南旅遊，聽說越南的英文普及率蠻高的，會簡單的英語在那邊旅遊沒問題吧。

是的，不止越南，現在去哪個國家，只要是人氣比較旺盛的，會英語就沒有問題了。

H. 不會英語，去越南旅遊方便嗎

越南人很少懂說英語,故不會英語,也無所謂,最重要先搜集充足資料,去書店買越南自助游做指引.
想自由行去越南旅遊又不懂語言要想順利完成，僅靠決心和勇氣是不夠的，特別是長線路旅行，出國前的准備工作一定要很充分，主要是幾個方面：
一、盡可能的收集各種相關資料，資料來源可以是網上的旅行游記、攻略，相關國家的中文旅遊書，或者請教去過的人等。
資料包括：行程線路，景點名字及背景資料，吃住行信息，貨幣信息，淡旺季信息，交通信息、簽證和出入境信息等，這些對不懂外語的人，一樣沒有了解清楚，可能旅行變得很糟糕甚至寸步難行。
一般在網上收集資料，主要參考旅遊網站，旅遊網站的信息最多、最全面。有中文LP（lonely plane）的國家，也下載來參考，但LP看起來很費勁。
二、交流工具也很重要，填出入境單、過境、辦簽證、取錢等等難度相對較高的時候都需要用它。
手機、ipad都可以充當翻譯機，下載安裝好翻譯軟體就可以用，在線和離線翻譯軟體都需要。有網路時，用在線翻譯，它可以翻譯句子，雖然不是很准確，但外國人能理解大概意思；離線翻譯只能譯單詞，沒有網路就只能用它了，關鍵時候一個單詞就解決問題。

三、語言不通在國外生病是一件麻煩事，准備好各種葯就相當於帶了半個醫生。不懂外語的人出國必然要麻煩些。
有了充分的准備，在國外交流總結了幾點：
一、盡可能的運用肢體語言，稱為比比劃劃，動作越誇張越好，想辦法表達出要表達的意思，外國人知道不會外語，會站在對方角度去揣摩意思，沒人會笑話，就算笑了，也是一種很友好的笑，重要的是不要怕別人笑，笑最多的其實是自己的同路人，總是笑得前仰後翻。
二、把要問的問題寫成英語或者當地語言，比如地名、賓館名、景點名、車站名等，再拿出來問人，不需要語言，只需要動作就可以解決問題，有時比說更管用。把查到的信息用手機、ipad截圖或者拍照，相當省事。
隨身帶上紙和筆，說不清楚，比不明白就畫圖，發揮足夠的想像力，就能表達清楚，另一個用處是請別人給寫路條，在路上和外國人畫圖，很實用。
三、把旅行當免費留學，路上學習一些常用英語單詞，不但學得快、記得牢，而且都是最實用的，比花錢請老師強。
四、國外生活著很多華人，也有很多中國人旅遊，還有不少諸如新加坡、馬來西亞、香港、台灣的人都會中文，甚至部分日本、韓國人也會一些簡單中文，尋求他們的幫助是最有效的。
五、因時因事因地因人隨機應變，這點很重要。每個人有不同的方法，大家只能意會了。

I. 去越南旅遊語言怎麼辦.英語口語要到什麼

可以試一下rockyenglish的旅遊英語課程，你去越南的時候可以用的上

J. 去越南旅遊，需要講英語嗎

不用擔心，越南人的英語不是很好，我推薦你下載有道翻譯官，到了那裡用肢體語言，用手比劃就能溝通的，我剛回來，交流沒問題的，買東西價格他們可以敲在計算器上顯示給你。