Vietglish

Vietglish, Vinglish or Vietlish, is an informal term for a mixture of elements from Vietnamese and English.^[1]

The term Vietglish is first recorded in 1969. Other colloquial portmanteau words for Vietlish include (chronologically): Vietglish (1992), Vinish (2003), Vinglish (2010) and Vietnamiglish (2016).^[2]

This usage is said to be found in Vietnamese immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries.^{[citation needed]} Borrowed English words are also commonly used in everyday Vietnamese both inside and outside Vietnam in informal contexts.^{[citation needed]}

Sample Words
Vietglish	Vietnamese	Header text
You're Xinh Quá/ You're Xinh	Bạn thật dễ thương	You're Cute (Xinh Quá means "so pretty" in normal Vietnamese)
You're Xạo Quá	Bạn nói dối / Bạn nói xạo	You're lying

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References

↑ Minero, Luis (2006). "Globalização e Expansão Conscienciológica Através dos Idiomas". Conscientia. 10 (4): 311. Archived from the original on 2026-02-14.
↑ Lambert, James (2018-02-01). "A multitude of "lishes": The nomenclature of hybridity". English World-Wide. 39 (1): 32. doi:10.1075/eww.00001.lam. eISSN 1569-9730. ISSN 0172-8865. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19.

[1] Minero, Luis (2006). "Globalização e Expansão Conscienciológica Através dos Idiomas". Conscientia. 10 (4): 311. Archived from the original on 2026-02-14.

[2] Lambert, James (2018-02-01). "A multitude of "lishes": The nomenclature of hybridity". English World-Wide. 39 (1): 32. doi:10.1075/eww.00001.lam. eISSN 1569-9730. ISSN 0172-8865. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19.

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