A couple small wins
Been studying almost one year. Feels like at least 10.
I don't live in Vietnam so don't get alot of opportunities to practice in the wild.
This week a customer at work zero English, brang a translator.
Was able to say while I will speak mostly English I can speak a little bit of Vietnamese.
The translator was very much needed , but things like numbers and dates was not needed . And I could understand alot of the replies.
Found a vietnamese restaurant that speaks my accent (northern) and was able to successfully go thru greetings with correct pro nouns. Order , say the food was delicious, pay by card, etc.
It's not easy , but progress is being made.