Study Plan — Pass NLTV A2 in 4 Months

Introduction

The NLTV A2 exam tests your ability to use Vietnamese in familiar, everyday situations such as shopping, making plans, and describing your daily life. This 4-month study plan divides your preparation into clear weekly goals across all four exam sections — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

By following this schedule, you will build a working vocabulary of approximately 800–1,000 words and master the core grammar patterns that appear most frequently at A2 level. Whether you are transitioning from A1 or returning to Vietnamese after a break, this plan gives you a realistic, achievable path to passing the exam.

Exam Format

What You Need to Know

Grammar Points for A2

• Comparative structures (hơn, bằng, nhất) — comparing people, objects, and places using more/equal/most

• Past tense markers (đã, rồi) — indicating that an action has been completed

• Future and intention markers (sẽ, định, muốn) — expressing plans, intentions, and desires

• WH-question words (ai, gì, đâu, khi nào, tại sao, thế nào) — forming information questions

• Modal verbs (có thể, phải, nên, cần) — expressing ability, necessity, obligation, and advice

• Duration and time span expressions (trong, suốt, từ...đến) — describing how long something takes or lasts

• Conditional sentences (nếu...thì) — forming simple if-then statements about situations

• Coordinating conjunctions (nhưng, vì, nên, mà) — linking clauses to show contrast, reason, and result

• Classifiers and measure words (cái, con, chiếc, cuốn, tờ) — counting different categories of nouns correctly

• Existential and locative constructions (có, ở, tại) — stating where things are or whether they exist

Essential Vocabulary Topics

• Daily routines (thức dậy, đánh răng, ăn sáng, đi làm, đi ngủ)

• Shopping and money (mua, bán, đắt, rẻ, trả tiền, bao nhiêu tiền, giảm giá)

• Food and dining (gọi món, thực đơn, ngon, đặt bàn, hóa đơn, no, đói)

• Transportation and directions (xe buýt, taxi, rẽ trái, rẽ phải, bến xe, ga tàu)

• Health and body (đau đầu, bị ốm, bác sĩ, uống thuốc, nghỉ ngơi, khám bệnh)

• Weather and seasons (mưa, nắng, lạnh, nóng, gió, mùa mưa, mùa khô)

• Work and study (văn phòng, họp, bài tập, lớp học, thi, điểm số)

• Family and social relationships (ông bà, anh chị em, bạn bè, hàng xóm, đồng nghiệp)

Sample Questions

Listening Sample

A: Xin lỗi, tôi muốn đặt một bàn cho tối nay. Nhà hàng còn bàn trống không?

B: Dạ còn ạ. Anh muốn đặt cho mấy người và mấy giờ ạ?

Question: What does person A want to do?

• A. Buy takeaway food from a restaurant

• B. Reserve a table at a restaurant for tonight

• C. Ask for the restaurant's opening hours

Reading Sample

Read the following text message and answer the question:

"Lan ơi, tối nay mình không đến được vì mình bị ốm. Mình đang ở nhà nghỉ ngơi. Hẹn gặp lại lần sau nhé!"

Question: Why can the sender not come tonight?

• A. They have to work overtime

• B. They forgot about the appointment

• C. They are ill and resting at home

Writing Sample

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

Hôm qua tôi _____ đi chợ với mẹ và mua rất nhiều rau quả.

• A. sẽ

• B. đã

• C. đang

Study Tips

• Month 1 — Foundation: Spend the first month reviewing A1 grammar and learning new A2 structures (comparatives, past/future markers). Study 30–40 minutes daily and use flashcard apps to build your core 800-word vocabulary list.

• Month 2 — Input skills: Shift focus to Listening and Reading. Listen to short Vietnamese dialogues each day, shadow the speakers, and practice reading texts like signs, menus, and simple messages. Aim to understand main ideas without translating every word.

• Month 3 — Output skills: Practice Writing (sentence completion, fill-in-blanks) and Speaking (self-introduction, describing your daily routine, answering simple questions). Record yourself speaking and compare your pronunciation with native audio.

• Month 4 — Exam simulation: Take one full timed practice test each week under real exam conditions. Review every wrong answer carefully, identify your weakest section, and spend extra daily sessions fixing those gaps before exam day.

• Keep a vocabulary notebook organized by topic rather than alphabetically — this mirrors how A2 exam questions group words by theme (food, transport, health, etc.).

• Use Vietnamese every day in small ways: label household objects, write your shopping list in Vietnamese, or change your phone language — consistent daily exposure compounds quickly over four months.