Vietnamese Language Competitions

So you have been learning Vietnamese? And maybe you have taken these practice quizzes. But now you want to up the challenge and see how you fare against others. Here is a list of Vietnamese language competitions.

Vua tiếng Việt

Literal translation of Vua tiếng Việt is “King of Vietnamese language.”

This is more like a game show than your traditional language competition. But it is a Vietnamese language competition.

Contestants have to compete against each other using the knowledge about Vietnamese language through four rounds of different activites. The one with the lowest score in each round is eliminated. You can find more information about the format of the competition here.

Prize: The winner could earn up to 320 million VND (about $13,500 USD at the time of this writing) in Season 2, and 180 million VND (about $7,596 USD at the time of this writing) in Season 1. This reward makes this competition the highest paid Vietnamese language competition in this list.

Vui Tiếng Việt is a quiz show hosted on network VTV3. It currently has 2 seasons. You can watch it for free on VTV network website.

Registration: It is not very clear cut how to register for this competition. It is a game show after all. According to this post about Casting Call for Season 2, the only way to sign up was to get the registration form from VTV3 fan page. Since VTV3 is already broadcasting Season 2, it may be too late to register for Season 2, but you can always follow their fan page for upcoming competition registration.

It is unclear to me what their official fan page is as it is not mentioned in the post or their website so I will not include a link here in case my assumption is incorrect. However, there is an email in the poster in the post that you can contact if you have any questions regarding this competition.

Vietnamese Studies Group Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition

This competition is open to full time and part time graduate students.

Participants can write paper in Vietnamese or English.

Prize: Winner receives $500 and one year subscription to Journal of Vietnamese Studies. Two honorable mentions will receive $250 each.

Registration: You can find more information about this competition here. The link is for competition in 2023 with deadline in September 2022. However, since this is an annual competition, you can check back later for the next competition.

Arizona State University’s Vietnamese Competitions

These are Vietnamese competitions held by Arizona State University.

There are two categories: Novice and Intermediate/Advanced. Students can compete individually or in a group.

These competitions focus more on pronunciation and memorization as they require students to memorize and recite a Vietnamese poem provided by the organizers.

Registration: Students can register online on Arizona State University’s website.

Vietnamese Children Book Writing Contest

This Vietnamese Children Book Writing Contest is held by National Resource Center for Asian Languages (NRCAL) at California State University Fullerton.

Prize: There are three prizes $50, $100, and $150 per age group 5-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18.

Registration: You can find more information about this competition and registration on CSUF’s website.

If you know any Vietnamese language competition that is not in the list, please let me know though this Contact page. Please only include competition if you have a link to register.

Not interested in Vietnamese language competitions? Check out Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test.