Quỳnh

Founder of iSpeakVietlingo · Author of Vietnamese with Ease

Quỳnh has been teaching Vietnamese to international learners since 2015, driven by one consistent goal: making Vietnamese feel approachable and easy to learn — not the intimidating language it's often made out to be — while spreading Vietnamese culture through every lesson.

Inspired by the teaching approach of the Marugoto series, Quỳnh distilled her teaching experience into the Vietnamese with Ease series — designed to make learning Vietnamese practical, enjoyable, and immediately usable in real life, not just something confined to a textbook.

Author of the Vietnamese with Ease series (Volumes 1 and 2)
Has taught thousands of students

A difficult start

This journey began with Quỳnh's own struggle learning a foreign language. Having studied both English and Japanese, Quỳnh knew firsthand how hard learning a new language can be. Her Japanese classes followed the traditional approach: memorize grammar, memorize vocabulary, and hope speaking ability would follow. It didn't. Quỳnh could pass the written tests, but couldn't hold a simple conversation — and nearly gave up on learning Japanese altogether.

The Marugoto turning point

Everything changed when Quỳnh joined the Japan Foundation's Marugoto course: an approach centered on listening and speaking, where grammar is absorbed naturally through real cultural context rather than memorized in isolation. Practicing through everyday role-play scenarios, Quỳnh not only regained her confidence but also gained a deeper understanding of Japanese people and culture, and grew to admire how the Japanese actively share their culture with the world.

Around the same time, Quỳnh met many foreigners in Vietnam who described the exact same struggle she'd had with Japanese: years of grammar study with no ability to hold a simple conversation. Quỳnh decided to do something about it — applying what she'd learned to build lessons that were simple, engaging, and practical, helping learners speak Vietnamese with confidence while understanding the culture behind each phrase.

From personal experience to a mission

That mission became Vietnamese with Ease, and alongside it, iSpeakVietlingo — where Quỳnh now teaches Vietnamese to students around the world, helping them speak with more confidence and feel closer to the people and culture of Vietnam.