Siri has now learned Vietnamese and is ready to assist users when giving commands in Vietnamese, provided you've updated to version 18.4 and enabled Vietnamese in Siri. Although it supports Vietnamese, Siri is not yet fully perfected and cannot understand all user commands in Vietnamese. However, you can still give Siri commands using the Vietnamese phrases below.
How to change Siri to Vietnamese
Step 1: Select the Settings app. Before doing so, you must have updated to iOS 18.4.
Step 2: Select Siri.
Step 3: Select Speak to Siri.
Step 4: Select "Hey, Siri" and follow the instructions to have Siri listen to your 5 Vietnamese sentences.
Step 5: In the Voice section, you can choose the types of voices Siri uses to communicate with you.
Siri commands in Vietnamese that you can use
1. Making phone calls and sending text messages:
- "Call [contact name]."
- "Send a message to [contact name] with the content [message content]."
2. Check the weather:
- "How is the weather today?"
- "Will it rain tomorrow?"
3. Set alarms and timers:
- "Set the alarm for [hour/minute]."
- "Set timer [number of minutes] minutes."
4. Open the application:
"Open [app name]."
5. Music control:
- "Play the song [song title]."
- "Pause the music."
6. Create notes and reminders:
- "Create a new note with the content [note content]."
- "Remind me of [content] at [time]."
7. Ask for general information:
- "What day is it today?"
- "Who is the current President of the United States?"
- "Who is Newton?"
- "What is jackfruit wood?"
8. Control smart home devices:
- "Turn on the living room lights."
- "Turn off the air conditioner in the bedroom."
9. Create events and appointments:
- "Create a 'Company Meeting' event for 10 AM tomorrow."
- "Schedule an appointment with the doctor for Friday at 3 p.m."
10. Directions and finding locations:
- "Directions to the nearest restaurant."
- "Find the nearest gas station."
11. Sports information:
- "The results of last night's football match."
- "Vietnam national team's match schedule."
12. Unit conversion and calculations:
- "Convert 100 US dollars to Vietnamese currency."
- "What is 40 multiplied by 12?"
13. Open the website and search for information:
- "Open the Network Administration website."
- "Searching for information about iOS 19"
14. Device settings control:
- "Turn on airplane mode."
- "Reduce screen brightness."
- "Reduce the volume to [amount] %"
15. Interacting with third-party applications:
- "Call a Grab taxi to 123 ABC Street."
- "Send 500,000 VND to Mom via MoMo."
How to open Siri and set up Siri on iPhone
Like any other app, to enable Siri, open Settings , scroll down, and select Siri & Search .
Below the ASK SIRI line you will see three options. It's best to turn all three on:
- Listen for 'Hey Siri ': This option allows you to use the phrase 'Hey Siri' to get the attention of the virtual assistant.
- Press Home to activate Siri (Press Side Button for Siri): This option allows you to press and hold the side button (on iPhone X and later models) or the Home button on older models to activate Siri.
- Allow Siri when Locked : This option lets you activate Siri via button press or voice even when your phone is locked.
Change Siri's language on iPhone
Siri currently only supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and a few other languages, but unfortunately not Vietnamese. Siri's default language is English; if you want to change it to another language, go to Siri settings and tap Language . If you want to use a Vietnamese virtual assistant on your iPhone, try Google Assistant: How to install Google Assistant on iPhone .
How to change Siri's voice on iPhone
If you don't like Siri's default voice, you can choose a different voice depending on the language Siri uses. To get started, open Siri settings as shown above > tap Siri Voice .
Choose the voice you want to use; the option includes gender.
How to change when Siri can respond to requests.
Depending on the situation, Siri's response may not always be the most appropriate. Fortunately, you can change Siri's behavior in the settings menu.
Go to Siri settings > select Siri Voice Feedback to see the available options.
The options (on iOS 13) include:
- Always On: Siri will provide voice feedback even when the ringer is set to silent.
- Control with Ring Switch : Siri will mute all audio feedback when you set the ring switch to silent. You will continue to hear Siri beep and receive voice feedback when using "Hey Siri" or when connected to a Bluetooth or CarPlay device.
- Hands -Free Only: Siri will beep and provide voice feedback when you're using "Hey Siri" or when connected to a Bluetooth device, headset, or CarPlay.
On iOS 14 , the three options changed slightly: Always (Siri responds even when silent mode is on), With Silent Mode Off or with "Hey Siri" , and Only with "Hey Siri" .
How to activate Siri on iPhone
Without knowing Siri's cool features, this assistant becomes useless to users. If you have set up the options as above, there are two ways to activate Siri on your phone. First, say ' Hey Siri ', and second, press and hold the side button or Home button until Siri appears. When Siri responds, state your request.
Useful Siri commands on iPhone
Since Siri doesn't yet support Vietnamese, you must use English (or another supported language) to give commands to this virtual assistant. Below are some useful Siri commands you can refer to.
Commands to make phone calls, send text messages, and send emails.
- 'Call [name in contacts or phone number]': Make a phone call
- 'Facetime [name in contacts or phone number]': Make a Facetime call
- 'Call [name in contacts or phone number] on speaker': Make a phone call using the speakerphone.
- 'Check my voicemail' or 'Check voicemails from [sender's name]': Check your voicemail
- 'Check my messages' or 'Check my email': Check your messages or email.
- 'Read my new messages' or 'Read my new email': Reads the content of messages and emails.
- 'Send an email to [Recipient's Name]': Siri will ask you for the email subject and the content. You can say the entire email sending command at once like this: 'Send an email to [Recipient's Name], about [email subject], and say [email content].'
Siri commands to change iPhone settings
- 'Turn on/off [Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, Do Not Disturb, Night Shift, Airplane Mode]': These buttons turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, Do Not Disturb mode, Night Shift, and Airplane Mode on/off, respectively.
- 'Take a picture/selfie': Take a photo
- 'Increase/decrease brightness': Increase or decrease screen brightness
- 'Turn up/down the volume': Increase or decrease the volume when listening to music or watching videos.
- Open [app name]: Open the application
Siri commands for currency conversion, calculations, and timing.
- 'What is [amount and currency] into [currency to be converted]': For example: What is 10000 USD into VND?
- You can also convert any unit of measurement, such as meters to feet or inches to centimeters. For example: 'What are 335 meters into feet?'
- 'What is [number] plus/minus/divided/multiplied by [number]' or 'What is the square root of [number]': Adds, subtracts, divides, multiplies a number, or calculates the square root of a number.
- 'Set a timer for [time period]': Start a timer
- 'Set an alarm for [time]': Set an alarm
- 'What is [percentage] of [number]?': Calculate the percentage of a number
- 'What is [company name] stock price?': Asking about the stock price of a company.
- 'What is the weather like today?' or 'What is the weather like in [location you want to see the weather for]': Ask Siri about the weather.
- 'What is the time in [location]': Ask Siri the current time in a specific location.
Siri commands to schedule appointments, alarms, lists, and reminders.
- 'Check my meetings': Check the meeting schedule
- 'Schedule a meeting with [person's name] at [specific time]': Schedule a meeting with someone at a specific time.
- 'Remind me to [thing to remind me of] at [time you want to remind me of]': You can add a location to the reminder, for example 'Remind me to call John when I get home' - Remind me to call John when I get home.
- If you want to know which specific date a particular day falls on, you can ask 'What day is December 25?' or you can ask 'How many days until December 25?'
- Make a list called [list name]
- 'Add items to the list [list name]'
Siri commands for navigation and directions.
- 'Where am I?' or 'What's my location?': Asking about your current location.
- 'Show me the nearest [gas stations/type of restaurants/malls/etc.]': Shows you the nearest gas station, restaurant, or supermarket.
- 'How do I get to [location] by [car/foot/bike]': Gives directions to a specific location by car/walk/bike.
- "Take me home": Gives you directions home.
- 'What are the traffic conditions' or 'What are the traffic conditions near [location name]': Asking about the traffic situation at a particular location.
- 'How long until we arrive at [location]': Asking how much longer until we arrive.
- 'Check flight status of [flight number]': Check the status of the flight.
- 'Show me the bus route to [location]': Check the bus route to a specific location.
- 'Do I need an umbrella?': Ask if you need to bring an umbrella.
See also:
- Useful features of Siri on Mac