Bổ sung bản sao điện tử, nhận kết quả.

Not really in the way an English sentence usually is. In Vietnamese, especially in forms, menus, and official instructions, it is very common to omit the subject. This phrase works like a short instruction or a list of actions:

• Bổ sung bản sao điện tử = submit/add an electronic copy
• nhận kết quả = receive/get the result

So it sounds more like Add the electronic copy, then receive the result than like a complete conversational sentence.

Bổ sung usually means to supplement, add, provide additionally, complete something by adding what is missing.

In this context, it does not usually mean a random add. It suggests:

• something was missing or required,
• and now you need to provide it.

So bổ sung bản sao điện tử means something like:

• submit an additional electronic copy
• provide the electronic copy to complete the application
• supplement the file with an electronic copy

Vietnamese noun phrases usually put the main noun first and descriptive words after it.

Here:

• bản sao = copy
• điện tử = electronic

So:

• bản sao điện tử = electronic copy

This is a very common Vietnamese pattern:

• nhà lớn = big house
• hồ sơ điện tử = electronic file/record
• chữ ký số = digital signature

The head noun comes first, and the modifier follows it.

It usually means an electronic copy or digital copy of a document. In real-life administrative use, it often refers to:

• a scanned copy,
• a photographed copy,
• or a file uploaded online.

The exact type depends on the procedure. It does not normally mean a paper photocopy. A paper copy would usually just be bản sao.

Literally:

• nhận = receive
• kết quả = result

So the literal meaning is receive the result.

In natural English, depending on context, it could also be:

• get the result
• collect the result
• receive the outcome
• pick up the processed documents

In administrative Vietnamese, kết quả often refers not just to an abstract result, but to the official output of a process, such as an approved document, certificate, or decision.

The comma separates two actions or steps:

1. Bổ sung bản sao điện tử
2. nhận kết quả

In official Vietnamese, commas are often used to list steps in a short, compact way, especially in headings, buttons, or process descriptions. It can feel a bit like:

• Submit electronic copy, receive result

English would often use:

• and
• then
• bullet points
• or separate sentences

Vietnamese can leave that connection implicit.

Yes, effectively it is. Even though there is no word like please and no visible subject like you, it functions as an instruction directed at the user.

A fuller version could be something like:

• Bạn bổ sung bản sao điện tử, nhận kết quả.
• Hãy bổ sung bản sao điện tử và nhận kết quả.

But Vietnamese often drops bạn and hãy in practical instructions.

It is omitted. Vietnamese often leaves logical connections unstated when the meaning is obvious from context.

So Bổ sung bản sao điện tử, nhận kết quả can imply:

• Add the electronic copy, then receive the result
• Add the electronic copy and receive the result

The relationship between the actions is understood from the situation rather than spelled out.

No specific tense is marked here. Vietnamese usually does not mark tense the way English does.

This phrase is understood from context as:

• a current instruction,
• a next step,
• or a future action in a procedure.

So the time meaning comes from the situation, not from verb endings or tense markers.

Vietnamese nouns usually do not change form for singular or plural. So kết quả can mean:

• result
• results

In this kind of official context, it often works like a general noun: the result/outcome of the application.

If the speaker wanted to be more explicit about plurality, they would need other words from context, but the noun itself stays the same.

It is natural in an administrative, procedural, or interface context, such as:

• government service portals
• application instructions
• document-processing systems
• service counters

In everyday conversation, a person would usually say something fuller and more natural, for example:

• Bạn bổ sung bản sao điện tử rồi nhận kết quả nhé.
• Anh/chị nộp thêm bản sao điện tử, sau đó nhận kết quả.

So the original phrase sounds more like official shorthand than casual speech.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• bổ sung ≈ boh sung
• bản sao ≈ bahn sao
• điện tử ≈ dee-uhn too
• nhận kết quả ≈ nyuhn ket kwah

But the tones matter a lot, so English-style spelling can only help a little. A better way to study it is by breaking it into tone-marked syllables:

• bổ
• sung
• bản
• sao
• điện
• tử
• nhận
• kết
• quả

If you want to sound natural, it is best to listen to native audio, because Vietnamese tone and vowel quality are hard to capture accurately in English spelling.