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Introduction
Viefnamese for Beginners
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the outer world is becoming mope and more a
life, the tourism industry isloffering exciting new destinations
almost on a daily basis, and sprviceits increasing as a result.
The reasons to visit Vietnam Seerh to grow by the minute,
and so, ofcourse, do the reasons to learn the language.
Because of Vietnam's recent isolation and economic
problems, few decent Vietnamese language resources have
been produced for quite some time. Those that ate available
tend to be outdated or over-formal, and not very
"conversation friendly". Vietnamese for Beginners presents
the language in a simple, user-friendly manner, using
contemporary and common words and phrases.
Vietnamese for Beginners teaches the four basic
language skills - speaking, listening (with the tapes or CD's
and/or an instructor), reading and writing. There is also a
grammar section in each lesson. The first part of each lesson
introduces vocabulary and sentence structure, followed by
exercises, tests, and sections dedicated to teaching the
Vietnamese alphabet and pronunciation. You should have a
coach, maybe a Vietnamese friend or instructor, who can
listen to and correct your pronunciation, especially when you
are first beginning to learn the language.
Vietnamese uses a Latin-based script, making it much
easier for Western learners to learn to read and write the
language. It is also phonetic, and since no transliteration
system is needed, learning the Vietnamese alphabet should be
quite easy for English speakers.
One major difference between English, and other
European languages, and Vietnamese, is that Vietnamese is a
tonal language. Mastering the use of tones is absolutely
essential in Vietnamese. In any case, saying a word with the
wrong tone will either change the meaning of the word
These days in Vietnam, busines$
\'*
completely,
or
make
divorce
yott
speech
"-otions
even to
p*a""* if,ut", time and practice both to speak' and
hear the tones ProPerlY'
and phrases m
The first appendix contains useful words
find what you need to say
un .^y*o-use^format, to help you
second
una .i*piy-'i" t"ut-ilfe situations' The
appendix .orrturt,' u^**"" to the -multiptt-,"nott-t
^111
chapter' The exercrses
translation tests at the end of each
intended to be practiced
sections in each ;h"pt"t are often.
the exercises will
with others, and ut'*"tt to questions in
;;t.ki
their basic
people who u."---itt*t*"4 il improving
us know
Table of contents
tones becomes
biggest
speakers are many' but one of the
significance of a word'
English speakers o,. iont to stress the
the case for
or to show stronger emotion' This is not you need to
system'
Vietnames.. fn ori.t to master the tonal
to
5::
learn
{-o&
Guide to
PronunciatiPn
*'.
Lesson
.,
'
j
t?
11
Lesson 2
37
Lesson 3
65
Lesson 4
89
Lesson 5
rl7
Lesson 6
139
Lesson 7
More food and drink, eating, flavors, yetlnot yet
161
1J
*
'. 5 * ial
Guide to Pronunciation
185
Lesson 8
Appearances, the human body, household chores'
health and hygiene
Vowels
,lj
'I
l
203
Lesson 9
Age, p ersonality tr artsI chat acteri stic s, addre sses,
towns and cities, distances, family terms,
occupations, how, who
231
Lesson 10
Plurals, comparatives and superlatives, feelings,
animals, weather
Appendix I
263
Appendix
II
283
a
e
6
i
o
6
o
u
u
y
6
d
like g in futher
like e in ten
like 4 in g4me
like ee in need
like aw in flaw
like o in nq
like o in wqrry
like u in flu
similar to ur in fi4
like "i"
like "a",but shorter
like "0", but shorter
ti -from
M! - America
rin- snake
ldn_ time, occurence
Consonants
b like b in beef
c like c in cow, but
./ unaspirated
,/a like y in you (south)
llke
like
like
like
bd - cow
cay - spicy
dit - dirty
d in do
d
g in go
g
h
h in hot
k same as "c"
1 like ! in little
m like m in mother
n like n in nothing
r like 1in lake (south)
dring
correct
gan- near
hoa-flower
,.^
Kten- ant
ly - glass
to wanl
non- hat
rhn - snake
muon
\'.+ o-F.F.
8,/
'r/
t
/"
,/
like sh in shoe
sdch- book
tim - purple
ving-yellow
xe
velticle
''l
.1
'I
",
'ti'r*
Li r:
Aa
AA
A'd-'
Bb cc
Dd
Dd
Ee
pc
Gg
Hh
Ii
KK
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
0o
Ocv Pp
Rr
Ss
Tt IJu
.4
Consonant Clusters
in bn initial position
like ! in fa! when in a final
position (south)
like ck in taqk when in a final
position (north)
sh like s in so
in lou (south)
Iike 7in zoo (north)
kh like k in king
ng like Ag in king, but can
also appear in an initial
position
ngh same as"ng", but only
found in an initial position
nh like ni in onion in an
initial position
like n in cag in a final
position (south)
like ng in sing in a final
position (north)
ph like f in fire
th like ! in lake
tr similar to tr in train
ffiiu"!
ch6o
rice porridge
c6ch- to be separated
gh6t - to hate
gi - what
kh6ng
no
trhng-white
ngtr - sleep
nghe
nha
to hear
house
b6nh mi
bread
IJu
phong
- room
thdng- monlh
tnmg
egg
Vv
Xx
Yy
l0
ch- ghngh-
gi-
kh- ng-
tr-
Final Consonants
-c
-m -n -p
-ch
-ng
-nh
-t
1."t
13
_lt,pr
Bdi
Lesson 7
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Tir vqng
,.
.'t
'a
'1.,f:
'i
t6i
ban, ngudi ban
' n{*
,,
| 'lj'Vdcabulary
..
I, rne
r'!
ya't, friend
tOn
name
le, thi
to be
hello, goodbye
tpm bipt
goodbye
khoe
to be fine, to be well
xin
excusg me,
16i
I'm sorrlr
c6m crn
thank you
Khdng c6 chi
you're welcome
cdn...thi sao?
"how about...?"
@ut5fi s6ch
book
(rr) b6o
newspaper
pen
(cdy)bit
pencil
1.+ n-nft-5:r
t4
ballpoint pen
(quyn) vb
notebook
(cdi)bindi)
map
(cr;l) d6ng ho
watch, clock
bag
this
c6i d6, d6
that
c6i gi, gi
what
dp, vAng
yes
ri, d
yes, yeah
khdng
no, not
....khdng?
a question particle
....phii khdng?
isn't it?
kh6ng phii
isthis....?
this is not
hi6u kh6ng?
understand?
hi6u
(I) understand
k*rdng hiOu
15
Ngir
phfp
Grammar
ttl
Vietframese grarnmar is fiot te#bly'complicated. There
is no conjugation of verbs,uthere'Ns nb gender, and there is no
pluralization. While some rf,the congepts can be tricky at
fatly
..
..
Iam ateacher
My name is Phdt
kh6ng
The word "kh6ng" has a few uses. Aside from being the
word for "no" and "zero", it is also used as a question particle
in yes/no questions, and to make negative phrases.
t6
e.g.
d6ry c6
phdi ld
" ,, _*
l1
?*::
...,phdi khdng?
this is a book
ddyld(mO| tnrlng hqc : this is a school
dayliLc6 Hucrng : this is Ms. Huong
ddy ld cudn s6ch
gi
J!.g.
A
:
:
(literal)
"&ftdrg'is
:
:
kh6ng
t6t
e.g. chiniry
"gi"
are
e.g. chinity
gi
do you understand?
e.g.
and cdi
b4n
l8
-.4
19
lF::
Pronouns
HQi Thopi
1-
Convelsation
,' I
Phong: Xin
.
, u'
,|4
'u
Hello.
it is often
name?
will
Phong:
Phucrng: R6t
ilu-o.
c g[p b4n.
t6i
tr,
''n
r,,
seen in
ban.
Hello.
bgn
chiro
Note:
In the question "B4n Idn ld gi?" and the sentence "TOi t6n /ri...'
the verb /ri (to be) is often omitted.
20
21
-/i,&"
Cflu
HQi Tho4i
2 -
Conversation
Vin -
What is this?
r{
}r
mglc.
tq',
r.
This is a pen.
14
Is this a newspaper?
B:
sao?
you?
Tom:
| ' lj
A:
,.
B:
Hello.
Sentences
3.
A:
a newspaper.
Note:
4.
often omitted.
B:
A:
Do you understand?
B:
T6i
hit-lu.
I understand.
22
6:
t'
A: Xin
16i.
A:
RAt
Excuse me.
B:
A:
Cim 0n.
Thank you.
B:
Kh6ng c6 chi.
You're welcome.
8:
A: Ban t6n
(1d) gi?
B:
My name is...
9:
B:
TOi kh6e.
C: T6ikh6ngkhoe.
I'm not well.
10:
sao?
B:
23
***,
'
B:
vui
du-o. c
gap ban.
here.
*:
You.
," t
:,!
rl
'r,
'+'.
e'l
24
SO Aem
Numbers
^-,, **:y
25
n0
90i
0
kh6ng,16
m0t
hai
ba
b6n
n[m
s6u
bhv
titm
I
2
J
9
10
11
I2
l3
I4
15
20
2t
22
23
25
30
31
35
40
50
60
70
chin
mudi
muoi mQt
muoi hai
mudi ba
mudi b6n
mudi 15m
hai muoi, hai chgc
hai muoi m6t
hai muoi hai
hai muoi ba
hai muoi l6m
ba muoi, ba chuc
ba muoi m6t
ba muoi l5m
b6n muoi, b6n chuc
ndm muoi, ndm chuc
s6u muoi, s6u chuc
biy muoi, bdy chllc
,
'
100
101
102
'1.
ll0
{:
i'.
-i
ir
.
'
150
200
300
I 000
I
001
2000
3000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
100,000,000
o'le"
"b6n
16
16
ndm"
and
.27
", .
26
Exercises
3,
-.4 *t:
Respond to the following questions and statements in Vietnamese.
r
B4n tn gi?
3.8
2.4
4. t7
s.
6.39
10
20
,-
,1
.[
1.
,lj
r!
r{
8.0
7.2
9. 100
10. 55
Xin
16i.
Example:
150
35
78
8
Kh6ng hiOu
43
207
Kh6ng c6 chi.
92
101
1000
Test
29
-d.h:
'l'runslation Test: Write and say the following sentences in Vietnamese.
Repeat them several times to practice
pronunciltiorl"
watch
book
pen
this
I, me
also
map
name
what
bag
you, friend
that
thank you
pencil
notebook
a. chiniry
b. quy,5n vo
c. t6n
d. cfrng
e. bpn
f. citid6ng h6
g. kh6ng
h. c6y vi6t
i. td b6o
j. cdmon
k. c6i d6
l. c6y brit chi
m. cu6n sdch
n. c6i gi
o. chitbi
p. t6i
q. c6i bnn d6
r. hi6u
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Never mind.
ls this a notebook?
30
3l
PhU
0m
Consonants
,ll
tt{
4.
:l
like the d in Qo
g and gh*
* g and
-.:
32
Nguy0n 0m
Vowels
i*
like the o in no
I often appears as
Thanh tli6u
',1.- Tones
ngsng
sac
huyAn
slightly.
34
35
Pronunciation Exercise
2s. t6 15 ro
31..
1. ba b6 bn
hi hir
5. ma mi mi
3. ha
7. ga
gf
bf bi
35. hu hf hit
..,
33. bu
2. da.Id dn
4. la 16 ldr
6. na nrf nd
9. tle d6 di
10. he h6
11. le 16 li
12.
ni
37. mu mri mi
rl'\;ll
.
'
3t: go 96 96
34. du .If dr)
^
.,{ 36. lu lf
I
lir
me m6 mi
fi.
13. rO 16 16
he no no
mdi
Listening Exercise
hi
ls. b6 nc uc
19. mG mG
nd nii nd
8. be b6 bi
gir
13. ne n6
30. m6 md mii
20. nG nti
nG
e.g.
1.
me
1.
2.
22. bi bf bi
3.
4.
di di di
25. ty ly ty
27. ni ni ni
24. hy hy hy
5.
6.
mi
7.
8.
9.
10.
29. bo b6 bd
30.
11.
t2.
31. ho h6 hd
32. lo t6 ld
13.
14.
33. mo m6 md
34. no n6 nd
15.
16.
35. go g6 gd
36. b6 nii na
17.
18.
37. d6 aii ao
28. h6 n6 no
t9.
20.
23.
26. my my
do d6 dd
36
3t
#.
t4
s4
Lesson 2
More common nouns, prepositions, countries,
nationalities, here/there, how much/how many, more
pronouns.
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39
Bii 2
Lesson 2
Tir vgng
''
't
t]
Vocabulary
.,
,d ir
(r'cii)
tivi
1.
tel.ophone
lr,
,t
tSlevision
eyeglasses
tiAn
money
(ttlm)h\nh
picture, photograph
camera
(ru6n) tu tli6n
dictionary
k'di) chai
bottle
(til
(sheet
gi6y
(cai)bin
table
(c'cii) giuong
bed
k'ui) ehc
chair
phong
room
phong
ngt
ofl paper
bedroom
bathroom
(nq6i) nhiL
house
(t
to be somewhere
i.
,"-
song (0)
A
to live (somewhere)
tnuon
to want
trong
in
40
,,i
tr6n
on
ntrr'lc Anh
du6i
under
tttrdrc Uc
gifia
between
vd
4t
"qrl
England
-fAustiaHd'
..
I language
':
r:
Viotnamese language
and
ti6rrg ViQt
vdi
with
ti6ng Anh
ngudi
person
d dfly
here
nguoi bdn
seller
tl d(r
there
Vietnamese
tl kia
Chinese
tl diu
where
Thai
b0n tr6i
left
ngudi Ldo
Laotian
bn phf,i
right
ngudi Nhdt
Japanese
Korean
bno nhi6u
American
rnay
how many
nguoi Anh
Englishman
nti
it
nguol uc
Australian
tldng
d6t nu6c
country
rl0 la
dollar
Vietnam
re
cheap, inexpensive
China
!
-!.
nlac, dat
exper,nive
Thailand
tlcT
easy
nudc Ld.o
Laos
kh6
difficult
nu6c Nhflt
Japan
rrhieu;
(So,uth) Korea
qu6
America
ho
they, them
nguoi
nu6c
M!
M!
"i
.f
tE
English language
very, rnany
42
Ngfr
phip - Grammar
(cdi)bin
table
* classi/ier+ noun
two tables
mdt cu6n s6ch - one book
.' t.,
c.g. cdibinnay
43
this table
hai cu6n shch d6: those two bookd
:J
(llassifiers are not necessary firhen the noun is a nonrpecific object. However,lftfiy time we use "ndy", "d6" (this,
llut)etc., we must also use t1iepla$sfTier.
; "' +
I read a newspaper
t6i doc tdbSo ndy : I read this newspaper
t6i ngri tr6n giudng : I sleep on a bed
t6i ngir trn cdi giudng dd : I sleep on that bed
Todn: Mu6nl
three tubes of toothpaste
classijier
* noun + ndy/et6/kia
Phi6n: Thichl
45
44
buo nhiAa
6
"0"
'oto be
rl
in".
e.g.
HA NQi
dViil Nam :
c6 mQt to b6o
6trnbdn:
c.g.
also means to
bqnd ddu? :
live somewhere.
d ddu?
I am at home
"d'
n"'
'nguoi?
*iiy
'o*dy" is a question particle meaning "how rnany". It is
usually used when asking about smaller, or more predictable
arnounts. It precedes it's object.
dd1r?
Pronouns
*'t .r*",
46
anh
chi
.,
anh dy
"I"
or "me" by
It should be noted
"I"
or "me" by
hg
"they" or "them"
^,4
:
coay,
..
41
cnL
ay
,!
emay
:
:
"hett or tthim"
ttshe"
or "hgr"
"she" or tther"
"he/she" or "him,/her"
48
49
HQi Tho4i
1-
Conversation
HQi Tho4i
2-
Conversation
I
Dric:
Sarah:
TOi la nguoi
are you?
M!.
I'm American.
Dric:
Ohe?.
t4
14
I live in Hanoi.
't
'1 ri
l'?
rf
Dric:
crn nhiAu.
Nolc:
50
51
Cfiu
Vin -
Sentences
1.
A:
DiQn tho4i
cr
ll:
ddu?
B:
t,
t):
C:
A:
fl:
C:
C:
c6 chi g\?
B:
CO 6y
A:
C:
B:
Where is he?
,'l
A:
;
f
Tdi dang o nhd. ,i io
I'm at home. ", . ur.
;,;r
l
Anh 6y dang o dduf
al,
A:
B:
TOi ld nguoi
M!.
53
52
B. C6i d6t6md6la.
I'm American.
10.
16,
A:
DiQn thopi
<r
trqpSn,
follars.'
'
Phdi kh6ng?
Il:
He is Vietnamese.
11.
A:
17.
A: H9ld
B:
It.
B: Phdi.
15.
A. Chikiabao nhi6u?
How much is that one (over there)?
Yes, I am Vietnamese.
14.
13.
She is Thai.
C. Kh6ng.
12.
-+
She is English.
9r
B:
Kh6.
Yes.
Ldo.
55
54
C:
No. Vietnamese
20.
Exercises
difficult.
:l
l,
Vietnamese is easy.
!a\
C.
English is difficult.
D.
B:
1000
3.47,000
4.
5. 38,500
6.420,000
7. 1,000,000
8. 2,650,000
l,
Example:
t50
2500
Note: the verb thi (to be) is usually omitted in these cases.
541
8900
85,000
400,000
9540
7,000,000
t:
t*
,G
17
100,000
I,
, )!,zirboo
21. A:
r i,l
3,640,000
55,000
56
3.
57
Test 2
2.
4.
4.
:{
l.
3.
o'
l.
C6i ndy m$t triQu d6ng.
2.
,i
t,t
4.
5.
6.
_
: ,7.
: _ 8.
_ - 9.
:
_
expenslve
easy
Korean person
bedroom
telephone
between
left
_ - 11. money
: _ 12. America
_ _13. in
: _ 14. chair
__15.on
d. dudi
e. cii gh
f. trong
g. cu6n fi di6n
h. tr6n
i. ciligiucrng
j. nguoi Hdn Qu6c
k. ng6n ngfr
l. mic
m. gita
n. kh6
o. bn tr6i
p. tliQn thoai
q. c6i bdn
r. phong ngtr
58
Phu' ffm
Ie4
t!.
,i "t
i']
I am American.
Th"d@
c and
k*
an unvoiced, unaspirated
akandagsound.
Consonants
iir
d and gi*
th
ch
kh
I have a telephone.
will
be used.
61
60
Nguy0n Am
Thanh ttiQu
Vowels
Tones
i
\-
:{
ngng
lr*
similar to the ur
a**
s4
r'
The tone "nd.ng" begins at
avery low tone, and then
drops sharply at the end.
u,
infur
h6i
ngd*
in
a**
ic**
LA
**
63
62
Pronunciation Exercise
Listen to your Viehramese instructor and repeat.
140.
chd . '
thio thf,o
!'*
chg chfi
8. xg xd xd
9. xU xfr xfr
10. x4o
3. rgo
*,.'
2. rV rir rfr
1. rg rO rd
I
38. th4o
rio
rflo
xio xflo
12.xin xin xin
15. cq cO cd
19. c{n
cin cin
,,
_
22. d,g dO
26. d$n
30.
.3
.s
gran
JJ. gten gran
dO
dln din
c.p. 1.
t.
thiln
,,
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
l.
12.
65
Lesson 3
itlrrt',.:s, action verbs, transport, continuous tense,
lur.,rt' lbod and drink.
{'d "'-..r' *
67
.t
Tir vgng
'
!
i.
thitruong
ir
bay
n{
l',
!.esson 3
Vocabulary
mad<et
airplane
airport
bay
hQc
school
dai hqc
university
h8c
class
vi9n
library
in
restaurant
caf6, coffee shop
cA ph6
store, shop
hAng
gas station
x[ng
book store
a6ch
hospital
vl9n
dentist's office
kh6m rdng
post office
diQn
[59n hdng
bank
(lda) dai sr
embassy
train
ga
5e xe ltra,
b6n *e
tiu
hoa
train station
bus station
68
69
@hieQ xe bulft
bus
(chic) xe d4p
bicycle
car, automobile
motorcycle
,J
Dang
by
di
to go
-^
den
to come
ldm
to do
ldm vi6c
to work
di ldm
to go to work
cCIm
cooked rice
A-
nau an
dn,
[n com
to cook
to eat
uong
to drink
dugc
can, okay
,'.4
co tne
mQt
it
to be able to
a
hgc
to learn, to study
tli hgc
to go to school
bict
day
to teach
n6i
dqre
to read
vi6t
to write
t-
t.,
eltui
to play
lelll
to#atch
llrle lr
to like
dntrg t (verb)
(verb) + "ing"
llrlilphim
movie, film
rggr chiOu
phim
nhrl trirt
Ittttr':
water, fluid,liquid
,A
nll(le uong
drinking water
Fttttc su6i
mineral water
orange juice
s6 phc
coffee
rfttt
milk
trA
tea
trA dri
iced tea
r11 grhO
sfta d6
htrr
I
lfqtu
alcohol
rlrqtu vang
wine
Itrr,ltt manh
whiskey
i4..4 :
.,
.,
,1
7l
70
ph6
a type
-:
in
vermicelli noodles
mi
yellow noodles
htr
tiu
Grammar,,
I
Vietnam
bfn
Ngir PhfP
of rice noodle
t. {l
,dggc,, has several *.urrihgrour{ dses, in.this chant3r.y!
verb "cd
euutt two of them. Therf*s't i5 used with the
!'tt=*
to
similar
"1716" to show ability to perform an action,
or "to be able to" in English. "c6 th6"' and"thd' ate
ly omitted The structure is as follows:
rice noodles
+
rubject + (c6 th) verb t object thtqc
lubject + (c6 th) verb i ilwgc + object
F,g.
tdi (c6
anh 6y
:
Ghqbi duqc xegin m6Y
tr
+
rubject + khhng (cd nAnnQ+ verb + ttwgc object
rubject * verb + object + khdng ihtgc
e.g.
to mean "to be
ln this funtion, "dtto. c" can also be translated
kaY".
73
72
e.g. Q: t6i
dn
(phdp) u5ng
[li
'
gl
'!J
tri
studYing
^. biA
'.: noi ti6ng Vi6t Nam :
e.g. t6i
FRlittttous tense.
bi0t
The word "bit", or "to know", in Vietnamese, also
functions llke "ductc" to show ability to perform an action.
Roughly translated it means "to know how to" or "to be able
to". It follows this structure:
'
lti
16t
bia:
c.g.
c.g.
7s
74
HQi Tho4i
'l
I -
Conversation
HQiTho4i2
- Conversation2
:l
f,
ViQt kh6ng?
Mark:
Tuy6t:
,l
tl
Mark:
lrl
tl
Tuytit:
r l''
Mark:
Thank you!
Tuytit:
FbAt:
FhAt:
s6ch.
book.
Duoc.
Yes, that's okay.
71
IIQi Tho4i
3 -
Conversation
Cf,u
Vin -
Sentences
l-
I'
i.,
Vfl:
Kh6nh
oi!
'
?'..'.
What are you dotngt
Khdnh: Em
I'm eating.
cd
are you
li:
l):
Vfi:
A-
I'm cooking.
going?
Vfr:
ddu?
"n
Vfr:
vQy?
li:
Toi di ldm.
beer.
79
78
F:
\:
A:
CO 6y
hm viQc d ddu?
]:
l:
\:
C6
6ty
l:
J:
bing xe 6 t6.
TOi di ldm
bing xe d4p.
I go to work by bicycle.
du-o. c
k*r6ng?
B: Eugc.
Yes, I can.
C: Kh6ngdugc.
No, I can't.
A:
I go to work by motorcycle.
E:
I go to work by car.
(T6i) bii5t.
I go to work by bus.
C: TOi di ldm
Nhft kh6ng?
\'*
Hanoi?,
B:
8l
80
Exercises
r \'-
:l
practicp4pronunciation'
Vilnttttrcsc phrases several timeS.to u{'t
't'
.t
B: Thich.
I like it.
C:
Thich ldm.
D:
Khdng (thich).
A'rfiy
B4n rli
diu vfly?
Hq di 5n pho.
TOi
83
82
Test 3
2.RespondtothefollowingquestionsandstatementsinVietnamese.
,t
vocabulary
Match the English vocabulary with the Vibtnamese
t.
2.
3.
4.
J.
t'*
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
bicycle
to speak
bus station
university
to learn
water
train
library
to eat
10. to write
11. eoffeeshoP
12. to read
13. bus
14. bank
15. to like
g.xedt6
h. hqc
i.
j.
qu6nciphO
xe lua
k. dqc
1. xem
m. thu vin
n. kh6
o. n6i
p. mrdc
q. thich
r. vi6t
t.
TOi di
2.
85
* ", .i,,r
84
I go to work by bus.
I want to eat.
Phu' flm
I am watching
university.
a movie.
Consonants
, q']
ln this chapter we're just $oing t6 concentrate on final
is
ttnsonant sounds. The number of final consonants
by the
llnritcd. In some cases the ib{isonant gan be changed
be
can
vowct that is used, or just thd bgposlt, the vowel
gltercd by what final consondnt is used'
-m
-n
-p*
_1x
-v^*
-ng
He works atallbrary.
87
t.,
86
-ch*
the
Llften to your instructor and repeat the following syllables containing
in sound after 6, o
f,nal consonant c. Pay close attention to the differenoe
$d
lr.
l.
like -ng, as above (narth)
like -n, as above, but the
vowel is altered (south)
-nh
The final consonants -c,- p,- t, and the cluster -ch ate
found in words using the tones sdc and ndng' The other
tones are Rever used in words containing these final
li'i
consonants.
rl1
,1111
chi6c chiQc
.,.4.
.
3. kh6c
khQc
t.
9.
ttttt/.
)
thfc thlc
bic b{c
5. r6c rflc
6.
tltic
7. c6c
8.
mfc mgc
cgc
tlQc
containing the
Llrtent to your instructor and repeat the following syltables
in sound
ingl consonant cluster -ng. Pay close attention to the difference
lftor d, o andu.
Pronunciation Exercises
Listentoyourinstructorandrepeatthefollowingsyllablescontaining
final consonants -m,-n,- P and -t.
2. mi6ng
5. mfin
rfn
thfin
6. khdng
l,
lr
I
3. th0m rffm dm
8. khin
11. xf,n
thin giin
12.
rin nin
xiGng ki6ng
8.
tldng xdng
the
Lintcn to your instructor and repeat the following sytlables containing
-ch
88
Listening Exercise
Write the syllables your instructor reads to you.
e.g. l.
ttdne
1.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
t4.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
r t t-&ga,.
9l
Lesson 4
Bei 4
Tir vgng
't
.,
rt ;l
'ril,
|r,
"
I t'.
Vocabulary
hour.
1?
'
mihute
second
exactly, correct
half
almost, close, near
alreadY
wi$
future tense
about, around
more
ndm phrit nfia
'iudc khi
before
tru khi
after
Ite
at
thi
ndo?
when
thi
rld
ErAY
gio?
what time?
..rr*-t
':
92
93
tdng
at what time?
tnra
to eat lunchr'j
now
16i
to,eat drnner
Duol sang
mornmg
khuya
bu6i trua
noon
UuOi ctri6u
afternoon
night
l.
1,..i.
buol tol
t,
l
'
'botttpuny
office
phdng
I
' ".
l: can; can pnal
ban khuya
midnight
tu
from
d0y
to get up
-t
den
to arrive, to come
d0v
to.wake up
cho d6n
until
khdihenh
to depart
chd, doi
to wait
d6n
to pick someone up
thudng
usually
VE
to return, to go home
mdi
to invite
UuOi tlgc
party
di du tiQc
to go to aparty
th6
he?
oh really?
today
yesterday
(ngdy) mai
tomorrow
nisht
tt
hotel
h s4n
,.
r! tl to eat late at
ty
to eat breakfast
tAm
th6 duc
to
exercisg
to sleep
ngil
to go to sleep
to take a midday nap
to take a break, to rest
95
94
Gidr
btin giosing
ll:00
l:00
't
I
96
Ngir phfP
miiy
Grammar
gid
C'l
khi ndo
and bao
gid
is like t
When asking about future events the structure
when
will
she go home?
general
And when asking about past events and for
questions, the structure is like this:
subject + verb + object + khi ndo/bao gid
e'g'
b4n di Dd Latkhi
"u"I;^did
vou go to Dd L,t?
"..,!
b4n di ldm?
o'hhi
ndo"
It is also used like a question particle. As with
Jttd " hao gid' , it's position changes depending on wtrether or
loi you're asking about future and past or general events-
*n
at what time?
at what tirne
98
99
le
cO 6y
Pronouns
sd
* verb
f '.
minh
.u
'
e.g. t6i
"sd'is
sE
tli ldm
I will go to work
gio :
He will arrive in Hi NQi at six o'clock
t6i sE di t16n anhiy : I will go pick him up
,A
h{rng ta
A:
B:
d1?
A:
r00
("
ch{tng t6i
Il$i'Thogil -
ConversationX
g{vaY?
Chdo Trinh, em dang lirqi".'-
di choi vdi
Thflt sao?
t6i di
xem phirn.
see a movie.
A.:
di
dW tiQc
vdi anh'
Trintt:
Thigr:
Ngdyrnai"
Tomrrow-
t6ihh?
Vy'e're going at sovon
Alfi
ThiQr*:
Trinh:
Nhtrng
enn
phii
trdrn viQc
Thien:
Affi
s6'ahd ern.
Yor:'.
H$l Thogl
2-
Conversation 2
HQi
Aldr?
Anh Mdn
Hello?
up?
See
you tomorrow.
l,inh:
Mdn:
At
12:00
MAn:
Can
Conversation 3
oi!
Phsng:
Tho4l3
See
you tomorrow.
sE gap anh
Cfiu
Vdn -
Sentences
3.
-*,
t-,
x.
it
It is 8 anl now.
B: Bdy gid ld mudi hai gid, trua.
It
Xt ils,4 prar.
It is 7 pm.
Mudi u,gt gid drn.
It is
11 prrl.
is
X2
I go horne at 5 o'ctroEk.
now.
E:
*aY gi8n t
Midnig-ht.
,,
no;rv?
ts:
streeP
at 1O$CIPrn-
r,rgu m6..
I usually go to
E. T0'iithudmg
<tri
streeP [ate.
ngtr sorn.
r,nust
gidr.
7::0O'.
t0'7
r06
C:
Ban phdi t16n sdn bay tru6c khi m6y bay kh6i
C.
A.
B.
Em
sE chry anh
C.
7.
A:
10.
A.
B.
A.
B.
C.
until night.
B:
C:
B:
Sau
D: Tdi sO ggi diQn tho4i cho ban sau khi ttrin Hd N6i.
A:
ngt'
6.
t+ u*l
108
Z.
Exercises
109
f-,,
1. Write and
l.
B4n thucrng
thfc
r \'.
df,Y luc
maigio?
T6i
?.t
lim
gi?
sE
lirn
gi?
ffin
Bdy gio
li rn6y gio?
Sau
Khi
nd,o
l
1
J.
HOm nay anh 6y d;5n c6ng ty sau chin gi$ mQt chrit'
110
lll
l*'"
./.-
,l.ranslation
Test 4
f"ri
'Writ"
l.
12.
company
early
to return
yesterday
now
tomorrow
to wait
to depart
after
at night
to wake up
hotel
13.
pafty
m.ngu
14.
sleep
15.
around
n. s6rn
o. UuOi tOi
p. ngdy mai
q. sau khi
2.
J.
_4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
,t.
,_
9.
10.
11.
a. h6mqua
b. kh6ch san
c. nghi trua
d. thric dfy
e. khoi hdnh
f. bdy gio
g. khoing
h. c6ng ty
i.
pronunciation'
l
\''
I
The plane arrives at the airport at 11:30 am'
,r ;
She works
He
will
go to Hanoi tomorrow'
buOi tiQc
J. VE
k. chd
l.
r.
dn s6ng
nhanh
\..1
tl2
Phu ffm
-i
u3
:-
NguY0n frm
Consonants
Vowels
,
In this chapter we will introduee four consonants and
three consonant clusters, for a total ofseven sounds.
r'.
vowel sounds
*tti.frmaysoundsimilarordifficult;todistinguishfromone
between
uno,to"t for English learners' W,f,ile the difference
to
noticeable
these vowels may seem slight to usr, it iq\tery
Vi.anu*"...p"ul".r- The mairr dfffefence with complex
than complex
vowels that end in y is that the sound is shorter
vowels ending in i.
al
ay
Ary
ui
uy
oi
o1
similar to the oY
an unvoiced, unaspirated
sound somewhere between
the typical d anda I sounds.
\/*
nh
ph
tr
*
tntry
Notethatallthevowelsoundsintroducedinthislessonare
are never
only used as final sounds in syllables' They
followed bY a final consonant'
1,.di
f&
6lt
115
,:,,
Pronunciation Exercises
Listen to your instructor and repeat the following syllables containing the
t^. {.l.
Z:
6.
rquoi quot quol
,,
ir
1,
6. thy
tiy tiy
n9.,
f4
;t
Listening Exercise
Write the syllables
e.g. l.
as
ndi
)
Listen to your instructor and repeat the following syllables containing the
4.
vii
2. miii
mii
mui
8.
10.
xti xiii
8. truf truf trui'
12.
6. xiii
t4.
16.
Listen to your instructor and repeat the following syllables containing the
20.
18.
116
Lesson 5
Days of the week, months, past tense, imperatives
I l8
Bei
, ,"^d
Lesson
Tir vqng
ngdy
Vocabulary
day
Chir nhpt
Sunday
thri hai
Monday
thri ba
Tuesday
thf tu
Wednesday
thri ndm
Thursday
thri s5u
thirbhy
ngdy nghi
Friday
Saturday
day
off
ngdy (nghi) l5
holiday
thring
month
th6ng mQt
January
th6ng hai
February
thdngba
March
th6ng tu
April
th6ng ndm
Muy
th6ng s5u
June
thhngbhy
thing tirm
thrlng chin
July
August
September
thfng muoi
119
?'
October
November
Dedember
t,,
t
!" ;.
mol
$'.
every
,'4
ba ngdy tru6c
hai ngdy
ba ngdy nfta; ba
ngiY sau
mol ngay
every day
tuan
week
cu6i tuAn
weekend
l.
tuan nay
this week
tuAn tru6c
last week
next week
m6i tuan
every week
more
.'nfia
I
^. nlan nua
mot
^. tuan sau
mot
a week later
l,
tuan truoc
ba tudn tru6c
tuan rol
last week
t2a
'*
t*.o4:y,
thring ndy
this rnonth
s6ng
th4ng sau
next rnonth
chiAu thir
thring rdi
last month
rn6i theng
every month
nh6;
Monday morning
thf hai
Wednepday,'afternoon
tu
di
Sur{day night
rl
il
1.
F4
ba thdng tru6c
b4n g6i
girlfriend
b4n trai
boyfriend
ndm
year
ngudi yOtr
ndm nay
this year
c6 thcri gian
to have time
ndm sau
next year
to plan
n5m ngoiii
last year
tli choi
s6ng nay
this morning
.).
o'go
'ohang Out"
cnleu nay
this afternoon
cld
t6i nay
tonight
gflp nhau
yesterday morning
yesterday afternoon
last night
tornorrow morning
tomorrow afternoon
tomorrow night
every morning
every afternoon
every night
+ verb
*'nr
122
Ngir
phfp - Grammar
ilii + verb
.:-
these situations.
e.g.
sdng naY
," 9f
t6i di tdm'i6i .: . *'4
this mon{ingil"took a shower already
"rfii"
phrase'
isalways used in the final position of a
to show
isalso often used like the word "okay"
conversations'
understanding, or atthe end of telephone
"r6i"
e.g.
B:
ROi'
OkaY'
;.
t[m : thil
t6i di
rot
As introduced in the vocabulary section of chapter four,
"roi"
-rai;
'by
-"u"t "already". Hbwever, the word
""iutiy
definition, indicates past events. It is therefore used much
more commonly than the word "already" in English'
r \''
s6ng nay
I went to work
Anh :
ti6ng
anh 6y ddhqc
he studied English
"r6i"
t23
*l
to use it in
still gramm at;ically correct, and common even'
"di"
xJ
t24
e.g.
125
I -
HQi Tho4i
eli 6n pho
Dat:
Chf Thanh
Hey Thanh!
'Ihanh: 6t patt
oil
Chdo
Hellol
or suggesting.
I'
Dat:
chi! ,
':,
i:
'
.{
Conversation
r t''
e.g.
tOi.
nirfr
"'ntta" has several functions. In this chapter we'll learn
ab.out one of,them.
"nfr&", roughly translated means "motre", or o'another"
when talking about quantities or amounts. It follows this
fon'n:
Dat
Chi d d6 bao
16u vflY?
Thanh: Khoing
di'
Dpt:
amount
e.g.
* noun'l niba
ba th6ng
rnqt ly
nfrs
n*a
Texas.
Dat:
seu.
126
t27
Hdi Thoai
2-
Conversation 2
Scrn:
And
you?
you
scrn:
sau
tui
I
I 2.
I
I
t
|
roday is wednesday.
A:
B:
Khang: Dugc, nhrmg siing thri b6y tuAn sau em ph6i tli ldm.
Okay, but I work next Saturday morning.
Son:
Kh6ng sao d6u. chri nhat tuan sau tui minh di nh6r
Never mind. We'll go next Sunday!
s6
g{p nhau.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
"H:{#ainghinl6n5m
4.
A:
":
T6i tfp th6 duc thf hai, thri tu, vir thu s6u.
and Friday.
D:
129
'd
128
t,4
B.
10. A.
B.
gin
11. A.
8.
e.
di'
C: tOi
"
C.
\{
r30
Exercises
2.
l3l
o
in Vietnamese'
Resplnd'to the following questions and statements
l.
H6m nay
li ngdY mdY?
I
t.,
I
nnh 6v
sE
ili
cdu c.i.
Sau hai
du-o. c
ba th6ng r6i.
132
,* ".no
Test 5
133
r \'.
,8
Months
1.
January
February
March
April
d.
May
e.
June
f.
July
August
o
b.
September
October
November
December
c.
h.
i. thangba
j. thdng chin
k. th6ng t6m
l. thdng tu
Sunday
2.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
J.
4.
5.
6.
7.
a. thrl s6u
b. thf biy
c. thu tu
d. Chii nh0t
e. tht n[m
f. thrl hai
g. thir ba
and Friday.
135
t34
Phg
im -
combination of the ay
o in no
in sav and.the
t.
eo
Consonants
ng and ngh
eu
Nguy6n Am
r:'.i'
u0
uyc
Vowels
ao, au, du, eo and Au are all final vowels. uo anduyA are
always followed by a final consonant.
Pronunciation Exercises
ao
au
a combination of the a
in
loo:se
liu
l4u
t37
\..*
136
12. chffu
f.
chffu chf,u
_.,
'if
Listen and repeat the following syllables containing the final vowel
v4
sounds eo andAu.
sound ng.
3. reo rEo
16o
5. l6u l6u
tOu
7. tt6u tldu
tIQu
4.
Listen and repeat the following syllables containing the vowel sound ro.
and
ngiry
ngfn
ngrfr ngh6
ngft ngin
Lesson 6
Clothing, posessives, why, in order to, because,
common adj ectives, colors, intensifiers
t4t
Lesson 6
Tir vqng
I '
r;.
quan ao,
oo
(cdi) 6o
scl
mi
,,
',,
t.,
blothing
-.",4
shlft
(cai) 5o thun
t-shirt
(cdi)
pants
qu6'n
Voclibalary
jeans
shorts
(cdi) in choirng
blouse
(cdi) 6o ddm
dress
(cdi) 6o ddi
traditional Vietnamese
dress
(cdi) vay
skirt
(cdi) cdv4t
necktie
Gqil
dey
nit
belt
(cdi) 6o len
sweater
(cai) 6o kho6c
jacket
shoe
(d6,
pair of shoes
eiey
(chic)
vt
sock
ldot) vo
pair of socks
hat
t43
142
'.{
jewelry
depn;
quAn 6o l6t
underwear
dgp trai
mAc
to wear/put on clothing
gan
deo
to wear/put on a watch,
xa
jewelry
ngan
mang
dni
long
d0i
to wear a hat
good
oo; xau
bad
-.1
". oo,
col
col quan ao
miu
color
thft
to try
miu den
black
mflc thti
to try on clothing
mdu
cria
creates possesives
cria t6i
mine, my
mdu xanh da
cua co^aay
hers, her
miu d6
red
n6
it
miu vdng
yellow
tpi sao
why
mdu cam
orange
-l
de
to, in order to
miu tim
purple
vi, tai vi
because
mdu ndu
brown
ct
old (objects)
mdu x6m
grey
m6i
new
nho
small
lcm
big
xau
ugly
.x
col glay
:.
r {'.
tring
white
trdi
green
blue
115
144
Ngfr
phfp
).,
mil6n :
qudn 6o moi
Grammar
e.g. mQtc6i
'*d
*
khi b4n di choi tqi i;a.o khdng c6 mdi tdi tli vdi?
when you went out, why"dldn'uiou invite me to go with?
'a
alargehal
new clothing
,e
ctiu
The word "cl)a" is used when making possesives. It
follows this form:
nounf crta+pronoun
e.g. c6i in
my shirt
so mi cfia t6i
c6i 6o so mi niy ld cila t6i
vi and tgi vi
vi" both mean'obecause"' They are placed
at the beginning of a Phrase
"vi"
minh
our friend
c6ng ty anh 6y
his company
ban
:
t6i kh6ng mua chi6o so mi d6 tqi vi n6 nho q.otL
1 didn't buy that shirt because it's too small
e.g.
and'otqfi
"vi"
this book.
146
'd u*g r
Iiim
positive context
dep
tdm
adjective
e.g. chivity
;'
dgp
rdt
"rdt"
ciindy
qud
"qltd" functions like the word "too" when used in
negative context
e.g.
,.
r I
-t
car dong no nay mac
quo
cho
"cho" is also a preposition which shows purpose of
action, but it is more like the word "for" in English.
e.g.
tdi
sE
anh 6y ldm n6
cho
t)i :
he did
it for me
's,*," ,,
148
HQi Tho4i
HOi Tho4i 2 -
Conversation
r
LuAn:
em di ddu vfly?
me?
Ldm:
Em
sE
l'.
so mi ndy t*r6ng?
shit't?'
tt4
'
'.
ThC
mi tring.
I'm going to buy two long black skirts and two white
Ludn:
shims.
I
fro
'on
Ludn:
cii
L0m:
Em thich
chinfia?
one is short-sleeved.
Ldm:
Vi
qu0n 6o il6 dC di
ili
ldm.
chol. Em
Ludn:
Ludn:
So
I'll
l5l
150
Ciu
Vin -
n:"-PO
Sentences
li
B: D6ld cfi
A.
B: CLi ho so mi d6 mcri.
Chi Ay ta ban
8.
A.
B.
D6
AV dang
9.
pants.
B:
C: Ddi
Ii cira tdi.
D:
C6i 6o
scv
mi miu h6ng
<16
li
cria
t6i'
li
cria t6i'
B:
lcrn
yellow blouse.
She is wearing a
A: enh
tdi.
4.
That is mY friend'
I am wearing red
B. D6libPn
B:
.,
She is mY friend.
3.
.,
hat'
ld cira b4n.
10. A:
152
B:
' '-3 I
153
Exercises
C: Vi
cfutnity kh6ng
ngilnI
m.
12.
A:
I,
f
sentencqs in
,r'6-
ts
D6i v6 cira t6i kh6ng ph6i mdu ving. D6i cira t6i
mau oo.
13.
Anh Ay di Hd Nqi
dC
14.
A.
CAt
116
vi n6 nho
qu6.
TOi dang <li d6n nhd hing vi b4n t6i dang cho t6i o d6.
15. A.
cii
B. CO 5y di chq
TOi mflc
C6i quAn m6i cira ban 6 tr6n c6i ghi5 mdu den 6 d6.
sE
155
154
2.
Test 6
"dii"
Example:
thrS
duc.
Vocabulary
1.
H6m nay anh Nam thuc ddv sdm itd ffip thd duc.
l.
sE
mua 6o tlim
!.4
why
shirt
my, mme
short
bad
long
t16.
old
2.
3.
Thriy vC nhd
r6i. C6 dy mudn
<16n
ga xe
sE
ldm
5. Ngdy mai 6ng Mark tli Chicago. Ong 6y tli chcri 6 t16.
6.
ThiQn vd Hi6u sE di
Anh.
small
new
hat
dress
good
xem tivi.
.'9, ;'
a ao soml
bcfl
c. t4t sao
d. c6i mfr
e. 6o ttAm
f. tot
g. nho
h. cira t6i
i. dei
j.d0
k. m6i
.!
l. ngan
Colors
purple
grey
black
blue
white
a. mdu h6ng
b. miu trdng
c. mdu cam
d. miu d6
e. mdu den
orange
f.
yellow
mdu tim
g. mdu xanh 16 cdy
h. mdu xanh da trdi
i. mdu vdng
red
green
brown
j. miu x6m
pink
k. mdu ndu
t57
156
Nguy0n Am
Vowels
oa
uo
u+o
oi
o+ i
ua
u*a
ua
u +,a
uo1
u+6+i .
uoi
ufo*i
She bought a
':
158
Listening Exercise
Pronunciation Exercises
Listen and repeat the following syllables containing the vowel sound oa.
3. soan
so6n
e.g. l.
6. thoit tho4t
5. hogt ho6t
as
n6i
',,
L.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Listen and repea! the following syllables containing the final vowel
13.
14.
sounds oi,uaandua.
15.
16.
17.
18.
L9.
20.
Listen and repeat the following syllables containing the vowel sound zd.
1.
2.
lufi
buoi
Lesson 7
More food and drink, eating, flavors, yet/not yet
163
t'*"
'
'
Lesson
BiLi 7
"
Tir vgng
*'j
Vo;csbulurv
food
,d
com
E,
.!
cpoked rice
cOm trang
white rice
g?o
uncooked rice
rau, cir
vegetables
trhi cdy
fruit
fruit juice
beverage
nu6c nggt
soft drink
s6i
salad
thit
meat
ch
fish
cua
crab
tOm
shrimp
muc
squid
hdi s6n
seafood
thft gd
chicken meat
thit bd
beef
thit heo
pork
tnmg
EOO
-t)b
165
164
tnmg
gi
t6i
chicken egg
(c:di) td
bowl
rare
(cdi) ch6n
small
vtra
medium
lAu
chin
xlro
tuoi
fresh
song
raw
,i
hap
steamed
muol
A.
salt
luQc
boiled
ducrng
sugar
nufng
grilled, barbecue
dessert
dft ld
baked
(trdi) cdcfuia
tomato
(cfi)hinh
onion
bSnh mi
bread, sandwich
(ctt)khoait6'Y
potato
(cdi) ffia
plate
(trdi) chanh
lime
(cdi)ly
glass
(cil) tbi
garlic
(cdi)lon
can
(cil) simg
ginger
(cdi) chai
bottle
(trdi) ot
chili
@dfl dna
chopstick
tuong
chili
@6) dna
pair of chopsticks
soy sauce
dirng
to use
mam
fish Paste
ding tlf,a
to use chopsticks
nudc mim
fish sauce
(cal) muong
spoon
brocolli
(cdi) rfia
fork
".
ffang
(bong1 cal
cauliflower
(con) dao
knife
dfu que
green beans
<16
trdng miQng
bAnh
'.1,
chi6n
<rt
i"
\otirot
,,r, ot.o
,. 'i
deep fried
i{
sauce
166
167
rau xd liich
lettuce
ttguui phuc vu
rau muong
hunsrv
thilsty
llo
chd gid
gol cuon
^
"'l
t r
t..
I
i' full
!,
14
min
salty
clttta
ngQt
sweet
chua
sour
I haven't ever. . ..
-:,
dang
bitter
vin
still
nhat
bland
rit
very
dAu md
oily
"that a!"
"oh really!"
cay
spicy
ngon
delicious
dd, to
m6n dn
dish
bria 5n
meal
goi m6n 5n
to order food
cho
to give
chri
certainly
Vietnamese food
m6n 6n Nhdt
Japanese food
foreign food
phUc vU
service
'6.yef,'not yet
168
169
Ngfi
phfp - Grammar
hq dn comchua?
cho
In chapter 6 we learned about ,,cho,'as a preposition. In
this chapter, we learn how to use,,cho,, u, u lra.b, which
means "to give".
didtheY eatYet?
,[. .,
e.g. A: Ban
dn ccrm chua?
da
e.g. A: B4n
In chapter 6 we learned about using ,,d,, to show the
pu{pose of an action. o'dA, is also used to show the purpose
or function of an object, similar to the word "for" inEnglish.
e.g.
e.g.
chwu
"chlra" is an adverb that functions like the word
questions.
B:
hii5u chua?
o.yet,,
in
cd
verb
t71
170
e.g.
b4n c6
[n m6n
\.
"I have
This structure also means "I havgn't ever" or
speaker wants to .
!lcver", but only in situations whep the
because they don't
inclicate that they haven't d0.r1b something
i.
v4
tr
wernt to.
t
B:
verb + t'r6i".
e.g. A: B4n
B:
chua?
chwa buo
e.g. A: B4n
B:
niy
that they
In this case, the speaker would be indicating
that they don't want
have never seen the fil* d"t to the fact
is
to. po*tlUty they think it will be boring, or there
don't like' or
something or someone in the film they
something along these lines'
e.g.
gid
or in answer to a question:
B:
172
HQi Tho4i
I -
Conversation
1',73
-..
HQi Tho4i
2-
Conversation
r
t''
^t
Kh6ch
hdng:
14
hii
s6n.
Kh6ch
you come?
Thanh: Ph6i. Em n6u chi gid thit heo, rau mu6ng xdo t6i,
vd bd tdi chanh.
hdng:
vi
see
phii kh6ng?
hdng:
ndu dn,
hii
Kh6ch
hdng:
ccnn trhng-
C6u
V[n -
l7l
. ),.
B,: I ot no ror.
114
Sentences
I'm full.
l.
A:
CO 6y kh6ng
I.
B: I or an com rol.
ddu
thich 6n cd
raw fish.
D:
v6i thit bd
A:
nucrng.
B:
C: Tdi bi6t.
-,. '!
ol dor
lam.
^^.
6.
nu6c mim.
anh 5y
Not yet.
C:
vi
song.
D. Chua.
3.
md.
2.
A:
sauce'
176
177
B:
t0.
A:
'B4n
I
7.
A:
B:
dugc
D: T6i kh6ng
br5n
12.
A:
A.
B:
m6n 6n rdi.
9.
A:
13.
A:
B:
B:
T6i 6n o d6 r6i.
Because
B. Vi n6 m{n qu6.
,,.
Anh 6y gqi
C: T6i khong
bit an cay.
C6 6y eqim6n 6n chua?
drink?
B:
ngon lim.
A:
B:
In Vietna-ese, the phrase "TOi biiit dn..:',or "I know how to eat" is
synonymous with
"I
can eat..."
178
179
C:
Itt.
t9.
l.
A:
Anh cho
cO
dy cdi gi?
scr
Anh cho c6 6y
I gave
D:
sO
mi mdu den.
6y c6i gt.
seen
it already.
A. Ccrm dirng d0
an.
C:
I have
20.
B:
C:
'
B:
A:
16.
chcvi
B:
A: Chi di
180
2.
Exercises
181
ir
Vietnamese'
Respond to the following questions and statements in
l.
l.
kh6ng?
t
i
vi tdi rOt
lE3
182
I'r.'nslation
Test 7
l(Lrgrcat
scntcnes6 ln
pronunciation'
i
Vletnang5'
,ir*
Vocabulary
1.
2.
fresh
knife
J.
deep fried
4.
a cay
b kh6t
c. tuoi
d. ngon
e. con dao
t. cal muong
g. cho
h. phuc vu
1. Van
5.
spicy
sour
6.
thirsty
1.
give
8.
fork
9.
spoon
10.
still
j.
11.
service
delicious
l.
t2.
chua
k. crii nia
chi6n
Food
I can't
pork
fruit
chili pepper
tomato
salt
bread
vegetable
potato
seafood
a. thit
b. tr6i c.ay
c. muol
d. rau
e. hii sin
f. nu6c tucrng
g. trhi cd chua
h. thit heo
i. khoai t6y
j. b6nh mi
k.
oft
'i'
MtE6d tt"*'t
soy sauce
meat
,i'
f aon't t
"ow
ffiobuy
184
Nguy6n f,m
Vowels
ue
uu
cila
Hfru (a name)
u01r
other exceptions
ruqu
(sheep)
(alcohol)
tr
Bdi
187
".-,
Lesson
Tir vqng
t-
y'ocabfularv
.14
0...
tooks (like)...
body
dgp trai
d6 thucrng
cute
big (body)
cao
tall
.t
thap
A
short
yeu
weak, unhealthy
khoe m4nh
strong, healthy
map
fat
mflm rnim
chubby
minh mai
slim
om, gay
thin, skinny
h6i
bald
trfn
forehead
t6c
hair
straight hair
curly hair
r89
188
l6ng
body hair
trg6n tay
finger
mht
eye
nrong tay
fingernail
l6ng mdy
eyebrow
chin
1"g I
l6ng mi
eyelash
bin chdn
mfri
nose
ng6n chdn
miQng
mouth
rn6ng ch6n
m6i
lips
oau gol
knee
ria mdp
moustache
dili
thigh
rdu
facial hair
da
skin
beard
dlc
brain
^J cam
rau
goatee
n6i tang
innards
cam
chin
lAn
times, occurences
rdng
tooth, teeth
...m6y lAn?
tai
ear
rua
to clean, to wash
co
neck
rbatay
vai
shoulder
rbabht ffia
to wash dishes
nguc
chest
to wash clothing
hmg
back
to clean house
eo
waist
lau sdn
h6ng
hip
-).
^. oau
g9r
to wash hair
d4 ddy, bao tu
stomach
cao
to shave
cinhtay
aIIn
c4o
bdn tay
hand
.l
o,'
!,
A.
riu
foot
.f4
'u
foo'
toenail
to shave a beard
a comb
190
dAu
thm
,!
d6nh rdng
to brush teeth
xd b6ng, xd phdng
soap
,l
-l
^. dau
dau gol
shampoo
toothpaste
bi
Grammar
bathe, shower
-.
or
tam
c6
Ngfr ph6p
to comb hair
sao khdng?
cdn bQnh
disease
bi b0nh
to be sick
chm
cold (illness)
bi cim
to have a cold
bQnh crim
flu, influenza
bi crim
kh6e m4nh
to be healthy, to be strong
b6c si
doctor
di kh6m bQnh
thur5c
drug, medicine
t.,i
uong tnuoc
to take medicine
pharmacy
t{
nhiiu
e.g.
e.g.
e.g.
+r
"
'.;
nguol song 0 oay
co nhiu
:
many people live here
'.:
nuOc
co^ ay uong nFtteu
:
she drank alot of water
dt5n d6
r92
anh 6y mua nhiu
193
"
ciri citvat :
1-
HQi Tho4i
Conversation
,.) nguoi
e.g. co, rat: nhiu
s6ng
o ddy :
many people live here
lloa:
bi bpnh
nhiiu
nuoc
ldm
:
she drank alot of water
manh
anh dy tr6ng khoe manh
anh 6y khoe
h6?
,4
.l
,,r
khoe' Chi
lloa:
vdL
e.g. tr6ng
l)i6u:
tr6ng
oi!
Chi Diqu
:
:
Hoa:
oi!
he looks strong
he looks stron!
Troi
DiQu:
Hoa:
Hoa:
I 'll
go with you'
t94
t95
HQi Tho4i
2-
Conversation
Cffu
Vln -
Sentences
!i
A:
ndo?
{4
B: CO Ay thAp vd c6 t6a
Linda:
ThC he?
Anh 6y
lookilike?
tOn ld gi?
D. C6 ay r6t d6 thucrng.
t6n ld John.
B: Toi bi bOnh.
named John.
I'm sick.
Linda:
I have
I have a headache.
I have
F:
a toothache.
Is he fat or thin?
Linda:
lim.
Linda:
a bad stomachache.
3.
A:
Anh
sE
t96
l9?
B:
CO ay ldm
A: Ding xi
D: Khi
A:
I've
B:
seen this
B:
C:
A:
B:
A:
B:
chii t6c.
C:
<16
Tr6ng c6 5y c6 v6 bi benh.
She looks
D: Anh ey g&Ltd6
C: T6i di tlm
D:
d.-
198
2,
Exercises
the
1. Write and say the following sentences in English' Repeat
Vietnamese phrases several times to practice pronunciation'
and statemffi
Respond to the following questions
6n'
,'l{
I
':d ,'u
mdY ldn?
B4n thucrng di tim mQt ngdY
@nhnhi6ulAnroi.
precede these answers'
Write the question that should
enn
aV t6c
H". dt
.hdfi;
da
trdi'
Kh6ng. T6ikh6ngbisao'
pl
200
Test
practice pronunciation'
l{cpcat them several times to
1. shampoo a. d6 thuong
2. to take a shower b. miQng
a
J.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
t2.
soap
teeth
t4.
to wash
hair
body
15.
eye
13.
t.
@sebeforehe
mOp
203
242
tL
Lesson I
Ag", p ersonali ty tr aitsI characteri sti c s, addre
towns and cities, distances, family terms,
occupations, how, who
sse
s,
20s
Lesson 9
Vobabfularv
Tir vgng
II
" age
tuOi
tu6it
ban m6y
fuwpft
are you?
gie
young
al
who, somebody
n6u...thi
if...then
how
tlinh h6n
engaged
<linh h6n
v6i ai
to be engaged to somebodY
cu6i
dQc thdn
single
thdn thiQn
friendly
tot
good, nice
lich
sU
uAt
[ch
polite
su
impolite, rude
interesting
ki6n nhdn
patient
nhiOu chuyQn
gossipy, nosy
206
n6i nhi6u
talkative
Ap
hamlet
tlQc rlc
cruel
bao xa
how
qazy
c6ch
tq b6 separated, to be a
thdng minh
intelligent
i'
i.
stupid
mic cd
shy
rn6t
that thd
honest
ki
sincere
dam
mile
lazy
gan
near
quiet
XA
far
noisy
b0n
busy
rinh
dia chi
address
ducrng, phi5
street
thdnh ph6
city
quan
huyQn
khu ph6
neighborhood
khu vuc
atea
thi tr6n
thi xd
ldng, th6n
village
meter
kilometer
m6t
Family
Gia tlinh
ddn 6ng
man
woman
ngudi lcrn
adult
tr6 em
child
em b6
baby
child
con trai
son
con gdi
daughter
,l
{,
ngu
16
far,
cnong
husband
VO
wife
208
.i
bo
father
m9
mother
em
younger sibling
em trai
younger brother
em g6i
younger sister
anh
older brother
chi
older sister
6ng nQi
father's father
6ng ngopi
mother's father
bd nOi
father's mother
bd ngoai
mother's mother
b5c
brother (northern)
father's elder brother
(southern)
chri
cdu
viec
gi6o vi6n
cOng
di
mother's sister
,i
:')
cO
iob
gi6o, c6
*6
tdacher, professor
gi6o su
professor
dentist's office
nha
dentist
sT
business person
sinh viOn
college student
hqc sinh
nhir vdn
writer
phi c6ng
pilot
ca si
singer
nh4c si
musician
nhd thi6t k6
designer
c6ng an
police officer
bQ
father's sister
,'-
co
=99
't
l
(northern)
brother (southern)
Occupatlonl
NghG nghiQP
dQi,linh
soldier
y tiL
nufse
tdi
driver
x.5
210
n6ng d6n
thu
kf
2ll
,
farmer
Ngfr ph6P
secretary
n6i tro
housewife
thAy tu
monk
thq mdy
mechanic
tho clttoc
barber, hairdresser
hair stylist
movie star
Grammar
, \'
n0u...thir
i
actor
actress
nguoi chri
ownef
shop owner
chri c6ng ty
company owner
girlm t16c
director
nhdn vin
office worker,
, ,r \,
,t
r i,- -r -*i rr-:-L
-LA di thdnh ph6
thi
c6 Ay sO
go
the
city
to
will
if H6ng has time then she
^ --l
Hong c6
ndu cO
'
thoi
gian
cdch
employee
nghd tU do
self employed
k! su
engineer
interpreter
translator
k6 cucrp
robber
kd tr6m
thief
e.g.
16
m6t
The verb
"d'is
optional.
212
gt
bao xu
"bao xo" is a final question particle which means "how
faf".
:
e.g. thi xd ctra ban c6ch ddY bao xa?
how far is Your town from here?
:
e.g. c5i ndy noi bing ti6ng ViQt nhtt th ndo?
how do you say this in Vietnamese?
e.g.
cO Ay
I.',]
:
what does she look like?
OR what is he like?
*t
{Who"' ln enses
'oai" isa question particle which medns
pronoun! and,when $
ere the object of the sentence is n6t a
is not being made, 'o"Qi"'cancome at the beginning
;;;;;
Phrasq'.
td
!4
ai?
:
ai ld gthmtlOc c6ng tY ndY?
who is the director of this comPanY?
habit of
But be careful! The Vietnamese have the
by context' and
dropping pronouns when they are understood
position of "ai"
in some situations this means changing the
verb' thus
can cause it to become the object of another
Also in some situations'
;il;G the meaning completely'
o'ai" can cause the question to
;il;*; the position of
become comPlete nonsense'
e.g. aibit? :
who is-she?
214
215
a possesive
I -
HQi Tho4i
question:
Conversation
*:t
Vy:
v6i m9 anh.
mother.
Vy:
Vfly bu6i t6i thi sao? Gia dinh em mrr6n mdi anh
d6n nhd
My family wants to
nobody knows
. N6u
Vy:
t6l. ettn
sE
Vy:
216
117
HQi Tho4i
2-
Conversation
HQi Tho4i
3-
Conversation
3
:l
Vy:
,{16,
Vy nghe.
vC
Titin:
r6i.
ThC ha?
16
t|mducrng An Ducrng
Vucrng.
district.
St.
Ti6n:
khi
sO
Vy:
VQy cflng
That's fine.
I'll
see
sao?
Vy:
Titin:
vi t6i'
Vy:
ngudi.
Vy:
Co b6n
etl
Hoirng:
Titln:
O ducrng L6
218
219
Cffu
Vin -
Sentences
Ti6n:
TOi ld sinh
t.
su.
\''
,'
"nOt
t6i.
C. C6 b6n
t6i.
Four people. My wife, one son, one daughter, and
myself.
2.
A: Em m6y tu6i?
How old are you?
B: Em biy tu6i.
I'm
221
220
miy tu6i?
C:
"n
sT.
I am a dentist.
5.
ld22l
ducrng Nguy6n
Thi Minh
B:
addres s
10. A:
A: Nhd chi
sO
mdy?
B:
C: Vdn phdng
16
m6t'
ctra c6
My
MY house is on tltis"stt"t''
11. A:
l6mki
Thi xd cuabdngopi t6i c6chHdNOibamuoi
16 m6t.
222
223
from Hd NQi.
That's my grandmother.
16
mdt.
15.
ViQt
A: Ban c6 vo chua?
16.
A: N6u t6i c6 duoc m6t c6ng viQc t6t thi t6i s6lfp gia
dinh.
B: N6u t6i lap gia dinh, thi t6i mu6n c6 mdt con trai vd
daughter.
C: Ntiu t6i c6 con g6i, thi t6i mu6n con t6i ldm b6c si.
6m!
14.
nt ngudi
Nam.
13.
"*
t2.
'
ta ai.r
C:
CO
17.
225
224
Exercises
He is very talkative.
If
l.
,f
vi t6i bfln
li
b6c si.
rQn.
ffi6ncdphevdiemg6it6i.
ffivdthonthien.
Bd nQi ctra hQ r0t gia.
226
2.
227
Respond to the following questions and statements in
Vi
Test 9
1.
t..
*
r.
Vocabulary
iu
f4
l-
2.
J.
1.
address
2.
patient
J.
if
4.
polite
5.
street
6.
age
7.
friendly
intelligent
talkative
district
old
8.
4.
9.
10.
11.
t2.
J.
13.
14.
15.
l.
a"tlucmg
b n6i nhiAu
x.
c. on ao
d. dla chi
e. bao xa
f. thdnh ph6
g.tr?
h. n6u
i. qupn
j. lich su
k. th6ng minh
l. th6n thiQn
m. gia
n. tudi
o. kin nhdn
noisy
young
how far
city
Family
Di t6i ktit
trOn
7.
mother's father
elder brother
daughter
father
father's mother
elder sister
uncle
8.
youngerbrother h. 6ngngoai
9.
mother's
mother
1.
2.
2.
J.
4.
5.
6.
3.
10.
a
b
bO
bdnOi
c. bhc
d. di
e. em trai
f. anh
g'm9
sister i. chi
J. con gal
228
following sent6nc! tn
Translation Test: write and say the
several times to practice pronunciation'
Occupations
Repeat them
4.
police officer
office worker
teacher
farmer
5.
nurse
6.
mechanic
dentist
engineer
businessperson
secretary
barber
1.
2.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
a. gi6o vi6n
b. cdng an
c. thg m6y
d. thu kf
nhdn viOn
f. tho chtt6c
g.v t6
h. nha si
i. k! su
j. n6ng dAn
k. nhd doanh nhdn
trg
nhdn vin
gi6o vi6n
1.
nQi
2.
b. sdn bay
c. bQnh viQn
ty
d. nhi hdng
gi6m d6c c6ng
e. nhd
yt6
f. vdnphong
phi c6ng
g. c6ng ty
nha sT
h. phong kh6m rdng
chir cua hing
i. cua hdng
ngudi phgc vg
J.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
vffi
it
occuPation?
ffin'thavechildrenYet'
His sott is tall and thin'
@ssis
lo3LolqiStreet'
I want to be a teacher'
@nty-sixYearsold'
231
230
tE
'
lN
Lesson 10
Plurals, comparatives and superlatives, feelings,
animals, weather
233
Bei
Lesson 10
10
Tir vqng
qr
Vocabulary
tlT?l
chc
4
Particle
nhirng
'plural particle
hcrn
nh6t
it hon
nhi6u hcrn
it
least
nh,6t
nhiAu nh6t
most
.A
.t
,
gi6ng nhau; gi6ng nhu
sirnilar, same
khSc nhau
dissimilar, different
chi
only
th6i
rnfi
dAu
..'at all"
bn trong
inside
b6n ngodi
outside
rnQt rninh
alone
together
mOt
tired
234
,l
Duon ngu
sleepy
(con) chr
female animal
vui
happy
(con) cho
dog
vui v6
fun
(con) mdo
catl
bu6n
sad
(con)heo
pig
ch6n
bored
(con)
lo ling
worried
(con) gir
chicken
tuc gifn
, i,. a.
Dol ror
angry
(con) gdmhi
hen
confused
(con) gdfi6ng
rooster
dau long
broken hearted
(con) vot
elephant
you
to love
(con) ngua
horse
thuong
to love
(con) nglravin
zebra
ghdt
to hate
(con)huoucao c6
giraffe
ngac nhiOn
(con)bit
cow
surpri s ed (frightened)
(con) bd dpc
OX
th6t vong
frustrated
(con) trdu
bull
(con) cua
crab
(con) ch
fish
(con) chmQp
shark
(con) mgc
squid
(con) so
shell
(con) tdm
shrimp
(con) chim
bird
(con)l<hi
monkey
F4
DOng
vflt
Animals
pet
nudi
sd thri
zoo
(con) dgc
male animal
vit
'a'duek
236
gorilla, orangutan
(con) chudt
rnouse, rat
@ofi
rfun
(con) su tir
lion
(con) ch
crocodile
(con)baba
ria
turtle
tortoise
(con) kdnguru
kangaroo
(con) d
goat
(con)
ctu
(con) gilu
(con)l4c
dA
bear
mhtmt
(con)bwom
butterfly
(con)kin
ant
(cor) mu6i
rnosquito
(coz) ru6i
fly
bee
t,
4.
windy
mua
rain
snow
tuyet
^.
!
sunny
nang
c6
*'*
cogl, breezy
,,t
nnleu gro
miy
cloudy
trcri n6ng
hot weather
it is raining
t.
i,.-
dark
bright
mia
season
mila xudn
spring
mr)a hd
summer
mria thu
fall
mta d6ng
winter
carnel
bat
lcold
l4nh
sheep
(con) dsi
(con) ong
h"f
snake
tiger
s6,,u
Weather
Thdi ti6t
n6ng
(con)hi)
(con)
237
\d
238
Ngfr
phfp - Grammar
nhirng
"nhtrngl'is used to create plural pouhs an"d pronouna ln
situations where an undefined numbbr of people or itemB crc
ctic
o'cdc
239
'd
" is a particle
'i
e.g. nhitngngdi
:
h6m nay t6i mua nhirngcdy vitit va gi6y viOt
today I bought Pens and Paper
e.g. nhftng c6 6y h
hon
"hon" is used to create comparative adjectives. It follows
the adjective it modifies.
e.g.
t6i
he is taller than
anh Ph5t
*i
d ViOt Nam
rt
oti'
nhli'*. pu6ltaks
the lcalt
troi
Apdl
last night
'
:
I like this one the most
'
dn
e.g. Anh 6y dn it nhd;tld ba ch6n com m6i bta
He eats at least three bowls of rice every meal
nhiit
"nhdt" is used to create superlative adjectives. It follows
the adjective it modifies.
e.g.
anh 6y ld
nguoi
e.g. CO
11e
242
chL..thai
"chf' and"th6i" are often used together. "chf is an
adverb used to indicate a limited quantity or action, similar to
"only" or'Just" in English. "tlt1i" is a final particle used to
indicate finality, or a limit that has been reached. It could be
compared to "that's if', or "that's all" in English.
e.g. c6 Lucy chi ttYiQtNam hai tudnth6i :
Lucy has only been in Vietnam for two weeks
chi ba nguoi ddn ddy h6m nay thdi :
only three people came here today
Both"clti" and"tlt6i"
dau
,
,
"ddlf'is
English.
e.g.
anh
m6,i
"moi" is an adverb which is used to indicate an action
that was very recently completed, similar to'Just" in English.
lt precedes the verb it modifies.
Hi6n mbi
e.g. c6^ --,1
dn Hd
NQi
:.
other.
rF
ddu
245
244
Classifiers
books, notebooks
cuon
(southern)s'"
books, notebooks
quyen
(northern)
'
cu0n
'a
.j
td
sheets ofpaPer
cir
mreng
chai
Classifier
Common Usage
ly
chi
tirch
lon
"thing". It is "generic"
ffia
plates of food
and
pnan
,l
types ofnouns.
h0p
ngudi
people
con
cookies
ddn, bdy
roads, paths
binh
tui, gi6, bi
246
clothing
b0
films, sets of
chi6c
fh"r.
,.1
pots
hir
jars
dor
lAu, tAng
e.g.
etc.)
l6n
times (occurences)
lo4i
ch6
small places
b6ng
flowers
cdn
ng6i
houses, buildings
tod
b6
bunches (vegetables,
chopsticks)
c9c
cdy
tsr
q.
248
249
5.
2.
qlassifier
this dog
coq ch6 ndy ctra t6i
this is my dog
td b6o d6 = that newspaper
td b6o d6 cira ar? whose newspaper is that?
J.
classifier
4.
m6y+classifier*noun
e.g. m6y con ch6? : how many
ban c6 mdy con ch6? :
dogs?
.4
251
250
HQi Tho4i
Hi6p:
1-
Conversation
Da,
di tl6u v4y?
in
TOi dA di Ed
nay.
M6t con mdu den vd mQt con mdu ndu. Cdn nhi
Hello
Lqi! I went
to
morning.
Lgi:
HiQp:
'o
r6i. Anh
Trinh:
/l
HiQp:
Conversation
Loi:
Trinh:
HQi Thoqi 2
Anh di voi
a1?
Thdnh
TOi di mQt
chi 6y kh6ng
rinh.
Trinh:
Sao
h6?
Loi:
Hi6p:
Lgi:
ThC
Really? Here the weather was still hot. Did you buy
anything?
253
252
Thdnh: C6!
CAu
V[n -
Sentences
a shirt
1.
ThAnh:
Loi:
Ot
t4
*4.
ttr,5 r{aoZ
i
Loi:
*i.
It is raining.
lot!
B:
r0l
sap mua.
It rained already.
D: Troi m6i mua.
It
has
just rained.
a week already.
I like
cats.
I like this
cat.
254
255
7.
mdo ndy.
spiciest.
Cu6n s6ch ndy thri vi nh6t.
A:
D:
B:
C:
A:
chitic den?
black one?
B:
A:
C:
T6c cria tdi ddi hcrn t6c cira anh trai t6i.
D:
C:
I like
B:
th6 nio?
6.
Japanese food?
9.
A:
256
B:
2s7
I'm
10. A:
animals.
11.
A:
B:
12.
B:
us tomorrow night?
C:
Khdng. Vi h9 mQt.
No. Because they're tired.
13.
A:
it's
raining. ,
\..
e4
I like
sad because
I'm
B:
"
258
Exercises
2.
zsg
$'"
l.
1.
e4
E"
C6i tl6ng h6
<li
niy mic
2.
DAt nu6c ndo l6n hcrn, ViQt Nam hay ld Trung Qu6c?
J.
4.
hcrn chid6.
L
Trong c6c con chnity, con ndo ld con lcrn nh6t?
Dp kh6ng. T6i kh6ng thich troi 14nh ddu.
2.
261
Test 10
Match the English vocabulary with the Vietnamese vocabulary
Classifiers
5.
vehicles
plates of food
books
animals
general, "things"'
6.
fruit
7.
cans
glasses
1.
2.
J.
Vocabulary
l.
2.
J.
4.
alone
same
hate
4.
than
5.
only
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
outside
happy
worried
other
tired
sleepy
inside
different
most
how
a
b
hon
chi
c. nh6t
d. lo l6ng
e. mQt
f. gh6t
g. bu6n ngri
h. b6n ngodi
i. nhu th6 ndo
j. mQt minh
k. gi6ng nhau
l. kh6c
m. vui v6
n. b6n trong
o. kh6c nhau
Animals
1.
2.
pig
cow
8.
dog
horse
rut
cat
monkey
elephant
9.
bird
10.
chicken
J.
4.
5.
6.
7.
a con ch6
b con voi
c. con mdo
d. conbd
e. conkhi
f. con gd
g. conheo
h. con chuQt
i. con nglra
j. con chim
8.
9.
10.
11.
"
f
bottles
pieces of
palrs
meat
a. cont
U. cLlcc
.i.non
d.di,a.
+e. mi6ng
f.
chi
g. trhi
h. d6i
i. lon
j. chai
k. lv
lir
263
262
t?
n{.
r4
Appendix
265
264
General Conversation
Xin chdo
Fine.
Kh6e.
Not fine.
Kh6ng khoe.
Khi ndo?
whv?
Tai sap?
Which?
t..
How?
I'm sick.
Tdi bi benh.
Good bye.
Tpm biQt.
See
you tomorrow.
See
Thank you.
Cilm 0n.
Ciim on nhi6u.
You're welcome.
Kh6ng c6 chi.
Xin l6i.
Never mind.
Who?
Ai?
What?
C6i gi?
u..
cafi naoz
t4
When?
14
Sio?
Whose?
Cila al?
Bao nhiu?
This.
C5i ndy.
That.
C6i kia.
What's this?
What's that?
Where?
O tt6u.
Here.
O ddy.
There.
o d6.
Over there.
O kia.
hospital
benh vign
pharmacy
nhd thu6c
airport
sdn bay
bus station
b6n xe
266
267
train station
ga xe hia
Please
Lim
hotel
khdch s4n
Not yet.
Chua.
market
crn;
Vui ldng
q'"
.I
chg
Already.
R6i.
.t.
lor lam ror.
embassy
tda dpi su
I did it already.
post office
buu diQn
But
Al6?
Don't
Drmg
Don't go.
Ermg tli.
John.
Don't do it.
Drmg ldm.
This is John.
John tl6y.
I'm going to _.
T6i (dang) di
Wait
a moment.
'{ Nhring me
Really?
Thi3 he?
My name is _.
Right?
B4n
lim gi?
Is that correct?
N6 dring kh6ng?
Bpn
Yes.
Vdng.
I'm
TOi
h nhd doanh
No.
KhOng.
That's correct.
a businessman.
nghiQp,
doctor
b6c si
tjung rol.
engineer
k!
Kh6ng ihing.
student
sinh viOn
If
Ni5u
secretary
thukf
Then
Thi
teacher, instructor
gi6o vi6n
Because
Vi
professor
gi6o su
Maybe
c6le
tourist
I,
su
268
farmer
n6ng ddn
driver
tdi x6
housewife
n6i trg
{'.
I like Hanoi.
Hanoi.
':
thg mriy
I don't like
I'm Vietnamese.
mechanic
,..4
American
My
Australian
Uc
German
Dfc
French
Ph6p
English
Anh
Russian
Nga
Japanese
Nhat
NhQt
Korean
I can speak a little Vietnamese. T6i n6i dugc mQt chrit titfng
Vi0t.
Do you know how to speak English?
Ban bitit n6i tiiing Anh
khOng?
Bin
Anh.
Hdn Qu6c
B4n thich ViQt Nam kh6ng?
It rains a lot.
,,l
lrfl mua nhreu.
Vietnamese?
14i.
kh6ng?
kh6 s6ng.
I can't hear.
271
270
I didn't
hear.
ViQt.
What does
mean?
T6i da ly di.
vq toi dqAAt.
s6ch ndy.
hot.
The weather is cold.
c6 nghia ld gi?
It's raining.
v6i cu6n
I'm Jirrorced.
: i"
The weather is
n{.
dugc kh6ng?
I live/stay inlat
_.
A"
ol song o _.
Can
_.
I like
ngudi?
I don't like
TOi thich
_.
em?
Ban c6 vg chua?
I am staying
I have
I ol co v0 ro1.
World.
wife already.
yet.
Do you have a family yet?
I don't have
a husband
World Hotel.
l.
I'm single
at the New
-.
Here is my address.
Ddy ld
sO diQtt
dugc kh6ng?
272
273
In a Restaurant
Call me.
Can
I call you?
t"
I want to order
nh6.
bpn
du-o.
c kh6ng?
I uan sau
ccrm chin.
tol ve nuoc.
Please give me some more rice.
Is
it spicy?
N6 c6 cay kh6ng?
N6 cay qu6!
N6 kh6ng c6 cay.
Is it good/delicious?
N6 c6 ngon khdng?
Ngon lim.
N6 kh6ng ngon.
It's okay
N6 cflng dugc.
ccrm.
274
275
Chric 6n ngon!
I'm full.
squid
muc
miQng.
eel
luon
That's enough.
Dri rdi.
I'm drunk.
lol
Vietnamese food
Can
fruit
l.
orange
banana
.l .
say rol.
r,i
t16i cdy
i'
;"
tr6i cam
nu't
..4
fi '"tt"oi
apple
triit6o
grapefruit / pomelo
tr6i bu0i
Imn tlen.
strawberry
tr6i dOu
food
thirc dn
pineapple
tr6i thom
dish
m6n
grape
h6i nho
meat
thit
watermelon
beef
thit bd
lime
trdi chanh
pork
thit heo
pear
tr6i
chicken meat
thit gn
rambutan
duck meat
thit vit
lychee
trfiivhi
eoo
-bb
tnmg
coconut
tr6i dria
seafood
hdi sin
tamarind
tr6i me
fish
cL
papaya
tr6i du dtr
shrimp
tdm
guava
trdi 6i
lobster
t6m htm
mango
tr6i xodi
crab
cua
jackfruit
trhimit
shell
so / nghu
durian
snail
oc
^
longan
trrli nhdn
in
16
;.
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276
277
fruit juice
fruit shake
sinh
milk
rpu
peas
dflu hd lan
coffee
lettuce
rau xd l6ch
,:,
Dap cal
tea
trd
tomato
tr6i cd chua
iced tea
trd dh
mushroom
nam
limeade
nu6c chanh
potato
beer
bia
carrot
cu ca rot
soft drink
nudc nggt
onion
'cri hdnh
alchohol
zuqu
corn
tr6ibtp
water
nu6c
cucumber
to cook
nau an
bean sprouts
gi'
steamed
nap
garlic
cir
grilled
nu(rng
ginger
cir gimg
stir fried
xdo
basil
rau que
deep fried
chi6n
lemongrass
si
boiled
luQc
chili pepper
CIt
baked
dft ld
egg noodles
mi
fish sauce
nuoc mam
rice noodles
soy sauce
nu6c tuong
chili
tuong ot
vegetable
rau
broccoli
bdng
cauliflower
cabbage
glass noodles
drink, beverage
cdLi
xanh
,.
i.
t6i
d6 u6ng
sauce
t6'
T'.
':
cd oh
'
, *[ '-4
. ,,'^
ca pne sua oa
,A
,!
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279
chrit. ,
I'm hungry.
I'm thirsty.
I'm tired/exhausted.
^..4lam.
I or met
I'm
sleepy.
I'm happy.
I'm excited.
I'm hot.
Tdi n6ng.
I'm cold.
Tdi lpnh.
I'm sick.
Toi bi benh.
I have a stomachache.
a headache
--r dau.
oau
a fever
sOt
a sore throat
vi6m hong
dizziness
ch6ng mflt
diarrhea
tiu chiy
a cold
bi cdm
the flu
bi crim
I need medicine.
I need to sleep.
I want to go to a doctoriclinic
-...,
-^. rhudn tli
T6i
kh6m bnh.
I or
rM^.
... -A
pnal oen
Dgnn vrgn.
,4
t ".
lol pnal
-A
den
nna tnuoc.
^
Help!
Ciru vdi!
Watch out!
Coi chimg!
^. ly cd ph6.
T6i mu6n mQt
N6 thi 6n do l6m.
Vui ldng
AA
lol
vQ sinh.
I 01 can ngu.
$,.
16.
280
28t
^
quen
I,
I forgot.
I ol
lpnh xu6ng.
I can't remember.
Let's go.
cprls
I'm lost.
TOi
bi lpc ducrng.
I'm busy.
^ co clu tlen.
I ol Kllong
I'm
I'm lonely.
T6i c6 ilQc.
I'm angry.
I want to
T6i mu6n
I'm homesick.
T6i mudn
I'm
confused.
i. t.
-^.,
I ol bor rol.
Do you understand?
I'm
embarrassed.
I don't understand.
I'm
bored.
Tdi ch6n.
I understand
a
,,
^. cnut.
I ol nreu mot
I'm worried.
T6i lo l6ng.
I don't know.
I'm
Tdi sq.
_^.
-\
r 01 oong y.
I believe you.
No smoking
Speak up.
N6i
lcrn l6n.
lol
, .x.
co lol.
. (verb)
want
I'm
(noun)
little.
sure.
, -,
tlQ m6y
..),
sad.
scared.
,!
ol cnac ma.
':
ta
rol.
tli (th6i).
t"ol ouon.
I made
Wait
No problem.
Happy birthday.
MQt chrit.
Merry Christmas.
M6t l6t.
Good luck.
a mistake
a moment.
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283
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Appendix
II
284
Test
Answers
Matching:
l'f 2'm 3'h 4'a 5'p 6'd 7'q 8'c
9.n 10. o 11. e rz.k 13. j r4.t ls. b
285
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Traislating:
il
Il;,'J#rnu6cndo?
,l
[
,L
4.c6indybaonhi6utin?
5.c6id6m6c
3.
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,,'0,
t'i
'l4
qu6.
Translating:
gi?
2. Tdi tn ld
.
l'
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ru
il{
8. s6ch
9.
cr
Tivi d tt'u?
'[ I
f
t
4. CAm on.
chi.
6.Khongsaoddu.
5. Kh6ng c6
chi.
I
I
Test 3
Matching:
Test2
Matching:
l'k 2'g 3'd 4'l 5'b 6'j 7'r 8'p
9.m l0.o 11.a 12.c 13.f 14-e 15-h
il
il
il
.il
2.}nxeoddu?
3. T6i mu6n dn ccrm.
4.Bqnmu5nu6ngcdph6kh6ng?
5.Anh6yhmvi6comQtthuvi6n.
6. Hq hgc titing Anh o mQt trudng il4i hgc.
T.Toidangxemphim.
9. H9 dang ldm
287
kh6ng?
gi?
tlil
:[
Days:
l.d2.r3.g4.c 5.e6..b
Matching
n{.
Test4
Matching:
1.h 2.n 3.j 4.a 5.f 6.p 7.k
9.
10.
11.
d I2.b
13.
14.
8.e
15.
rranslating:
1.
M6y bay di5n sdn bay hic mudi mQt gid ruoi
t6i.
tim.
mai.
5. Hdm qua t6i tinh dfy s6m.
s6ng.
tiec.
7. CO 6yv nna sau b6n gid mQt chrit.
ehiOu.
9. Tui minh 5n tdi sau khi vA nha.
8. Tdi thucrng
Tesr5
Matching Months:
I
!
-'
rransrating:
ild
. l
lf i
fl
I I
lf i
l.H6mnayldngdymQtth6ngtu,nimhainghin16ndm.
6. HOm nay
il i
r;.
't
f
t
t
s6ng mai.
li ngdy mfy?
9. Tdi tfp thc dsc mdi rhri hai, thri tu vd thri s6u.
Test 6
,il
Matching vocabulary:
ril
fi
7.b
6.i
8.g9.klO.dll.er2.f
288
289
Matching Colors:
5.
6.c
Translating:
1.
qu6?
den.
',5. Tpi sao hdm qua bpn khdng di ldm?
4. T6i dtin chq d6 mua mOt d6i giAy mdu
city,
8. Hq tltin qu6n cd ph6 tl6 gap bpn cira hs.
9. Cu6n s6ch mdi ndy cho ban.
7. Anh
dy
m6i.
Translating:
t]
f
f
f
f
.
il
:f
f
1. Ban
1
|
I
I
I
i
'.
14
,of,;;
z. c6 6y kh6ng 6n thit.
:. Tdi kh6ng
7.B4nt6i
Test 7
Test 8
Matching Vocabulary:
Matching Vocabulary:
290
,1
291
Translating:
Matching Workplaces:
1. CO 6y c6 chdn ddi.
8.,i 9.-d
Translating:
'
I . Ch6ng cua c6 6y ld tho .dy. ''
hm
:. t.
eq
vi tdi bi crim.
Matching Vocabulary:
Test 10
Matching Vocabulary:
Matching Family:
1.
8.e 9. d 10.g
Matching Occupations:
5.g
7.
8.d
I4
15. i
Matching Animals:
7.h 8.i 9.k 10. d
11.
e.j
10.
292
Matching Classifiers:
5.
6.9 l.i
8.k
9.j
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