Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say "I don't have a pen." in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi không có bút. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the determiner meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning "pen" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bút [Slow] bút |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't have a pen." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi không có bút. [Normal] Tôi không có bút. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say "I don't have time." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi không có thời gian. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the determiner meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning "time" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] thời gian [Slow] thời gian |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't have time." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi không có thời gian. [Normal] Tôi không có thời gian. |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say "I don't know." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi không biết |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the determiner meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning "to know" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] biết [Slow] biết |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't know." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi không biết [Normal] Tôi không biết |
| Eric: And finally, here is a way to say "I don't understand." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi không hiểu. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the determiner meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning "to understand" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] hiểu [Slow] hiểu |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't understand." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi không hiểu. [Normal] Tôi không hiểu. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: Không which means “no” or “not” is pronounced as hông in southern Vietnamese. So if you talk to a Southerner, you may hear them say Tôi hông có bút to mean “I don't have a pen” or Tôi hông có thời gian to mean “I don't have time.” However, hông has no meaning in standard Vietnamese and is only spoken dialect. In writing, only không with k is accepted as correct. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Hoang Anh: Tạm biệt. |
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