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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part in Vietnamese.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say "Hi." in Vietnamese.
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Chào
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning "Hi."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Chào [Slow] Chào
Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning "Hi."
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Chào [Normal] Chào
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say "Hello."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Xin chào
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning "Hello."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Xin chào [Slow] Xin chào
Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning "Hello."
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Xin chào [Normal] Xin chào
Eric: Next up is the informal way to say "See you."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Hẹn gặp lại
Eric: First is a verb meaning "to appoint"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] hẹn [Slow] hẹn
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to meet"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] gặp [Slow] gặp
Eric: Last is the adverb meaning "again"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] lại [Slow] lại
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "See you."
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Hẹn gặp lại [Normal] Hẹn gặp lại
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say "Goodbye."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tạm biệt
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning "Goodbye"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tạm biệt [Slow] Tạm biệt
Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning "Goodbye."
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tạm biệt [Normal] Tạm biệt
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Hoang Anh: Xin chào or Chào is the safest, easiest way to greet someone in Vietnam. In daily conversation, Vietnamese people usually say Chào + a pronoun indicating the other person. The pronoun depends on age, gender, and relationship, so it can be quite complicated. Young people nowadays tend to use English words like "Hi" and "Bye" to greet each other.
Outro
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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