Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask "Can I see the menu?" in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi có thể xem thực đơn không? |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the modal verb meaning "can" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có thể [Slow] có thể |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to see" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] xem [Slow] xem |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "menu" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] thực đơn [Slow] thực đơn |
| Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning "Can I see the menu?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi có thể xem thực đơn không? [Normal] Tôi có thể xem thực đơn không? |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to ask "What do you recommend?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh có gợi ý món nào không? |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you" for a man. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh [Slow] Anh |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to recommend" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] gợi ý [Slow] gợi ý |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "any food" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] món nào [Slow] món nào |
| Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no” or “not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning "What do you recommend?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Anh có gợi ý món nào không? [Normal] Anh có gợi ý món nào không? |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say "A coffee for me." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Cho tôi một cà phê. |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning "to give" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cho [Slow] cho |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "me" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the number "one" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] một [Slow] một |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning "coffee" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cà phê [Slow] cà phê |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "A coffee for me." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Cho tôi một cà phê. [Normal] Cho tôi một cà phê. |
| Eric: And finally, here is a way to say "I would like a coffee." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi muốn một cà phê. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to want" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] muốn [Slow] muốn |
| Eric: Next is the number "one" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] một [Slow] một |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning "coffee" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cà phê [Slow] cà phê |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I would like a coffee." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi muốn một cà phê. [Normal] Tôi muốn một cà phê. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: "Waiter or waitress" is bồi bàn in Vietnamese. But in a restaurant, we just say “Hey you” or Em ơi. Em, meaning "you", is a pronoun used for a younger person and ơi is used to call someone. Most waiters and waitresses in Vietnam are younger, which is why they use this. If they look older, then Chị ơi for a woman, and Anh ơi for a man, is used. |
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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