Learn how to refuse politely
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say "No, thank you." in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Không, cảm ơn. |
| Eric: First is an interjection meaning "no, not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Last is the expression meaning "thank you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cảm ơn [Slow] cảm ơn |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "No, thank you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Không, cảm ơn. [Normal] Không, cảm ơn. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say "No, thank you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Không, cảm ơn bạn. |
| Eric: First is an interjection meaning "no, not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Next is the expression meaning "thank you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cảm ơn [Slow] cảm ơn |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning "you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "No, thank you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Không, cảm ơn bạn. [Normal] Không, cảm ơn bạn. |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say "Sorry, but I already have plans." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Rất tiếc tôi có kế hoạch khác rồi. |
| Eric: First is an expression meaning "sorry" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rất tiếc [Slow] rất tiếc |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "another plan" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] kế hoạch khác [Slow] kế hoạch khác |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning "already" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rồi [Slow] rồi |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Sorry, but I already have plans." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Rất tiếc tôi có kế hoạch khác rồi. [Normal] Rất tiếc tôi có kế hoạch khác rồi. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say "Sorry, but I already have an appointment." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Rất tiếc tôi có hẹn rồi. |
| Eric: First is an expression meaning "sorry" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rất tiếc [Slow] rất tiếc |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "appointment" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] hẹn [Slow] hẹn |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning "already" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rồi [Slow] rồi |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Sorry, but I already have an appointment." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Rất tiếc tôi có hẹn rồi. [Normal] Rất tiếc tôi có hẹn rồi. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: When you refuse an invite, you may not want to let the other person down with a straight-forward blunt refusal. One way to soften your refusal is to suggest a possibility to meet on another day. In this case, you can say: Hẹn anh lúc khác nhé. which means “I"ll meet you another time.” Replace Anh with chị if you are talking to a woman. |
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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