Learn how to use Vietnamese adjectives
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 9 - Talking about Nationality. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about your nationality in simple sentences in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say "I'm British." in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi là người Anh. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to be" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] là [Slow] là |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "person” or “people" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] người [Slow] người |
| Eric: Last is the country name “the United Kingdom.” |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh [Slow] Anh |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I’m British." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi là người Anh. [Normal] Tôi là người Anh. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say "I come from the U.K." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi đến từ nước Anh. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to come" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đến [Slow] đến |
| Eric: Next is the preposition meaning "from" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] từ [Slow] từ |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "country" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] nước [Slow] nước |
| Eric: Last is the country name "the United Kingdom" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh [Slow] Anh |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I come from the U.K." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi đến từ nước Anh. [Normal] Tôi đến từ nước Anh. |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say "We are American." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Chúng tôi là người Mỹ. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "we" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] chúng tôi [Slow] chúng tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to be" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] là [Slow] là |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "person” or “people" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] người [Slow] người |
| Eric: Last is "America" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Mỹ [Slow] Mỹ |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "We are American." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Chúng tôi là người Mỹ. [Normal] Chúng tôi là người Mỹ. |
| Eric: And finally, here is a way to say "He comes from Vietnam." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh ấy đến từ Việt Nam. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "he" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] anh ấy [Slow] anh ấy |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to come" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đến [Slow] đến |
| Eric: Next is the preposition meaning "from" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] từ [Slow] từ |
| Eric: Last is the country name meaning "Vietnam" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Việt Nam [Slow] Việt Nam |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "He comes from Vietnam." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Anh ấy đến từ Việt Nam. [Normal] Anh ấy đến từ Việt Nam. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: When you are asked about nationality, you’ll also hear… Bạn là người nước nào? It literally means “You are the person of which country?” When native Vietnamese people meet, they also ask about each other's’ hometowns by saying: Bạn quê ở đâu? meaning “Where is your hometown?” This question is one common way to make conversation and get to know each other better. |
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. |
3 Comments
HideHi Listeners! Let's practice these adjectives in the comments!
Xin chào David D,
Thank you for your comment. You can add "nước" to any countries if you like, for example: nước Đức, nước Pháp, nước Anh, nước Việt Nam. In a sentence it's not mandatory to add "nước" in front of a country name.
For example:
"Tôi đến từ Pháp" is a shorter form of "Tôi đến từ nước Pháp": I come from France.
Hope this helps and let us know if you have further questions!
Cheers,
Khanh
Team VietnamesePod101.com
Why "nước Anh" but not "nước Việt Nam?" What happens with other countries?