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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to VietnamesePod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 17 - Going on a Shopping Spree in Vietnam. Becky here. |
| Huyen: Xin Chào. I'm Huyen. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask “Is it right?” in Vietnamese. The conversation takes place in a silk store. |
| Huyen: It's between Anne and Mai, the store assistant. |
| Becky: The speakers are meeting each other for the first time, so they’ll be using formal Vietnamese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Mai: Cửa hàng chúng tôi đang giảm 20% (hai mươi phần trăm) cho toàn bộ sản phẩm. Mời chị xem hàng ạ. |
| Anne: Giá trên chiếc khăn này là giá gốc ạ? |
| Mai: Vâng, chị cứ lấy giá trên mác trừ đi 20% (hai mươi phần trăm) nhé. |
| Anne: Giá ghi trên này là 300.000 đồng (ba trăm ngàn đồng). Vậy giá hiện tại là 240.000 (hai trăm bốn mươi ngàn) phải không ạ? |
| Mai: Đúng rồi chị. |
| Anne: Cho tôi lấy chiếc này. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Mai: Cửa hàng chúng tôi đang giảm 20% (hai mươi phần trăm) cho toàn bộ sản phẩm. Mời chị xem hàng ạ. |
| Anne: Giá trên chiếc khăn này là giá gốc ạ? |
| Mai: Vâng, chị cứ lấy giá trên mác trừ đi 20% (hai mươi phần trăm) nhé. |
| Anne: Giá ghi trên này là 300.000 đồng (ba trăm ngàn đồng). Vậy giá hiện tại là 240.000 (hai trăm bốn mươi ngàn) phải không ạ? |
| Mai: Đúng rồi chị. |
| Anne: Cho tôi lấy chiếc này. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mai: Our store is running a 20% off sale on all products. Please take a look. |
| Anne: Is the price on this scarf the original price? |
| Mai: Yes. Take the labeled price and subtract 20% from that—you'll get the current selling price. |
| Anne: The price written here is 300,000 dong. That means the selling price is 240,000, doesn’t it? |
| Mai: That's right, Miss. |
| Anne: I'll get this. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Huyen, I know that Vietnam is famous for different silk products, ranging from handkerchiefs and scarfs to ties and handbags with fine embroidered patterns. |
| Huyen: Yes. Silk is an important part of Vietnamese culture. |
| Becky: Where is most silk production done in Vietnam? |
| Huyen: In Van Phuc village. It’s located in the center of Ha Dong town, which is about 10 kilometers southwest of Hanoi. |
| Becky: Can you take a tour there? |
| Huyen: Of course! If you visit this village, you can not only see and buy beautiful silk products, but you can also see the process of creating different styles of silk from the village's weavers. |
| Becky: Check it out, listeners! Now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Huyen: cửa hàng [natural native speed] |
| Becky: shop, store |
| Huyen: cửa hàng [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: cửa hàng [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: giảm [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to reduce, to lower |
| Huyen: giảm [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: giảm [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: toàn bộ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: all, whole |
| Huyen: toàn bộ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: toàn bộ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: xem hàng [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to take a look (at the goods) |
| Huyen: xem hàng [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: xem hàng [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: chiếc khăn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: scarf |
| Huyen: chiếc khăn [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: chiếc khăn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: giá gốc [natural native speed] |
| Becky: original price |
| Huyen: giá gốc [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: giá gốc [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: mác [natural native speed] |
| Becky: label |
| Huyen: mác [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: mác [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: trừ đi [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to deduct, to subtract |
| Huyen: trừ đi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: trừ đi [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Huyen: giá hiện tại [natural native speed] |
| Becky: current price |
| Huyen: giá hiện tại [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: giá hiện tại [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last.. |
| Huyen: lấy [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to take |
| Huyen: lấy [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: lấy [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Huyen: toàn bộ |
| Becky: which means “all” or “whole.” This word indicates the total of people or things, usually in the same place, as a whole. You can use it with both countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Huyen: toàn bộ plus noun means “all of…” |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Huyen: trừ đi |
| Becky: which means “to deduct, to subtract, to exclude.” You can use this verb when calculating. Just put it between two numbers in the formula. |
| Huyen: Right. The larger number comes before trừ đi, the smaller number comes after it. |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Huyen: lấy |
| Becky: which means “to choose and agree to take something,” usually after considering for a while. You can often hear this word in shopping situations. |
| Huyen: Right. We often say this while holding or pointing at the desired item. Tôi lấy cái này |
| Becky: which means “I’ll take this.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask “Is it right?” in Vietnamese. |
| Huyen: To ask this question, you can use the phrase...Phải không ạ? which means “Is it right?” |
| Becky: The rule is very simple. Just put it right after a statement to confirm that what has been said in the statement is right. It’s used like a question tag in English. |
| Huyen: The particle ạ indicates that this question is used to ask an older person or someone in a formal situation. |
| Becky: Then how can we reduce its level of formality, for example, when talking to a friend? |
| Huyen: You can simply remove ạ and use just phải không. |
| Becky: The sentence structure is subject...verb...object... |
| Huyen: phải không ạ? or phải không? |
| Becky: Huyen, can you give us some examples? |
| Huyen: Sure. Anh là Nam phải không ạ? or simply Anh là Nam phải không? |
| Becky: This sentence means “You’re Nam, aren’t you?” |
| Huyen: Đây là bàn của tôi phải không ạ? or, in informal situations, Đây là bàn của tôi phải không? |
| Becky: “This is my table, isn’t it?” |
| Huyen: Cô ấy làm việc ở bệnh viện phải không ạ? or Cô ấy làm việc ở bệnh viện phải không? |
| Becky: “She works at the hospital, doesn’t she?” Huyen, now let’s explain to our listeners how to answer such a question. |
| Huyen: It is very simple. If your answer is positive, you can say Vâng or đúng rồi. It means “Yes, that’s right.” Vâng is for an older person, and đúng rồi for a younger person or someone around your age. |
| Becky: And if the answer is negative? |
| Huyen: You can say Không phải ạ, meaning “No, it isn’t” to answer an older person and Không phải to reply to a younger person or someone around your age. |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Huyen: Cảm ơn các bạn. |
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