Learn about sports that are popular in Vietnam
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Yura: Hi everyone, I’m Yura. |
| Le: And I’m Le! |
| Yura: And welcome to Culture Class Essential Vietnamese Vocab, Lesson 14! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation &Leisure. These are five popular sports in Vietnam. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at VietnamesePod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Yura: Le, what’s our first word? |
| Le: bóng đá |
| Yura: Soccer |
| Le: (slow) bóng đá (regular) bóng đá |
| Yura: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Le: bóng đá |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Yura: Soccer is probably the most popular sport in Vietnam. |
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| Yura: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Le: (normal) Những thanh niên thường chơi đá bóng vào cuối tuần. |
| Yura: Young people often play soccer on the weekends. |
| Le: (slow) Những thanh niên thường chơi đá bóng vào cuối tuần. |
| Yura: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Le: Vovinam |
| Yura: Vovinam, a Vietnamese martial art |
| Le: (slow) Vovinam (regular) Vovinam |
| Yura: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Le: Vovinam |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Yura: There are two forms of traditional Vietnamese martial arts, one of which is similar to Chinese martial arts and the other of which is similar to Malay martial arts. |
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| Yura: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Le: (normal) Vovinam là môn huấn luyện cả về thể chất và tinh thần. |
| Yura: Vovinam is the training of both the body and the mind. |
| Le: (slow) Vovinam là môn huấn luyện cả về thể chất và tinh thần. |
| Yura: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Le: cầu lông |
| Yura: Badminton |
| Le: (slow) cầu lông (regular) cầu lông |
| Yura: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Le: cầu lông |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Yura: The Vietnam Open is an international badminton tournament held annually since 1996. |
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| Yura: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Le: (normal) Đôi khi người ta dùng những vỉa hè rộng để chơi cầu lông. |
| Yura: Sometimes people use the wide pavement for playing badminton. |
| Le: (slow) Đôi khi người ta dùng những vỉa hè rộng để chơi cầu lông. |
| Yura: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Le: cờ vua |
| Yura: chess |
| Le: (slow) cờ vua (regular) cờ vua |
| Yura: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Le: cờ vua |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Yura: The winner of the annual Vietnam Chess Championship goes on to compete internationally. |
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| Yura: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Le: (normal) Lê Quang Liêm là một cầu thủ cờ vua nổi tiếng. |
| Yura: Le Quang Liem is a famous chess player. |
| Le: (slow) Lê Quang Liêm là một cầu thủ cờ vua nổi tiếng. |
| Yura: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Le: bơi |
| Yura: swimming |
| Le: (slow) bơi (regular) bơi |
| Yura: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Le: bơi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Yura: Swimming is one of the most important skills for Vietnamese children to learn because there are more waterways than roads in Vietnam. |
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| Yura: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Le: (normal) Vào mùa hè, rất nhiều người đi bơi. |
| Yura: During the summer, many people go swimming. |
| Le: (slow) Vào mùa hè, rất nhiều người đi bơi. |
| QUIZ |
| Yura: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Le will give you the Vietnamese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Le: bóng đá |
| [pause]Yura: Soccer |
| Le: Vovinam |
| [pause]Yura: Vovinam, a Vietnamese martial art |
| Le: cầu lông |
| [pause]Yura: Badminton |
| Le: cờ vua |
| [pause]Yura: chess |
| Le: bơi |
| [pause]Yura: swimming |
Outro |
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| Yura: There you have it – 5 sports in Vietnam! We have a more complete list at VietnamesePod101.com Then, See you next time! |
| Le: Bye in Vietnamese |
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