Learn how to use the verb thích, meaning "to like"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hey there! I’m Brandon and welcome back to VietnamesePod101.com. This is lower beginner Season 1, Lesson 23 - Talking About Your Hobbies in Vietnamese. |
| Huyen: Xin chào! I’m Huyen. |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about your interests and hobbies.The conversation takes place at Nam’s home and is between Tâm and Nam. |
| Huyen: The speakers are friends, so they'll be using informal Vietnamese. |
| Brandon: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Tâm: Cây ghita đẹp quá. Cậu mới mua à? |
| Nam: Ừ, tớ thích chơi ghita. Nó giúp tớ thư giãn. |
| Tâm: Tớ cũng thích âm nhạc, nhưng không biết chơi nhạc cụ gì cả. |
| Nam: Tớ dạy cậu chơi nhé. |
| Tâm: Hay quá. Chủ nhật này bắt đầu nhé. |
| Nam: Nhất trí. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Tâm: Cây ghita đẹp quá. Cậu mới mua à? |
| Nam: Ừ, tớ thích chơi ghita. Nó giúp tớ thư giãn. |
| Tâm: Tớ cũng thích âm nhạc, nhưng không biết chơi nhạc cụ gì cả. |
| Nam: Tớ dạy cậu chơi nhé. |
| Tâm: Hay quá. Chủ nhật này bắt đầu nhé. |
| Nam: Nhất trí. |
| Brandon: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Tâm: Cây ghita đẹp quá. Cậu mới mua à? |
| Brandon: What a beautiful guitar! Have you just bought it? |
| Nam: Ừ, tớ thích chơi ghita. Nó giúp tớ thư giãn. |
| Brandon: Yes, I like playing guitar. It helps me relax. |
| Tâm: Tớ cũng thích âm nhạc, nhưng không biết chơi nhạc cụ gì cả. |
| Brandon: I also like music, but I can't play any musical instruments. |
| Nam: Tớ dạy cậu chơi nhé. |
| Brandon: Let me teach you how to play. |
| Tâm: Hay quá. Chủ nhật này bắt đầu nhé. |
| Brandon: Great. Can we start this Sunday? |
| Nam: Nhất trí. |
| Brandon: Sure. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: Huyen, what kind of music is popular in Vietnam? |
| Huyen: I’d have to say that modern pop is the most popular. Vietnamese pop music is highly influenced by Korean pop, Chinese pop, and Japanese pop—both in music and fashion style. |
| Brandon: I see. Those Korean and Japanese idol groups must be a big favorite, right? |
| Huyen: Definitely. But American pop music is popular too, especially for English learners . Teens are crazy about K-pop and J-pop, but those who study English as a major are not interested in them at all. |
| Brandon: Is there a kind of YouTube talent phenomenon in Vietnam? |
| Huyen: Definitely, yes. Recently some talented young singers have been discovered via their YouTube channels. Those who cover famous English songs are the most popular. |
| Brandon: That’s really cool! Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: The first word we shall see is: |
| Huyen: cây [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: a classifier used with nouns indicating objects that have a long and straight shape |
| Huyen: cây [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: cây [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: ghi ta [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: guitar |
| Huyen: ghi ta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: ghi ta [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: mới [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: just |
| Huyen: mới [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: mới [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: chơi [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: play |
| Huyen: chơi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: chơi [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: biết [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to know |
| Huyen: biết [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: biết [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: nhạc cụ [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: musical instrument |
| Huyen: nhạc cụ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: nhạc cụ [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: âm nhạc [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: music |
| Huyen: âm nhạc [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: âm nhạc [natural native speed] |
| And Last: |
| Huyen: bắt đầu [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to start |
| Huyen: bắt đầu [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: bắt đầu [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is… |
| Huyen: cây |
| Brandon: It originally means “a tree”. But it is used as a classifier in this lesson, so there's no equivalent in English. This classifier is used with nouns indicating objects that have a long and straight shapes, like… |
| Huyen: cây bút |
| Brandon: "a pen" |
| Huyen: cây nến |
| Brandon: "a candle" |
| Huyen: Secondly, we have “mới” |
| Brandon: Which means "just" |
| Huyen: This adverb is similar to “vừa mới” or “vừa,” which we learned in previous lessons. |
| Brandon: its used before a verb to express something that has just happened. |
| Huyen: “Mới” is used in the present perfect tense. |
| Brandon: For example.. |
| Huyen: Tôi mới thi giữa kỳ xong. |
| Brandon: "I've just taken my mid-term exam." |
| Huyen: The last word is “biết” |
| Brandon: Which means "to know." It can be followed by a noun, noun phrase, pronoun, or a person’s name to mean that you know something or someone. |
| Huyen: Tôi mới biết tin về cô ấy. |
| Brandon: "I've just learned some news about her." |
| Huyen: Anh ấy đã biết Lan hai năm rồi. |
| Brandon: "He has known Lan for two years." |
| Huyen: “biết” can be put before a verb phrase to express that you know how to do something or you are able to do something |
| Brandon: For example |
| Huyen: Mai biết nói tiếng Pháp. |
| Brandon: "Mai knows how to speak French." Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to express your interests or hobbies by using the verb... |
| Huyen: thích |
| Brandon: which means "to like". |
| Huyen: In the dialogue, we heard two sample sentences. Firstly, Tớ thích chơi ghi ta. |
| Brandon: "I like playing guitar" |
| Huyen: Secondly, Tớ cũng thích âm nhạc. |
| Brandon: "I also like music." |
| Huyen: To express that you like something or someone, add a noun, noun phrase, pronoun, or a person’s name after “thích”. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear an example. |
| Huyen: Tôi thích cầu lông. |
| Brandon: "I like badminton." |
| Huyen: “Thích” is not conjugated, so it stays the same regardless of the subject. |
| Brandon: To express that you like doing something, add a verb and its object after… |
| Huyen: thích. For example: Tôi thích chơi cầu lông. |
| Brandon: "I like playing badminton." |
| Huyen: To say that you don’t like something or someone, or don’t like doing something, add “không,” which means “not" or "no” before “thích”. |
| Brandon: The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. You can avoid saying that you don’t like something directly by adding the adverb... |
| Huyen: “lắm”... |
| Brandon: … at the end of a sentence to mean that you don’t like something so much or very much. Let’s hear some examples in its negative form. |
| Huyen: Tôi không thích chơi cầu lông lắm. |
| Brandon: "I don’t like to play badminton that much." |
| Huyen: To ask a question using “thích”, add “có” before “thích,” and add “không” at the end of the sentence. The rest remains unchanged. |
| Brandon: For example... |
| Huyen: Bạn có thích chơi cầu lông không? |
| Brandon: “Do you like playing badminton?" |
Outro |
| Brandon: Well, that’s all for this lesson. For a review and more information, don’t forget to check the accompanying lesson notes. Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you in the next lesson. Bye! |
| Huyen: Tạm biệt! |
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