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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

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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