Learn how to post comments about a smiling baby picture
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Vietnamese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby. |
| John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
| Nguyet : And I'm Nguyet. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Vietnamese about a smiling baby picture. Yến plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Nguyet : Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: Meaning - "His mouth is exactly like his father's." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Yến: Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tú: Trộm vía em bé bụ bẫm quá! |
| Ngân: Hay ăn chóng lớn nhé! |
| Lý: Trông đáng yêu quá! |
| Chi: Tướng này nay mai làm lãnh đạo đây. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Yến: Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: "His mouth is exactly like his father's." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tú: Trộm vía em bé bụ bẫm quá! |
| John: "My god, the baby is so plump!" |
| Ngân: Hay ăn chóng lớn nhé! |
| John: "Eat more, grow fast!" |
| Lý: Trông đáng yêu quá! |
| John: "He looks so cute!" |
| Chi: Tướng này nay mai làm lãnh đạo đây. |
| John: "His figure says that he will be a leader in the future." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Yến's post. |
| Nguyet : Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: "His mouth is exactly like his father's." |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. (Regular) Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "his mouth." |
| Nguyet : Cái miệng |
| John: The first word is for inanimate nouns. Listen again - "his mouth" is... |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Cái miệng (REGULAR) Cái miệng |
| John: Then comes the phrase "is exactly like his father's." |
| Nguyet : giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: When visiting a newborn baby, people usually say things to express the similarity of the baby to his parents/grandparents, because it will make parents and grandparents feel proud. Listen again - "is exactly like his father's" is... |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) giống y hệt bố nó. (REGULAR) giống y hệt bố nó. |
| John: All together, it's "His mouth is exactly like his father's." |
| Nguyet : Cái miệng giống y hệt bố nó. |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Yến's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her college friend, Tú, uses an expression meaning - "My god, the baby is so plump!" |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Trộm vía em bé bụ bẫm quá! (REGULAR) Trộm vía em bé bụ bẫm quá! |
| [Pause] |
| Nguyet : Trộm vía em bé bụ bẫm quá! |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| John: Her husband's high school friend, Ngân, uses an expression meaning - "Eat more, grow fast!" |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Hay ăn chóng lớn nhé! (REGULAR) Hay ăn chóng lớn nhé! |
| [Pause] |
| Nguyet : Hay ăn chóng lớn nhé! |
| John: Use this expression to tell them to feed the baby a lot so it grows fast. |
| John: Her neighbor, Lý, uses an expression meaning - "He looks so cute!" |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Trông đáng yêu quá! (REGULAR) Trông đáng yêu quá! |
| [Pause] |
| Nguyet : Trông đáng yêu quá! |
| John: Use this expression to say the baby is cute. |
| John: Her supervisor, Chi, uses an expression meaning - "His figure says that he will be a leader in the future." |
| Nguyet : (SLOW) Tướng này nay mai làm lãnh đạo đây. (REGULAR) Tướng này nay mai làm lãnh đạo đây. |
| [Pause] |
| Nguyet : Tướng này nay mai làm lãnh đạo đây. |
| John: Use this expression to make a prediction about the baby’s future. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Nguyet : Tạm biệt |
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