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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
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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