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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Vietnamese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 16 - Going on a Trip.
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 being at the airport and waiting for a flight. Yến waits at the airport for her flight, posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Nguyet : Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
John: Meaning - "Finally, I can relax." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Yến: Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
(clicking sound)
Phát: Em cứ yên tâm đi chơi, việc nhà anh lo.
Ngân: Đi vui vẻ nhá!
Trang: Lại vi vui rồi. Trúng số hay sao thế?
Tú: Thích nhỉ, kết hôn rồi vẫn bay nhảy thoải mái.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Yến: Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
John: "Finally, I can relax."
(clicking sound)
Phát: Em cứ yên tâm đi chơi, việc nhà anh lo.
John: "Don't worry, just enjoy your trip. I'll take care of home."
Ngân: Đi vui vẻ nhá!
John: "Have a nice (fun) trip."
Trang: Lại vi vui rồi. Trúng số hay sao thế?
John: "Traveling again. Did you win the lottery?"
Tú: Thích nhỉ, kết hôn rồi vẫn bay nhảy thoải mái.
John: "Great, married but still freely traveling."
POST
John: Listen again to Yến's post.
Nguyet : Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
John: "Finally, I can relax."
Nguyet : (SLOW) Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi. (Regular) Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "finally."
Nguyet : Cuối cùng
John: In fact, the first word already means "final, last," and....
Nguyet : cùng
John: ...is added as a subordinate. It’s used to modify a noun. Listen again - "finally" is...
Nguyet : (SLOW) Cuối cùng (REGULAR) Cuối cùng
John: Then comes the phrase "I can relax."
Nguyet : cũng được xả hơi.
John: Vietnamese people think that after getting married, women especially don’t have time to travel or take care of themselves, because they have to do a lot of housework, take care of their new family, and work. Listen again - "I can relax" is...
Nguyet : (SLOW) cũng được xả hơi. (REGULAR) cũng được xả hơi.
John: All together, it's "Finally, I can relax."
Nguyet : Cuối cùng cũng được xả hơi.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Yến's friends leave some comments.
John: Her husband, Phát, uses an expression meaning - "Don't worry, just enjoy your trip. I'll take care of home."
Nguyet : (SLOW) Em cứ yên tâm đi chơi, việc nhà anh lo. (REGULAR) Em cứ yên tâm đi chơi, việc nhà anh lo.
[Pause]
Nguyet : Em cứ yên tâm đi chơi, việc nhà anh lo.
John: Use this expression to tell them to have a good time.
John: Her husband's high school friend, Ngân, uses an expression meaning - "Have a nice (fun) trip."
Nguyet : (SLOW) Đi vui vẻ nhá! (REGULAR) Đi vui vẻ nhá!
[Pause]
Nguyet : Đi vui vẻ nhá!
John: Use this expression to wish them a good trip.
John: Her high school friend, Trang, uses an expression meaning - "Traveling again. Did you win the lottery?"
Nguyet : (SLOW) Lại vi vui rồi. Trúng số hay sao thế? (REGULAR) Lại vi vui rồi. Trúng số hay sao thế?
[Pause]
Nguyet : Lại vi vui rồi. Trúng số hay sao thế?
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her college friend, Tú, uses an expression meaning - "Great, married but still freely traveling."
Nguyet : (SLOW) Thích nhỉ, kết hôn rồi vẫn bay nhảy thoải mái. (REGULAR) Thích nhỉ, kết hôn rồi vẫn bay nhảy thoải mái.
[Pause]
Nguyet : Thích nhỉ, kết hôn rồi vẫn bay nhảy thoải mái.
John: Use this expression to say you’re envious.

Outro

John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being at the airport and waiting for a flight, 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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