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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases brought to you by VietnamesePod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Southern Vietnam. You’ll be surprised at how far a little Vietnamese will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by VietnamesePod101.com. There, you’ll find the accompanying PDF lesson notes and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases lesson 3 - Please in Southern Vietnamese.
Today’s phrase will help you take matters into your own hands. Today’s phrase is “please” as in asking for something. In Vietnamese, “please” is xin.
xin
Let’s break it down by syllable: xin.
Now, let’s hear it again, xin.
The most rudimentary way of using this phrase is pointing at something while saying this phrase, so let’s try and build this up a bit, shall we?
Let’s start with the expression “This please” which in Vietnamese is (Xin) Cái này. A closer look at this expression shows the word order. In English, “this” comes before “please.” Vietnamese is different. “This” follows “please.”
Let’s take a look at the word for this.
“This” is cái này.
cái này
Let’s break it down by syllable: cái này.
Now, let’s hear it again, cái này.
Looking at the word “this” warrants to look at the word “that” which is cái đó.
cái đó
Let’s break it down by syllable: cái đó.
Now, let’s hear it again, cái đó.
“Together, please,” the expression is - Xin Cái đó.
Slowly, Xin Cái đó.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Xin Cái đó.
Now, let’s hear it again, Xin Cái đó.
So notice the similarity between “this” and “that.” They both have the sound cái.
Now, let’s listen to both one more time.
The word for “this” is cái này.
The word for “that” is cái đó.
So, if you’re at the market and there’s something you want that is close to you, you can use - Xin Cái này. Something a little bit further away, use - Xin Cái đó.

Outro
Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so, chúc may mắn, this means “good luck” in Vietnamese.
Okay, here we go!
“Please.” - Xin.
Xin.
Xin.
“This please.” - Cái này.
Cái này.
Cái này.
“That please.” - Xin Cái đó.
Xin Cái đó.
Xin Cái đó.
“This please.” - Xin Cái này.
Xin Cái này.
Xin Cái này.
All right, that's going to do it for this lesson. Remember to stop by VietnamesePod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF lesson notes. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Bye!

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