Learn to ask "How do you read this in Vietnamese?"
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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 |
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| Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases lesson 34 - How Do You Read This in Southern Vietnamese? |
| In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you to a phrase that will provide you with the tools to learn from the people around you. To ask, “How do you read this in Vietnamese ?” is Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Once again, Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| The first word, từ này, means “this word.” Both words fall gradually. Let’s hear them again, từ này, từ này. This is followed by tiếng Việt, which in Vietnamese is the word for the Vietnamese language, tiếng Việt. |
| tiếng Việt |
| Now, the next word, đọc, đọc means “to read” and is the low tone, đọc. |
| đọc |
| The last words, thế nào, thế nào simply means “how” or “how to.” |
| thế nào |
| Thế is the rising tone, nào falls gradually. |
| thế nào |
| thế nào |
| So all together, we have Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Literally, this means “How to read this word in Vietnamese?” |
| To ask how to say “How do you read that in Vietnamese?” simply substitute the word “that” từ đó for “this” từ này. |
| “How do you read that in Vietnamese?” Từ đó tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ đó tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| You can point out the word you want and ask this question. |
| You’re probably already aware that Vietnamese has three dialects; Northern, Middle, and Southern. For example, Northern Vietnamese people will use từ đó for the word “that.” Southern Vietnamese people will use cái đó. |
| 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! |
| “How do you read this in Vietnamese?” - Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ này tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| “How do you read that in Vietnamese?” - Từ đó tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ đó tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| Từ đó tiếng Việt đọc thế nào? |
| 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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