Learn to say you are a vegeterian
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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. |
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Lesson focus |
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| Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases lesson 46 - I'm a Vegetarian in Southern Vietnamese. |
| Today’s lesson is not only for all the vegetarians out there, but also for anyone with an adversity to a particular food. There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. So today, we'll go over some phrases to ensure you don't get any unwanted surprises on that plate. |
| In Vietnamese "I’m a vegetarian!" is Tôi ăn chay. |
| Tôi ăn chay. |
| Let’s break this down: Tôi ăn chay. |
| Once again, Tôi ăn chay. |
| All the words in this phrase are the flat tone. |
| The first word, tôi, we know means "I" or “me.” |
| tôi |
| tôi |
| The second word may be familiar too, ăn. |
| ăn |
| Ăn means "eat." |
| ăn |
| This is followed by chay, chay which means “vegan food.” |
| chay |
| chay |
| So all together, Tôi ăn chay. Literally this means "I eat vegan food" or in other words "I’m a vegetarian!" |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat meat is by saying “I don’t eat meat!” which is Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| Let’s break this down: Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| Once again, Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| There are two words we have yet to cover here, không and thit. |
| Now, to begin with, không means "negative" like no or none, does not or do not. |
| không |
| không |
| Không with a verb behind it means "does not" or "be not." |
| The other word, thit, means “meat.” |
| thit |
| thit |
| So all together, we have Tôi không ăn thịt. Literally, this means "I don't eat meat." |
| This sentence pattern can be used for foods other than meat by changing just one word. So let’s take a look at some other possibilities. Let's try "fish." "Fish" is cá. |
| cá |
| Cá is the falling tone. |
| cá |
| So to say "I don't eat fish!" tôi không ăn cá. |
| tôi không ăn cá |
| Vegan food in Vietnam has a long history along with Buddhism. Since monks of this religion are not allowed to eat meat and fish, they can’t kill precious lives, so they eat vegan food every day. |
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! |
| “I’m a vegetarian.” - Tôi ăn chay. |
| Tôi ăn chay. |
| Tôi ăn chay. |
| “I don't eat meat.” - Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| Tôi không ăn thịt. |
| “I don't eat fish.” - Tôi không ăn cá. |
| Tôi không ăn cá. |
| Tôi không ăn cá. |
| 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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