Learn where Vietnamese is spoken
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Intro |
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| Michael: Where is Vietnamese spoken? |
| Nguyet: And how many varieties of Vietnamese are there? |
| Michael: At VietnamesePod101.com, we hear these questions often. Now, imagine this |
| scenario: Emma Nguyễn is meeting another college student, Long Lương, for the first time. On hearing her speak Vietnamese, this college student asks, |
| "Where did you learn Vietnamese?" |
| Long Lương: Bạn học tiếng Việt ở đâu? |
| Dialogue |
| Long Lương: Bạn học tiếng Việt ở đâu? |
| Emma Nguyễn: Ở Việt Nam. |
| Michael: Once more with the English translation. |
| Long Lương: Bạn học tiếng Việt ở đâu? |
| Michael: "Where did you learn Vietnamese?" |
| Emma Nguyễn: Ở Việt Nam. |
| Michael: "In Vietnam." |
Lesson focus |
| Michael: Vietnamese, or |
| Nguyet: tiếng Việt |
| Michael: belongs to the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austro-Asiatic family of languages. Did you know that 76 million people speak this language, making it the 16th most-spoken language in the world, and 75 million people speak this language in Vietnam alone? Outside of Vietnam, it is also spoken in many countries worldwide! |
| Vietnamese is widely spoken in Vietnam, |
| Nguyet: Việt Nam |
| Michael: and Fangchenggang |
| Nguyet: Thành phố Phòng Thành Cảng |
| Michael: We're not kidding about Vietnamese being spoken in many countries outside of Vietnam. It's a widely-spoken language in countries like Australia, or |
| Nguyet: Châu Úc |
| Michael: the United States of America, or |
| Nguyet: nước Mỹ |
| Michael: and China, |
| Nguyet: Trung Quốc |
| Michael: as well as Europe |
| Nguyet: Châu u |
| Michael: and Southeast Asia |
| Nguyet: Đông Nam Á |
| [Summary] |
| Michael: In this lesson, we have learned that Vietnamese is spoken by a large number of people, and while the majority of them are located in Vietnam, Vietnamese speakers can be found all around the world! |
| Expansion/Contrast (Optional) |
| Michael: There are several dialects spoken in Vietnam, but the three major ones are |
| Nguyet : Hanoi, |
| Michael: which is spoken in Northern Vietnam, |
| Nguyet : Huế, |
| Michael: which is spoken in Mid-Central Vietnam, and |
| Nguyet: Saigon, |
| Michael: which is used in the Southern part of the country. These dialects differ in their sound system, vocabulary, and grammar. |
| Cultural Insight/Expansion (Optional) |
| Michael: One of the reasons that Vietnamese is spoken in many countries around the world are the overseas Vietnamese, or |
| Nguyet: Người Việt hải ngoại. |
| Michael: About 4.5 million Vietnamese became part of this diaspora, leaving the country in 1975. Over half of these people live in the United States today. The term "Overseas Vietnamese" is not a popular one and has since been replaced by the term that means "ethnic Vietnamese who live in foreign countries." It's the word |
| Nguyet: Việt Kiều. |
Outro |
| Michael: Do you have any more questions? We're here to answer them! |
| Nguyet: Tạm biệt! |
| Michael: See you soon! |
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