Vocabulary 4 Flashcards by Stephen Rothman

it is becoming increasingly difficult (more days more difficult)

Văn nói: càng ngày càng khó.

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càng

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old

già

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getting older; older day by day

ngày càng già

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become; becoming

Trở nên

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it is becoming more difficult

Càng ngày càng khó [“more days, more difficult]

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it is becoming more difficult

mỗi lúc một khó [every time difficult one]

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it is becoming more difficult

Văn nói: càng ngày càng khó.

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it is becoming more difficult

Bắt đầu khó hơn [starting (to get) harder]

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“is” - means the accompanying verb or adjective is happening at the present time

đang

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I am getting old.

Tôi đang già đi.

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gradually

dần

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It’s getting hotter.

Thời tiết đang dần nóng hơn rồi.

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By the time they reached the house we were getting hungry.

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I’m getting tired of all this nonsense.

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My mother is getting old and needs looking after.

Mẹ tôi dần lớn tuổi và cần có người chăm sóc.

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Tai chi

Thái cực quyền

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private

riêng tư

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know each other

quen nhau

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touchy, easy to get upset, proud, easily offended

tự ái

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former

trước đây

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Don’t touch the stove until it gets cool.

(Đừng chạm vào bếp cho đến khi nó nguội đi.)

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experience

kinh nghiệm

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treat (conduct oneself toward another)

đối xử

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treat women well

đối xử với người phụ nữ tốt

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live in private (like a couple living alone without the couple’s parents

sống riêng

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self

tự

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wonderful

tuyệt vời

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tall

cao

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how tall

cao bao nhiêu

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taller

cao hơn

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meter

mét

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handsome

đẹp trai

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mature

trưởng thành

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graduate

tốt nghiệp

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school, university

trường

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famous

nổi tiếng

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smart

thông minh

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love

yêu

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kindergarden

trường mẫu giáo

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female teacher

cô giáo

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well-behaved

ngoan

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draw

vẽ

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usually

bình thường

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fight, hit

đánh

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nice, cute

dễ thương

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Come here!

Lại đây!

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I thought… (something that turned out to be wrong)

Chị tưởng…

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the other

kia

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like a demon

như quỷ

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and

Với lại

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he or she when talking about children or people younger than us

nó

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polite

lịch sự

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lawyer

luật sư

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travel

du lịch

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So how was my Tri today?

Vậy Trí nhà chị hôm nay sao em?

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Hôm nay nó có đánh bạn không?

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I thought you meant the other Tri!

Em tưởng chị nói Trí kia!

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about (a subject)

về

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other

khác

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He’s so nice

Nó dễ thương lắm

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His classmates love him.

Các bạn thích nó lắm.

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So how was my Tri today?

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Your Tri was like a demon!

Trí nhà chị như quỷ!

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mind

tâm niệm

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remind myself

tự nhắc mình

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go straight

Đi thẳng

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turn right

Quẹo phải

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stop

Dừng lại

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fork in road, or 3-way intersection

Ngã ba

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Sunday, or first

Thứ nhất

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Monday

Thứ hai

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Tuesday

Thứ ba

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Wednesday

Thứ tư

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Thursday

Thứ năm

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Friday

Thứ sáo

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Saturday

Thứ bảy

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man

đàn ông

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woman

phụ nữ

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charming

cuốn hút

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at all

chút nào

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arrogant

chảnh

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boss

sếp

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fake

giả tạo

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come over here

đi qua đây

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full

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never

không bao giờ

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not

đâu có

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tease

chọc

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just

thôi

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everyone

ai cũng

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probably

chắc

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a little

hơi

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once _____ is over, has been accomplished

….. xong

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some little kids

mấy đứa nhỏ

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stroke (interruption of blood supply to brain)

đột quỵ

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Philippines

Phi-lip-pin / philipines

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aborigines

thổ dân/

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American Indians

người da đỏ

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India

ấn độ

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friendly

thân thiện

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patient (patience); calm

điềm tĩnh

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brother in law

anh rễ

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easy

dễ

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late

trễ

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young

trẻ

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cheap

rẻ

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alternate pronunciation of chú thấy sao?

chú thấy ( n ) sao?

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weather

thời tiết

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cool

mát

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anywhere

bất kì đâu

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thin

ốm

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fat

mập

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Buddhism

đạo phật

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spelling of Thich Nhat Hanh

thích nhất hạnh

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dharma talk (preaching)

giảng đạo

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wonderful boyfriend

Bạn trai tuyệt vời

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treat a woman well

đối xử với người phụ nữ tốt

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At kindergarten

Ở trường mẫu giáo

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mind

tâm niệm

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remind myself

tự nhắc mình

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date (i.e. boy and girl go out together)

hẹn hò

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very fast

chớp nhoáng

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speed dating

hẹn hò chớp nhoáng

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dinner

bữa tối

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pickup truck

xe bán tải

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everything

cái gì cũng

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scared

sợ

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river

sông

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don’t

đừng có

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stand

đứng

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dangerous

nguy hỉểm

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walk

đi bộ

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dog

chó

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tiny

nhỏ xíu

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go this way

đi đường này nè

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dark

tối

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not

đâu có

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spider

nhện

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trên

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head

đầu

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take off

lấy . . . ra

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a couple (two people love)

hai người yeu

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many things

nhiều thứ

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review

ôn

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regularly / often

thường xuyên

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kidding

(nói )giỡn

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pronoun when one girl kidding with another, or girl friend addressing boyfriend “dude”

ba (father)

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use (North)

dụng; hay sư dụng

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use (South)

xài

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hoặc

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hay

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close friend(s) or best friend

bạn thân

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Paper Books Are Better

Sách giấy tốt hơn

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Trong cuọc nói chuyện này, mình có hai người bạn thân

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They meet at a coffee shop

Họ gặp nhau ở một quán cà phê

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very informal I / you

Tao / mày

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paper book

sách giấy

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always

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when

lúc

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intelligent

thông minh

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well-educated

tri thức

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generally

nói chung (là)

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quite

khá

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attractive (in the sense of interesting, more than beautiful); example is speaking of a girl who is reading a book rather than looking at her phone

thu hút

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exactly, absolutely

chính xác

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those girls

mấy con nhỏ kia

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they

tụi nó

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this particle is used at the end of the sentences to form question. Its function is to clarify or confirm the information.

hả

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rising tone

Dấu sắc

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falling tone

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falling rising tone

Dấu hỏi

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rising broken tone

Dấu ngã

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falling broken tone

Dấu nặng

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Me too.

Tao cũng vậy

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Alone

Một mình

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noun

danh từ

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lyrics

lời bài hát

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Generally, pretty attractive

Nói chung là khá thu hút

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look as in look at and also as in “how do I look?”

Nhìn

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those pretty girls

mấy con nhỏ xinh dẹp kia

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Now look at those girls looking at their phones.

Giờ nhìn mấy con nhỏ đang coi điện thoại kia đi.

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arrive

tới

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when you just arrived

lúc mày mới tới

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either “how many” or “some”

mấy

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to run (drive) a boat

lai thuyen

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a conversation (what are the dau?)

cuộc nói chuyện

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Dấu sắc climbs to a high place

Dấu sắc là trèo lên cao

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Dấu hỏi is curved like my ear

Dấu hỏi cong như tai mình

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dấu huyền (like the French “accent grave”) __________?

Cái dấu huyền thì trôi xuôi

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Dấu ngã (also referred to as a “tilde” ____________? (is really sticking out?)

Dấu ngã thì thật chênh vênh

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Dấu nặng (the heavy tone) falls - plop, plump or thump

Dấu nặng rơi… rơi bịch

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Big bear

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our

(của) chúng tôi

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enter

(đi) vào

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Central Vietnam (Long mountainous region)

(miền) Trung

1500

(một) nghìn rưỡi

103

(một) trăm linh/lẻ ba

150

(một) trăm rưỡi

(một) vạn rưỡi/mười lăm nghìn

tomorrow

(ngày) mai

So you work from 3 o’clock until when?

(Vậy) chị làm từ ba giờ đến mấy giờ?

So you work from 3 o’clock until when?

(Vậy) chị làm từ ba giờ đến mấy giờ?

/ vậy/ thế?

1 time per day

1 ngày 1 lần

3 times per day

1 ngày 3 lần

10 days

10 ngày

100

100 đô la

11 p.m. (đêm = night)

11 giờ đêm

11 p.m.

11 giờ tối

12 midnight

12 giờ đêm

12 midnight

12 giờ đêm

12 noon

12 giờ trưa

12 noon

12 giờ trưa

2 dogs in 2 houses

2 con chó ở 2 nhà

Two million đồng (around $100)

2 triệu

22 degrees C.

22 độ C

3 months

3 tháng rồi

3 boats

3 thuyền

30 students

30 sinh vien

500 Vietnam đồng

500 đồng

6 p.m.

6 giờ chiều

6 people

6 người

6 hours?

6 tiếng?

Oh…

À…

who

who?

Who cooks for your parents?

Ai nấu ăn cho bố mẹ anh?

the lunar calendar

âm lịch

Lunar, lunar calendar

âm lịch

Eat

ăn

Eat sweet soup

ăn chè

Eat a meal (eat rice)

ăn cơm

breakfast

ăn sáng

Did you have breakfast yet?

ăn sáng chưa?

Dinner at home

ăn tối ở nhà

Eat lunch

ăn trưa

Brother (…), older brother. Polite term used to address a male friend; (my) older brother or same age

anh

England

Anh

older brother, for a slightly older man, or for the man in a romantic relationship. (S)

Anh

Where (did) you go

Anh (đã) đi đâu?

What are you studying?

Anh (đang) học gì đó?

What are you doing?

Anh (đang) làm gì đó?

With whom are you talking?

Anh (đang) nói chuyện với ai?

You are busy, no?

anh bận phải không?

Please wait for me for 5 minutes!

Anh chờ em 5 phút nhe!

I didn’t eat anything yet

Anh chưa ăn gì.

Do you know Professor Smith at Yale?

Anh có biết thầy Smith ở trường Yale không?

Do you have any questions?

Anh có câu hỏi nào không?

Do you have a question?

Anh có câu hỏi nào không?

Are you thirsty

anh có khát không?

Are you thirsty

anh có khát không?

One can see Ha Long Bay from Julie’s house

Anh có thể thấy Vịnh hạ Long từ nhà Julie.

You also study how much longer?

anh còn học bao lâu nữa?

Have you been to Ha Long Bay?

Anh đã đi Vịnh hạ Long bao giờ chưa?

Where are you?

Anh đang ở đâu?

(Since) when did you come?(No.)

Anh đến (từ) bao giờ?

(Since) when did you come?(So.)

Anh đến (từ) hồi nào?

Are you handsome?

Anh đẹp trai không?

Are you handsome?

Anh đẹp trai không?

Go have fun, right?

Anh đi chơi vui nhe!

Where are you going?

Anh đi dâu Can add any of these:Doesn’t change the meaning đấy / đó/ vậy/ thế?

Where are you going? ( at the end of the serntence, dấy refers to an action in progress).

Anh đi đâu đấy?

You went to Vietnam five times already

Anh đi Việt Nam bón lần rồi

How many times have you gone to Viet Nam

anh đi Vn mấy lần rồi?

You are better

Anh đỡ hơn.

repeat after me

Anh đọc theo em nhé!

I pick up Julie (by car)

anh đón Julie

You are more skilled

anh giỏi hơn

What are you studying?

Anh học gì đó?

How long have you been studying physics?

Anh học vật lý được bao lâu rồi?

You finish studying at 6 p.m.

anh học xong lúc 6 giờ

You ask

Anh hỏi

You ask the questions

Anh hỏi đi!

How are yoiu?

Anh khỏe không?

How are you?

Anh khỏe không?

Are you well?

Anh khỏe không?

How are you

Anh khỏe không?

I didn’t go anywhere

Anh không đi đâu.

You can’t study Vietnamese

anh không học tiếng Việt được?

Where are you from?

Anh là người nước nào?

What are you doing? (here đấy refers to an action in process, not to “there”)

Anh làm gì đấy?

What are you doing? (here đó refers to an action in process, not to “there”)

Anh làm gì đó?

From what hour until what hour do you work?

Anh làm việc từ mấy giờ đến mấy giờ?

How long ago did you get married?

Anh lập gia đình được bao lâu rồi?

I can cook

Anh nấu được.

I hear you clearly (well)

Anh nghe em rõ (lắm).

Can you hear me clearly?

anh nghe em rõ không?

You speak English easily

Anh nói tiếng Anh dễ lắm.

I speak English better than her

Anh nói tiếng Anh giỏi hơn em ấy

When did you come (arrive) from France to the U.S.

Anh ở / từ Pháp đến Mỹ từ bao giờ

How long have you lived there?

Anh ở đó bao lâu?

I stayed home watching soccer

Anh ở nhà xem bóng đá

What number are you at on Clinton Street?

Anh ở số mấy phố Clinton?

How long will you be in Vietnam?

Anh ở Việt Nam bao lâu?

I’ll be in Vietnam from December 14 until December 24.

Anh ở Việt Nam từ ngày 14 tháng 12 đến ngày 24 (tháng 12).

Which suburb in Los Angeles do you live in?

Anh ở vùng nào ở Los Angeles?

I have to go for a routine health checkup

anh phải đi kiểm tra sức khỏe định kỳ

I have to wait

Anh phải đợi

I have to wait

Anh phải đợi

Will you go to Saigon?

Anh sẽ đi Sài Gòn không?

You will go to Vietnam / Hanoi

Anh sẽ đi Vn/ Hà Nội

How long will you be in Vietnam?

Anh sẽ ở Việt Nam bao lâu?

You will be in Vietnam for 10 days

Anh sẽ ở Việt Nam mười ngày

What day were you born

anh sinh ngày mấy?

You don’t cook

Anh không nấu ăn được

You are feeling better

Anh thấy đỡ hơn.

How do you feel about Phở (do you like it)?

Anh thấy Phở thế nào?

how do feel?

Anh thấy thế nào?

You like which team?

Anh thích đội nào?

You like to drink coffee hot or cold?

Anh thích uống cà phê nóng hay lạnh?

I’ll try to go

anh thử đi

You didn’t wake up yet?

Anh thức dậy chưa?

You answer

Anh trả lời

I study by myself at home

anh tự học ở nhà

You drink coffee how many times per day?

anh uống cà phê một ngày mấy lần?

Are you and Julie happy?

Anh và Julie có hạnh phúc không?

Are you and Julie happy?

Anh và Julie có hạnh phúc không?

what time do you come home?

Anh về nhà lúc mấy giờ?

I’m home (I return already)

anh về rồi

that

ấy

three

father

parent’s older sister, used to address a woman slightly older than one’s parents or wife of father’s older brother or wife of mother’s older brother.

Bá

Mrs., you, your; Madam (literally, ‘my grandmother’)

bà

grandmother, used as a term of respect for a (usually married) woman senior to the speaker and who is late middle age or older

Bà

Your father

ba của anh

(It’s) 3:00.

Ba giờ rồi.

My parents

ba mẹ anh

Parents (literally: father mother), in the South

ba mẹ; ba má

thirty

ba mươi

thirty five

ba mươi lăm

thirty one

ba mươi mốt

parent’s older brother or sister, used to address a man/woman slightly older than one’s parents or husband of father’s older sister or husband of mother’s older sister.

Bác

doctor

bác sĩ

doctor

bác sĩ

Written work, lesson, text

bài

lesson

bài học

test

bài kiểm tra

Exercises

Bài tập

Exercise 3

bài tập 3

friend

bạn

Busy / engaged

bận

Daytime 29 degrees C

ban ngày 29 độ C

busy

bận rộn

Part-time (half-time)

bán thời gian

bằng

By the Pimsleur program

bằng chương trình Pimsleur

Bangkok

Băng Cốc

equal

bằng nhau

equal

bằng nhau

when

bao giờ

When/What time will you return?

bao giờ / mấy giờ…về?

when

bao giờ = khi nào

When will you come?

Bao giờ anh đến?

When will you return from London

Bao giờ chị từ/ở Luân Đôn về?

When will you return from London

Bao giờ chị từ/ở Luân Đôn về?

How old are they? (literally, how many age?)

bao nhiêu tuổi?

start

bắt đầu

now

bây giờ

What time is it now?

Bây giờ (là) mấy giờ rồi?

What are you doing now? I’m studying Vietnamese.

Bây giờ anh đang làm gì? Tôi đang học tiếng Việt.

What do you do for a living now? I work as a lawyer.

Bây giờ anh làm gì? Tôi làm luật sư.

Where are you now?

Bây giờ anh ở đâu?

Now you are going to the post office, right? (Vâng, tôi đi đến đó.)

Bây giờ bà đi bưu điện, phải không?

What kind of work do you do now?

Bây giờ chị làm nghề gì?

Now it’s 22 degrees C

bây giờ là 22 độ C

75000

bảy mươi lăm ngàn

750000

bảy trăm năm mươi ngàn

Hospital

bệnh viện = bịnh viện

Suffer (any misfortune)

bị

Hurt (suffer pain; suffered an injury)

bị đau

beer

bia

sea

biển

Damned if I know; beats me; how would I know (literally, if I know I’ll die)

Biết chết liền

bottle

bình

Normal / ordinary / regular

bình thường

Cow or beef; thịt bò is beef

bò

cow

bò

edge

bờ

Ministry

Bộ

Coast (sea’s edge); seashore; seaside

bờ biển

Ministry of Immigration

Bộ Di trú

Department of Education

Bộ Giáo Dục

Ministry of Education

Bộ Giáo dục

Parents (literally: father mother), in the North

Bố mẹ

Are your parents young?

Bố mẹ anh có trẻ không?

Are your parents young?

Bố mẹ anh có trẻ không?

My parents are healthy, but they are eighty four years old already

Bố mẹ anh khỏe nhưng ông bà tám mươi bốn tuổi rồi

Can your parents still drive a car?

bố mẹ anh vẫn lái xe được?

government ministry foreign affairs (in U.S.A.: State Dept.)

bộ ngoại giao

Ministry of Interior

Bộ Nội vụ

Ministry of Interior

Bộ Nội vụ

Ministry of Finance

Bộ Tài chính

My hands are tied (there is nothing I can do); literally, to tie hand

bớ tay

My father can’t turn his neck well

bố tôi không thể xoay cổ được.

Ministry of Social Welfare

Bộ Xã hội

father

bố/ ba

father

bố/ ba

father

Bố/Ba/Cha

four

bốn

I’m going at 4:00.

Bốn giờ tôi đi.

forty

bốn mươi

forty five

bốn mươi lăm

forty one

bốn mươi mốt

407

bốn trăm linh/lẻ bảy

soccer

bóng đá

Which part of the day do you prefer

buổi nào anh thích hơn?

morning

buổi sáng

Night time

buổi tối

Grapefruit; pomelo; yellow pomelo; green pomelo

bưởi; bưởi vàng; bưởi xanh

sad

buồn

sad >< happy

buồn >< vui

sad >< happy

buồn >< vui

funny

buồn cười

Post office

bưu điện

both

cả hai

both

cả hai

coffee

cà phê

Iced coffee

cà phê đá

Iced coffee (coffee on the rocks)

cà phê đá

Hot coffee

cà phê nóng

You men

Các anh

You men are studying what?

Các anh học gì dấy

You ladies

Các chị

What are those ladies doing? They are going to see a film.

các chị ấy đi đâu? Họ đi xem phim.

What are you ladies doing? We are going to the airport

các chị đi đâu (đấy)? Chúng tôi đi sân bay.

You ladies are doing what?

Các chị làm gì đấy

ago

cách đây

ago

cách đây

ago

cách đây (precedes the time, e.g. hai tuần cách đây)

1 year ago

cách đây 1 năm

3 or 4 years ago

cách đây 3,4 năm rồi

California

Ca-li

Cambodia

Cam - pu chia; Campuchia

thank (you)

cám ơn

Thank you very much.

Cám ơn anh nhiều lắm!

Cẩm Phả (gần Vịnh Hạ Long)

Cẩm Phả

coffee

cà-phê

mother’s brother, used to address a younger man or a man as old as one’s mother

Cậu

Social club

câu lạc bộ

Club (such as a book club or chess club)

câu lạc bộ

Hoàn Kiếm Club

câu lạc bộ Hoàn Kiếm

Patterns

Câu mẫu

Probably not

chắc là không

Probably not

chắc là không

Point (dot) as in sáu chấm một = 6.1

chấm

to greet

chào

Hello (to man)

Chào anh

Hello Joe

Chào anh Joe

I greet you (Mrs.)

Chào bà

Hello (older woman)

chào bà

Hello (female teacher; grown woman)

chào cô

Hello (adult woman; female teacher)

chào cô

Hello (teacher / Ms.) Thủy

Chào cô Thủy

Hello Thủy

Chào em Thủy

Hello (older man)

chào ông

Hello Thus. I’m we’ll. How about you? How are you?

Chào Thủy. Tôi khỏe. Con em? Em khỏe không?

nephew/niece, grandson/granddaughter; used to address a young person of around such relative age

Cháu

nephew

cháu trai

sweet soup

chè

tea

chè (no.), trà (so.)

tea

chè = trà

Sweet soup with green beans

chè đậu xanh

Lotus seed sweet soup?

chè hạt sen

Sister (…), older sister. Polite term used to address a female friend; (my) older sister or same age

chị

older sister, for a slightly older woman. (S)

Chị

Only one cup

chỉ có một cốc

She also lives in Los Angeles, so what is her address?

Chị cũng ở Los Angeles, thế địa chỉ chị là gì?

You / I (female) will go

Chị sẽ đi

Only Tuesday and Thursday

chỉ thứ 3 và thứ 5 thôi?

pm or afternoon

chiều

pm (afternoon)

chiều

afternoon

chiều

afternoon

chiều

afternoon

chiều

Tomorrow afternoon

chiều mai

nine

chín

9 a.m.

chín giờ sáng

I’ll return at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning

Chín giờ sáng mai tôi sẽ đi.

905000

chín trăm lẻ năm ngàn

give

cho

dog

chó

Wait 10 minutes for me

chờ anh / tôi 10 phút nhe! The nhe softens it

Wait 10 minutes for me

chờ anh / tôi 10 phút nhe! The nhe softens it

For health

cho khỏ.

For me (as in make coffee for me)

cho tôi

to enjoy leisure time

chơi

play

chơi

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