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Does the Vietnamese language have tones and marks? Why?
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Yes it does. The tones and marks play an important role in word distinction.
Example: bàn: table bán: to sell bạn: friend |
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Does the Vietnamese language have verbal conjugations?
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No. It doesn't have verbal conjugations, no change of form of verbs, adjectives, nouns, etc. EX: A sentence like "Tôi làm" (I work) has the verb "work" (to work); when you want to say "work" in the past tense, in English, you will add "ed" after the verb: "work" --> "worked", or you will use the form of an irregular verb: go --> went. HOWEVER, in Vietnamese, the verb never changes its form. Instead, you will put an auxiliary verb just before the main verb. "Tôi làm" (I work) --> "Tôi đã làm" (I worked). The word "đã" has no explicit meaning, it just indicates the past time.
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What is the basic word order in the Vietnamese language.
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Subject-Verb-Object
Example: Tôi ăn cơm. I-eat-rice. |
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Vietnamese has many words for a personal pronoun. What person is usually referred to in the following "you's"?
1) Anh 2) Chị 3) Cô 4) Ông 5) Bà If you put these words before a name, they will become ____, ____, and ____. |
1) a young man
2) a young woman 3) a young lady 4) an old man 5) an old woman Mr., Ms., Mrs. |
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Nam: Chào chị.
What did Nam say? (Give an equivalent answer) |
Hello.
Literally: Hello-you(miss) |
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Mai: Chào anh. Rất vui được gặp anh.
What did Mai say? (Give an equivalent answer) |
Hello. Nice to meet you.
Literally: Hello-you(mister). Very-happy-can-meet-you(mister). |
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Nam: Rất hân hạnh gặp chị. Chị tên là gì?
What did Nam say? (Give an equivalent answer) |
Very pleased to meet you. What is your name?
Literally: Very-pleased-meet-you(miss). You(miss)-name-to be-what? |
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Mai: Tôi tên là Mai.
What did Mai say? (Give an equivalent answer) |
My name is Mai.
Literally: I-name-to be-Mai. |
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Nam: Tôi là Nam.
What did Nam say? (Give an equivalent answer) |
I am Nam.
Literally: I-to be-Nam. |
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What is the yes/no structure?
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Look at this sentence: "Anh có khoẻ không" (How are you?), This structure is: You + có + to be fine + không + ? The interrogative structure "có ... không ?" is used to form a tota l question. What is a total question? It's a question to which you will answer "Yes" or "No" for the whole information. In between "có" and "không" can be a verb, an adjective: Anh có gặp anh Nam không? (Do you meet Mr. Nam?) Chị có vui không? (Are you happy?)
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