Lesson: Hello

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– My name is Cathy , from http://www.123Vietnamese.com
– Welcome to lesson 1 : Hello
– Hi Tony, welcome to Ha Noi.
– Hi Cathy, great to see you.
– Xin chào
– Uhm??
– Hi, this is how to say hello” in Vietnamese. Try “Xin chào”
– Ok, “Xin chào”. What exactly does it mean?
– When you meet someone else, you can say “Xin chào”.
– Xin chào in Vietnamese means “hello” in English. It’s easy.
– Hello. How are you? “Bạn khỏe không?”.
– Bạn will mean “you”. “Khỏe không” will mean “How”.
– Bạn khỏe không?. It will mean “How are you?”.
– Do you want to give it a try?
– Bạn khỏe không? Is this sound ok?
– Yes, very good. “Bạn khỏe không?” as well as “How are you?” is a question and it need a answer.
– How are you?
– I’m very good. How would I say it in Vietnamese?
– Tôi rất khỏe.
– Tôi means “I”, “rất” means “very” and “khỏe” means “good”.
– It don’t need putting any word to say “am’ in Vietnamese.
– Ok. “Tôi rất khỏe.”
– Yes, perfect.
– If somebody want to ask “How are you”, you will say “I’m very good, and you?”
– In Vietnamese, You can say “Tôi rất khỏe, còn bạn?”.
– In this case “còn bạn” means “What’s about you?” or “and you?”
– Ok. Tôi rất khỏe. Còn bạn?
– Tôi rất khỏe. Cảm ơn.
– Cảm ơn means “Thank you”
– Ah, it is easy. “Cảm ơn”, is it ok?
– Yes, very good.
– Now, I know how to say Hello and Thank you.
– So, how do I say “Good bye”?
– Tạm biệt. “Tạm biệt” means “Good bye”.
– Tạm biệt.
– Yes, that’s well-done.

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