Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say "Hello, my name is Giang." in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Xin chào, tôi tên là Giang. |
| Eric: First is an expression meaning "Hello” or “Hi" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Xin chào [Slow] Xin chào |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning "name" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tên [Slow] tên |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to be" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] là [Slow] là |
| Eric: Last is a person’s name. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Giang [Slow] Giang |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Hello, my name is Giang." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Xin chào, tôi tên là Giang. [Normal] Xin chào, tôi tên là Giang. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the informal way to say "Hi, I'm Giang." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Chào, tôi là Giang. |
| Eric: First is an expression meaning "Hi" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Chào [Slow] Chào |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "am" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] là [Slow] là |
| Eric: Last is a person’s name. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Giang [Slow] Giang |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Hi, I'm Giang." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Chào, tôi là Giang. [Normal] Chào, tôi là Giang. |
| Eric: Up next is the informal way to say "Nice to meet you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Rất vui được gặp bạn. |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "very happy" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rất vui [Slow] rất vui |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to be able" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] được [Slow] được |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to meet" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] gặp [Slow] gặp |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning "you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Nice to meet you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Rất vui được gặp bạn. [Normal] Rất vui được gặp bạn. |
| Eric: And finally, here is a formal way to say "Nice to meet you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Rất hân hạnh được làm quen với bạn. |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning "my great pleasure" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] rất hân hạnh [Slow] rất hân hạnh |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to be able" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] được [Slow] được |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to get acquainted" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] làm quen [Slow] làm quen |
| Eric: Next is the preposition meaning "with" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] với [Slow] với |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning "you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Nice to meet you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Rất hân hạnh được làm quen với bạn. [Normal] Rất hân hạnh được làm quen với bạn. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: Vietnamese people aren’t used to touching when meeting each other... so I don’t recommend kissing or hugging. BUT business people and male friends do shake hands. When meeting a Vietnamese person for the first time, just introducing yourself with a smile is the best way to go. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Hoang Anh: Tạm biệt. |
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