Learn how to ask, "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask "Where are you going?" in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Bạn đi đâu đấy? |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go” and “to leave" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi [Slow] đi |
| Eric: Next is the question word meaning "where" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đâu [Slow] đâu |
| Eric: Last is the sentence-ending particle. You can use this particle to ask about something you are not sure about. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đấy [Slow] đấy |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Where are you going?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Bạn đi đâu đấy? [Normal] Bạn đi đâu đấy? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, "Where are you going?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh đi đâu đấy? |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you" for a man |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh [Slow] Anh |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi [Slow] đi |
| Eric: Next is the question word meaning "where" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đâu [Slow] đâu |
| Eric: Last is the sentence-ending particle. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đấy [Slow] đấy |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "Where are you going?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Anh đi đâu đấy? [Normal] Anh đi đâu đấy? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "I'm going to the supermarket." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi đi siêu thị. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi [Slow] đi |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning "supermarket" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] siêu thị [Slow] siêu thị |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, "I'm going to the supermarket." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi đi siêu thị. [Normal] Tôi đi siêu thị. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, "I'm going to work." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi đi làm. |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi [Slow] đi |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning "to work" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] làm [Slow] làm |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, "I'm going to work." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi đi làm. [Normal] Tôi đi làm. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: đi đâu đấy? after saying a subject is sometimes used to greet neighbors in Vietnam. So if you see your neighbor, instead of saying "Hi", you can ask where they’re going, but it doesn’t mean that you want a real answer. Therefore, they may will simply reply Vâng, meaning “Yes”, or Tôi ra đây một tí meaning “I'm going there for a while”. |
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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