Learn to ask, "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question How are you? in Vietnamese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask "How are you?" in Vietnamese. |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Khỏe không? |
| Eric: First is an adjective meaning "fine, well" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] khỏe [Slow] khỏe |
| Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no, not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "How are you?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Khỏe không? [Normal] Khỏe không? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you’re speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, "How are you?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Bạn khỏe không? |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning "fine, well" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] khỏe [Slow] khỏe |
| Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no, not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "How are you?" |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Bạn khỏe không? [Normal] Bạn khỏe không? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "I'm fine. Thank you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi khỏe. Cảm ơn |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] tôi [Slow] tôi |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning "fine, well" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] khỏe [Slow] khỏe |
| Eric: Last is the expression meaning "thank you" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] cảm ơn [Slow] cảm ơn |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "I'm fine. Thank you." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi khỏe. Cảm ơn [Normal] Tôi khỏe. Cảm ơn |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, "Not so well." |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] Không khỏe lắm |
| Eric: First is a determiner meaning "no, not" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning "fine, well" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] khỏe [Slow] khỏe |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning "so, very" |
| Hoang Anh: [Normal] lắm [Slow] lắm |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "Not so well." |
| Hoang Anh: [Slow] Không khỏe lắm [Normal] Không khỏe lắm |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Hoang Anh: Khoẻ không? is not an everyday greeting. It’s actually only asked when you haven't met for a long time. We might also ask Vẫn khoẻ chứ? Meaning “You’re still doing well, right?" or Dạo này thế nào? Meaning “How’re you doing these days?” In response, you don’t say cảm ơn like in English; just answer directly saying, Tôi khoẻ meaning “I'm fine” or Tôi vẫn ổn meaning “I’m still doing well,” and ask how they’re doing. |
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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