Learn how to talk about your ethnicity in Vietnamese using the verb meaning "to be"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: Hi everyone, Jason here, and welcome back to VietnamesePod101.com. This is Basic Bootcamp Lesson 2 - Talking Nationality in Vietnamese. This is the second in a five-part series that will help you ease your way into VIetnamese. |
| Giang: Xin chào, tôi là Giang. I’m Giang. |
| Giang: In this lesson, you will learn how to introduce yourself and tell people where you are from. |
| Jason: That is essential while traveling to Vietnam, because that will be the first question people will probably want to ask you. Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Jason: Giang, Vietnam has really become a popular tourist destination. Recently, the country has attracted an increasing number of foreign tourists. |
| Giang: That’s right. That’s because more people are curious about the diverse natural and cultural attractions in Vietnam. |
| Jason: The hospitality and friendliness of Vietnamese people also make a visit to Vietnam more rewarding. |
| Giang: Right, Vietnamese people are really excited to make friends with non-Vietnamese. |
| Jason: If you come to Vietnam, you’ll be surprised to see an old man speak a few English words and try to help you out if you’re in need. |
| Giang: Right. |
| Jason: I guess we won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn about a beautiful country and get to know more about those nice people, right? |
| Giang: Definitely. Learning Vietnamese is the first step to understanding the Vietnamese country and people. |
| Jason: Okay, so why don’t we start by looking at the words we used in the conversation, so that all our learners will be able to share where they are from. |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Jason: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. We already learned the greeting Xin chào in the previous lesson. |
| Giang: And the Tôi tên là .... |
| Jason: Right, it means “My name is …” Now before you say your nationality, you need one phrase. It is extremely important and you will use it all the time |
| Giang: Tôi là |
| Jason: That’s right. The phrase means “I am” in English. It’s pretty straight forward. One time, slowly. |
| Giang: Tôi là |
| Jason: So in the dialogue, we heard the speaker say this and then the word... |
| Giang: Người Việt Nam |
| Jason: Which would translate as “I am Vietnamese.” |
| Giang: That’s right. |
| Jason: So altogether that’s... |
| Giang: Tôi là người Việt Nam. |
| Jason: Listeners, listen and repeat |
| Giang: Tôi là người Việt Nam. [pause] |
| Jason: So what was the other nationality we heard in the dialogue? |
| Giang: Người Anh |
| Jason: And that means “British”. So the whole sentence “I’m British” would be... |
| Giang: Tôi là người Anh. Notice the words Tôi là didn’t change. Just the word for an English person. In this case, người Anh |
| Jason: Sounds easy! Let’s move on to the Grammar section |
| Giang: Good idea! |
Lesson focus |
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| Jason: In this lesson, we’re going to learn more about how to talk about nationality in Vietnamese. |
| Giang: That’s right. We’ve learned how to say “I am Vietnamese” or “I am British”. |
| Jason: Yes, the main phrase here is [“Tôi là”], which means “I am”. It’s followed by a noun, and can be used to introduce your name, your nationality and your occupation. |
| Giang: For example... |
| Jason: I’m David. |
| Giang: Tôi là David. |
| Jason: I’m Italian. |
| Giang: Tôi là người Ý. |
| Jason: I’m a teacher. |
| Giang: Tôi là giáo viên. |
| Jason: But let’s concentrate on Nationalities now. When it comes to nationality, you start with [“người”] which means “people”, and then the name of your country in Vietnamese. |
| Giang: For example... |
| Jason: Vietnamese |
| Giang: Người Việt Nam |
| Jason: American |
| Giang: Người Mỹ. |
| Jason: So the first word never changes, what we have to learn is the country names in Vietnamese. Let’s look at what several countries are called in Vietnamese |
| Giang: Okay, let’s start - Mỹ |
| Jason: America |
| Giang: Anh |
| Jason: England |
| Giang: Nhật |
| Jason: Japan |
| Giang: Trung Quốc |
| Jason: China |
| Giang: Pháp |
| Jason: France |
| Giang: Ý |
| Jason: Italy |
| Giang: Nga |
| Jason: Russia. |
| Jason: Okay, let’s recap. Listeners, how do you say, “I’m Vietnamese”? |
| Giang: {Pause} Tôi là người Việt Nam. |
| Jason: And what about if you’re British? |
| Giang: {Pause} Tôi là người Anh. |
| Jason: Great. Now, listeners, try to make some simple sentences with your own nationality. |
| Giang: Have some fun! |
| Jason: You’ll find more of them in the lesson notes that accompany this lesson. |
| Giang: We hope everybody isn’t too tired after this boot camp! |
| Jason: Just keep practicing and you’ll have these down pat in no time. |
Outro |
| Jason: That’s it for this lesson. |
| Giang: Thanks for listening. Tạm biệt. |
| Jason: See you! |
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