Learn how to talk about repetition of an action
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hey there! I’m Brandon and welcome back to VietnamesePod101.com. This is lower beginner Season 1, Lesson 25 - Can You Help Me Re-design This Vietnamese Website? |
| Huyen: Xin chào! I’m Huyen. |
| Brandon In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about the repetition of an action. The conversation takes place at the office and is between Hoa and Nam, her senior. |
| Huyen: The speakers are colleagues, so they'll be using neutral Vietnamese, which is half formal and half informal, but Hoa keeps a respectful tone towards her senior. |
| Brandon: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Nam: Em thấy lô gô này thế nào? |
| Hoa: Màu sắc chưa nổi bật lắm, chữ hơi nhỏ ạ. |
| Nam: Anh cũng nghĩ thế. Em có biết dùng photoshop không? |
| Hoa: Có ạ. |
| Nam: Vậy em thiết kế lại giúp anh nhé. |
| Hoa: Vâng. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Nam: Em thấy lô gô này thế nào? |
| Hoa: Màu sắc chưa nổi bật lắm, chữ hơi nhỏ ạ. |
| Nam: Anh cũng nghĩ thế. Em có biết dùng photoshop không? |
| Hoa: Có ạ. |
| Nam: Vậy em thiết kế lại giúp anh nhé. |
| Hoa: Vâng. |
| Brandon: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Nam: Em thấy lô gô này thế nào? |
| Brandon: What do you think about this logo? |
| Hoa: Màu sắc chưa nổi bật lắm, chữ hơi nhỏ ạ. |
| Brandon: The color isn't so outstanding, and the font is a little small. |
| Nam: Anh cũng nghĩ thế. Em có biết dùng photoshop không? |
| Brandon: I think so, too. Do you know how to use Photoshop? |
| Hoa: Có ạ. |
| Brandon: Yes. |
| Nam: Vậy em thiết kế lại giúp anh nhé. |
| Brandon: So can you help me re-design it? |
| Hoa: Vâng. |
| Brandon: Sure. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: It sounds like the two speakers are talking in quite a comfortable way. Huyen, could you tell us something about the relationship among colleagues in Vietnam? How close are they? Like friends? |
| Huyen: You could say so. Not only will they help each other at work, but they are also open about their private lives too. It’s normal to ask your colleagues how old they are, if they're married, or other questions about their families. |
| Brandon: Do they hang out after work? |
| Huyen: Definitely. They often go for lunch in groups, hang out on weekends, or invite each other home on special occasions. |
| Brandon: It seems like there’s not a lot of pressure to be so stiff and formal in Vietnamese companies? |
| Huyen: Well, that’s true for most companies, but not all of them. I think it’s more relaxed compared to the international companies. The working environment is pretty comfortable, and colleagues are helpful and friendly. |
| Brandon: That sounds nice! Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: The first word we shall see is: |
| Huyen: lô gô [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: logo |
| Huyen: lô gô [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: lô gô [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: màu sắc [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: color |
| Huyen: màu sắc [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: màu sắc [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: chưa [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: yet, not yet, not |
| Huyen: chưa [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: chưa [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: nổi bật [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: outstanding, to stand out |
| Huyen: nổi bật [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: nổi bật [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: chữ [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: font, letter |
| Huyen: chữ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: chữ [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: dùng [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to use |
| Huyen: dùng [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: dùng [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Huyen: thiết kế [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to design |
| Huyen: thiết kế [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: thiết kế [natural native speed] |
| And Last: |
| Huyen: giúp [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to help |
| Huyen: giúp [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Huyen: giúp [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word ... |
| Huyen: chưa |
| Brandon: means "not yet." We’ve learned that it's used before a verb to express that something hasn’t been done yet. |
| Huyen: In this lesson, “chưa” is used before an adjective, followed by the adverb “lắm”, which means “a lot" or "much”. And in this case, it implies the negative form of that adjective. It can be used before an adverb, too. In this sense, “chưa….lắm” is somewhat similar to “không”, meaning “not" or "no,” but it implies a softer negation. |
| Brandon: Let’s compare them in some sample sentences. |
| Huyen: Câu trả lời này chưa rõ lắm. |
| Brandon: "This answer isn’t very clear." It implies that this answer can be improved by editing several parts to make it clearer. |
| Huyen: Câu trả lời này không rõ. |
| Brandon: "This answer isn’t clear." It implies that the answer is unacceptable or below expectation. And the second word is..? |
| Huyen: dùng |
| Brandon: Which means "to use" |
| Huyen: It's followed by a noun or noun phrase to describe that you use something. For example, “Cô ấy dùng trình duyệt google chrome”. |
| Brandon: "She uses the Google Chrome browser." |
| Huyen: Tôi đang dùng đồ của H&M. |
| Brandon: "I’m using H&M stuff." |
| Huyen: “dùng” is also a polite expression of “to eat or drink” |
| It can be followed by a noun or a pronoun, and then a verb phrase. |
| Brandon: For example.. |
| Huyen: Mời anh dùng cơm ạ. |
| Brandon: "Please eat your meal." |
| Brandon: Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the repetition of an action. Here's the sample sentence from the dialogue. |
| Huyen: Em thiết kế lại giúp anh nhé. |
| Brandon: "Can you re-design it for me?" |
| Huyen: The key phrase is “thiết kế lại” |
| Brandon: "to design again" |
| Huyen: To express the repetition of an action, add the adverb “lại”, meaning “again,” right after the verb indicating that action. “lại” can be put before or after the object of the main verb. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear some examples about the repetition of an action. |
| Huyen: Tôi phải viết lại bài báo cáo. |
| Brandon: "I have to re-write the report." |
| Huyen: Hãy làm động tác này lại một lần nữa. |
| Brandon: "Please make this move once again." |
| Huyen: This can also refer to the consideration of something. For example, Cậu nên suy nghĩ lại đi. |
| Brandon: “You should think about it again.” |
| Huyen: To express continuous repetitions of an action, add “đi” after the verb, then add that verb again, followed by “lại”. For example, đọc đi đọc lại |
| Brandon: "read again and again." |
| Huyen: Cô ấy đọc đi đọc lại cuốn sách đó. |
| Brandon: "She has read that book again and again.” |
| Huyen: nghĩ đi nghĩ lại |
| Brandon: "think again and again" |
| Huyen: Listeners, is there any activity that you've been doing again and again? Can you say that in Vietnamese? |
| Brandon: Let us know in the comments at VietnamesePod101.com! |
Outro |
| Brandon: Well, that’s all for this lesson, and for this series. We hope that your Vietnamese has gradually improved lesson by lesson. Thank you for your attention and support and we look forward to seeing you again in another series. Bye everyone! |
| Huyen: Tạm biệt và hẹn gặp lại! |
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