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    I'm engaged to a Vietnamese girl here in America, and while her family speaks English and has made it clear I don't need to learn the language, fact is I enjoy languages and like knowing what people say. I've picked up some basic vocabulary (eat, drink, speak, most pronouns, a couple adjectives), but I'm finding I don't quite know how to put much of it together to form something comprehensible. Here's what I've pieced together so far (apologies in advance for any spelling errors):

    • đươc - able to (e.g. cô noi đươc)
    • roi - already (e.g. ăn roi)
    • mươn - want to (e.g. mươn ăn)
    • sẽ - will? (e.g. sẽ ăn)
    • không - not (e.g. không ăn)


    Not certain I'm on the mark with sẽ; it's been a while since I picked it up. I don't really know anything about tense or making requests (a student taught me lam ơn, but then my girlfriend later told me that that was slightly rude).

    Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaji View Post
    I'm engaged to a Vietnamese girl here in America, and while her family speaks English and has made it clear I don't need to learn the language, fact is I enjoy languages and like knowing what people say. I've picked up some basic vocabulary (eat, drink, speak, most pronouns, a couple adjectives), but I'm finding I don't quite know how to put much of it together to form something comprehensible. Here's what I've pieced together so far (apologies in advance for any spelling errors):

    • đươc - able to (e.g. cô noi đươc)
    • roi - already (e.g. ăn roi)
    • mươn - want to (e.g. mươn ăn)
    • sẽ - will? (e.g. sẽ ăn)
    • không - not (e.g. không ăn)


    Not certain I'm on the mark with sẽ; it's been a while since I picked it up. I don't really know anything about tense or making requests (a student taught me lam ơn, but then my girlfriend later told me that that was slightly rude).

    Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

    Được has different meanings base on its use.
    Cô in below sentences = you. We use cô to address younger female. But it also means aunt. So use with care.
    cô nói được. =~ You speak/talk ok.
    Cô nói nghe được =~ what you said is ok. (I agree with what you said)
    Cô nói được không? =~ Can you speak/talk ?
    Cô nói không được =~ you say no way or you can't speak/talk (command).
    Cô nói không được ? You can't speak/talk ?

    Ăn chưa ? Have [you] eaten.
    Ăn rồi. [I] have eaten.

    Muốn = want. Not mươn = wrong spelling.

    Are you confused ?

    Since you are in Nor Cal, try this site http://www.vanlangsj.org/
    Last edited by Paddy; 12-08-2008 at 04:55 AM.

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