I need help today :-)

[Tricky42]

My Vietnamese is getting better but this one eludes me ... thanks

nhung ma 1 thang em mat nhieu tien dien qua

[english-learner]

My Vietnamese is getting better but this one eludes me ... thanks

nhung ma 1 thang em mat nhieu tien dien qua

But I spend/pay so much money on electricity a month

(suppose that the thing often happens )

[vietnamese4u]

I think it's easier for you if he wrote with marks
"nhưng mà 1 tháng em mất nhiều tiền điện quá"

mất = lose but here it means spend, have to pay
tiền điện = money paid for power station (I don't know what you call it in English, tell me?)

[MANH NGUYEN]

My Vietnamese is getting better but this one eludes me ... thanks

nhung ma 1 thang em mat nhieu tien dien qua

But, my monthly utility bills cost me too much.

[Tricky42]

Thanks... 'electricty bill' is what we would say in the UK. Collectively, water, gas, electricity are 'utilities'. But, this is English and collectively the bills are known as 'utility bills'. The plural, utilities' is not used in this sense.

[vietnamese4u]

cảm ơn nhiều nha bro.tricky :P

[Tricky42]

Con ko chi!

Toi den la Richard

[vietnamese4u]

let me help you correct it

"không có chi!" or "Không có gì!"
means "nothing!"
in vietnam we use "nothing" to reply to the thanks

"Tôi tên là Richard."
means "I'm named is Richard"
you can also use "Tên (của) tôi là..." means "name (of) me is..."

[Tricky42]

"không có chi!" Cam on!

The same is said in English "Oh, it was nothing!" "Oh, it was no big deal", "No trouble", "No worries" etc etc

I'm not sure why I lisped Den for Ten because I know the difference. I think I have my trip on my mind. I fly out on Saturday!!

[vietnamese4u]

Yes, I mean in Vietnam we use "không có chi!" as common as you use "you're welcome" there, so we can translate "không có chi" to "you're welcome" although the real meaning of "không có chi" is "nothing"

I know you got typo when typing "toi ten..." but I just want to let you know some other ways