Words not in the dictionary

[Paddy]

affirmative;
ok sure!
yes definitely, just like you said!
Yes it's wrong!
Yeah just like that!:
eek:

(trying to get a Viet to say dạ can be so hard sometimes? )

It depends on who you talk to. If you talk to a person who is much older, don't expect dạ. You talk to a little kid, most likely you will get a dạ.

[Jswollentongue]

It depends on who you talk to. If you talk to a person who is much older, don't expect dạ. You talk to a little kid, most likely you will get a dạ.

That is probably about the hesitation point I'm looking at, thanks!

It's an absolute killer when you can't get a simple "fine just go that way"
I always expect a "dạ phải đi" but rarely get anything like it.

Maybe I need a translation for; "can I get your assurance we can continue without problem?"

(I can't seem to figure an agreement stance from most Viet people)

[Paddy]

Maybe I need a translation for; "can I get your assurance we can continue without problem?"

(I can't seem to figure an agreement stance from most Viet people)

How about :

Anh có bảo đảm là mọi chuyện sẽ êm đẹp không ?
[can] you assure/guarantee that everything will be all right/smooth?


I can't seem to figure an agreement stance from most Viet people.
I don't know what you mean. You mean like a Russian nodding their heads means no ?

[bakakid]

I know what you mean, it confused me sometimes too, even though I'm a Vietnamese, so don't feel bad if you have to ask them again for affirmation. Usually when they say 'yes' they mean that what you say is correct.
So if a guy ask you:
_ Can't you ride a horse?
The answer 'yes' means that "you can't ride a horse" is true, which means the opposite of "yes, I can ride a horse". 'Yes' could be "phải", "ừ", "dạ", "vâng", "đúng" ...

I always have trouble answering the "do you mind" question in English. When somebody ask me: Do you mind if I sit here? I would answer them: "yes" and then 1.50 seconds later added "you can sit, I don't mind".

[Paddy]

pertussis Not in VDICT

Diphtheria VDICT uses Diptheria and translates as bệnh bạch hầu. Tự Ðiển Nguyễn Văn Tạo dịch là bệnh về yết hầu.

[Paddy]

Những chữ này chưa có trong VDICT.

Vacillation from Vacillate

Bambino = toddler

pathogenic = infective

Rhapsodic = ecstatic

couth = refined

chromaticity = hue

[vietx91]

Also, the word nhửng does not appear and I quite understand why. Not many people know that word but in the rural regions especially of the Mekong Delta, this word nhửng means something like the state of a body of water at low or at high tide. Something like that, or maybe the body of water between tides, I should ask some elders.

[Paddy]

Also, the word nhửng does not appear and I quite understand why. Not many people know that word but in the rural regions especially of the Mekong Delta, this word nhửng means something like the state of a body of water at low or at high tide. Something like that, or maybe the body of water between tides, I should ask some elders.

If you are sure, why do you want to add it to VDICT ????

[Nhật Lệ]

Nhân đây cho em hỏi các bác nghĩa của từ bất nhẫn là thế nào ạ?

[fija]

"gà gáy một lần đêm chửa tan". ..... the last word but one, use tide, not hook