Ch 1 - Greeting & Getting Acquainted

Question 1

ông

Answer 1

an older male (Mr/Sir)

Question 2

bà

Answer 2

an older female (Mrs/Madam)

Question 3

cô

Answer 3

a female teacher or unmarried female (Miss/female teacher)

Question 4

thầy

Answer 4

a male teacher

Question 5

anh

Answer 5

a young man or a male peer (male acquaintance)

Question 6

chị

Answer 6

a young woman or a female peer (female acquaintance)

Question 7

em

Answer 7

a male or female younger than yourself, a student, a young child (younger male or younger female acquaintance) - use as I

Question 8

thưa, ạ

Answer 8

polite particles (thưa at beginning of response, ạ at end (opt))

Question 9

chào

Answer 9

to greet, hello, goodbye

Question 10

còn

Answer 10

as for, and

Question 11

gì

Answer 11

what?

Question 12

là

Answer 12

to be

Question 13

là gì?

Answer 13

is what?

Question 14

tên

Answer 14

given name

Question 15

tôi

Answer 15

I, me

Question 16

tên tôi

Answer 16

my name (lit. name of mine)

Question 17

xin lỗi

Answer 17

I beg your pardon, excuse me

Question 18

họ

Answer 18

family name

Question 19

họ tên

Answer 19

family name and given name

Question 20

của

Answer 20

of (indicates possession)

Question 21

đây là

Answer 21

here is (informal introduction)

Question 22

kìa là

Answer 22

further

Question 23

xin

Answer 23

to request, to beg

Question 24

giới thiệu

Answer 24

to introduce

Question 25

tôi xin giới thiệu

Answer 25

let me introduce (formal)

Question 26

rất vui được gặp

Answer 26

very pleased to meet (from English)

Question 27

với

Answer 27

with, to

Question 28

anh chị

Answer 28

you (plural - when speaking to a man and a woman)

Question 29

viết làm sao?

Answer 29

How do you write?

Question 30

đây là ai?

Answer 30

Who is that? (cf. what is that person’s name)

Question 31

còn kìa là ai?

Answer 31

And who is that?

Question 32

thưa/dạ

Answer 32

Use at beginning of response (polite)

Question 33

gốc

Answer 33

origin

Question 34

người

Answer 34

person

Question 35

nước

Answer 35

country

Question 36

tên đem

Answer 36

middle name

Question 37

gặp

Answer 37

to meet

Question 38

nào?

Answer 38

which?

Question 39

nước nào?

Answer 39

which country?

Question 40

người nước nào?

Answer 40

from which country?

Question 41

cũng

Answer 41

also

Question 42

không/không phải

Answer 42

no

Question 42

và

Answer 42

and

Question 42

vâng/phải

Answer 42

yes

Question 42

không phải là….

Answer 42

not to be…