Lesson 4 - ngữ pháp & cách dùng từ

Question 1

They have package tours that sound very nice. Moreover, the prices are reasonable.

Answer 1

Họ có những tour du lịch trọn gói, nghe hấp dẫn lắm. Mà gía cả cũng phải chăng.

Question 2

Moreover, you told me yesterday that you came here to do research on Vietnamese history.

Answer 2

Mà hôm qua anh nói với tôi anh sang đây nghiên cứu về lịch sử Việt Nam.

Question 3

moreover, besides

Answer 3

mà (at beginning of sentence to emphasize continuation of idea conveyed in previous sentence)

Question 4

it is why

Answer 4

mà (placed at end of a sentence to explain why something happened)

Question 5

I’m the host (that’s why)

Answer 5

Tôi là chủ nhà mà.

Question 6

We’ll play table tennis just for fun (that’s why)

Answer 6

Chơi bóng bàn cho vui thôi mà.

Question 7

Conveys surprise, warning something is unusual

Answer 7

mà (between two phrases)

Question 8

What is the tall building (surprised)

Answer 8

Toà nhà gì mà cao ghê thế?

Question 9

If you travel to so many places just in a week, you wil be exhausted

Answer 9

Một tuần mà đi từng ấy nơi là mệt lắm đấy.

Question 10

Our Vietnamese custom is not to open the gift in front of the person who presents the gift.

Answer 10

Phong tục Việt Nam chúng tôi là không mở quà trước mặt người tặng quà.

Question 11

The most important prerequisite for applying for this job is the applicant should have a university degree.

Answer 11

Điều kiện quan trọng nhất để xin vào làm việc ở đây là người xin việc phải có bằng tốt nghiệp đại học.

Question 12

She will accompany us for a sightseeing tour of Hanoi, won’t she?

Answer 12

Có phải chị ấy sẽ đưa chúng ta đi tham quan Hà Nội không?

Question 13

Not everybody knows that.

Answer 13

Không phải ai cũng biết chuyện ấy.

Question 14

to place the book on the table

Answer 14

để quyển sách trên bàn

Question 15

to put the money into the wallet

Answer 15

để tiền vào ví

Question 16

to grow, to have a particular hairstyle

Answer 16

để

Question 17

to have long hair

Answer 17

để tóc dài

Question 18

to have short hair

Answer 18

để tóc ngắn

Question 19

to grow a beard or mustache

Answer 19

để râu

Question 20

emphasizes a feature of the subject the speaker is going to talk about

Answer 20

cái (before a noun, noun phrase, or personal pronoun)

Question 21

This tall building has damaged the view of the old quarter

Answer 21

Cái toà nhà cao này làm hỏng cảnh quan của khu phổ cổ.

Question 22

That guy is frequently late for class meetings.

Answer 22

Cái anh ấy hay đi học muộn lắm.

Question 23

cousin

Answer 23

anh họ, chị họ, em họ

Question 24

father or mother’s cousin

Answer 24

bác họ, chú họ, cô họ

Question 25

child of one's cousin

Answer 25

cháu họ

Question 26

mother's side

Answer 26

ngoại (bên ngoại)

Question 27

father's side

Answer 27

nội (bên nội)

Question 28

mother's side grandfather

Answer 28

ông ngoại

Question 29

father's side grandfather

Answer 29

ông nội

Question 30

maternal grandmother

Answer 30

bà ngoại

Question 31

paternal grandmother

Answer 31

bà nội

Question 32

daughter's child

Answer 32

cháu ngoại

Question 33

son's child

Answer 33

cháu nội

Question 34

to think (conveys that something turns out in a different way than was thought of)

Answer 34

(cứ) tưởng

Question 35

I thought he is in his early sixties (but it turns out that he is only fifty years old).

Answer 35

Tôi (cứ) tưởng ông ấy đã ngoài sáu mươi (thực ra ông ấy mới chỉ năm mươi).

Question 36

It has been fifteen minutes since she left.

Answer 36

Chị ấy đi đã được mười lăm phút.

Question 37

The baby has reached eight months old.

Answer 37

Cháu bé đã được tám tháng.

Question 38

To look like

Answer 38

trông

Question 39

All the contestants look slim.

Answer 39

Cộ nào trông cũng mảnh dẻ. / Trông cộ nào cũng mảnh dẻ.

Question 40

You look like you haven't slept all night.

Answer 40

Anh trông như / trông anh như mất ngủ suốt đêm qua.

Question 41

It is harder to find their house in the dark.

Answer 41

Trời tối, tìm đường đến nhà họ càng khó.

Question 42

It is even harder to find their house in the dark.

Answer 42

Trời tối, tìm đường đến nhà họ lại càng khó.

Question 43

denotes an action that took place at an indefinite point in the past

Answer 43

từng (đã từng adds emphasis in assertive sentences, chưa từng in a negative sentence).

Question 44

He did ride a bicycle from Hanoi to Saigon.

Answer 44

Anh ấy (đã) từng đi xe đạp từ Hà Nội vào Sài Gòn.

Question 45

They have never heard of that custom.

Answer 45

Họ chưa từng nghe nói đến phong tục ấy.

Question 46

mother's older brother (Southern)

Answer 46

cậu

Question 47

mother's older brother's wife (Southern)

Answer 47

mợ

Question 48

mother's younger brother (Southern)

Answer 48

cậu

Question 49

mother's younger brother's wife (Southern)

Answer 49

mợ

Question 50

mother's older sister (Southern)

Answer 50

dì

Question 51

mother's older sister's husband (Southern)

Answer 51

dượng

Question 52

mother's younger sister (Southern)

Answer 52

dì

Question 53

mother's younger sister's husband (Southern)

Answer 53

dượng

Question 54

father's older brother (Southern)

Answer 54

bác

Question 55

father's older brother's wife (Southern)

Answer 55

bác

Question 56

father's younger brother (Southern)

Answer 56

chú

Question 57

father's younger brother's wife (Southern)

Answer 57

thím

Question 58

father's older sister (Southern)

Answer 58

cô

Question 59

father's older sister's husband (Southern)

Answer 59

dượng

Question 60

father's younger sister (Southern)

Answer 60

cô

Question 61

father's younger sister's husband (Southern)

Answer 61

dượng

Question 62

it's really complicated

Answer 62

rắc rối thật

Question 63

You have to wait a while / it won't happen soon

Answer 63

còn lâu

Question 64

Mother's older brother (Northern)

Answer 64

bác

Question 65

Mother's older brother's wife (Northern)

Answer 65

bác

Question 66

Mother's younger brother (Northern)

Answer 66

chú / cậu

Question 67

Mother's younger brother's wife (Northern)

Answer 67

cô

Question 68

Mother's older sister (Northern)

Answer 68

bác

Question 69

Mother's older sister's husband (Northern)

Answer 69

bác

Question 70

Mother's younger sister (Northern)

Answer 70

cô / dì

Question 71

Mother's younger sister's husband (Northern)

Answer 71

chú

Question 72

Father's older brother (Northern)

Answer 72

bác

Question 73

Father's older brother's wife (Northern)

Answer 73

bác

Question 74

Father's younger brother (Northern)

Answer 74

chú

Question 75

Father's younger brother's wife (Northern)

Answer 75

cô

Question 76

Father's younger sister (Northern)

Answer 76

cô

Question 77

Father's younger sister's husband (Northern)

Answer 77

chú

Question 78

women (formal)

Answer 78

phụ nữ

Question 79

women (less formal)

Answer 79

đàn bà

Question 80

men / a man

Answer 80

đàn ông

Question 81

men (collective)

Answer 81

nam giới

Question 82

in fact

Answer 82

thực ra

Question 83

He says he loves classical music. In fact, he knows nothing about classical music.

Answer 83

Anh ấy nói anh ấy rất thích nhạc cổ điển. Thực ra, anh ấy chẳng biết gì về nhạc cổ điển cả.

Question 84

at the (world) beauty contest organized in the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang

Answer 84

tại cuộc thi hoa hậu thế giới được tổ chức tại thành phố Nha Trang của Việt Nam...

Question 85

The environment being seriously polluted is one of the biggest problems that the city's government has to resolve.

Answer 85

Môi trường bị ô nhiễm nghiêm trọng là một trong những vấn đề lớn nhất mà chính quyền thành phố phải giải quyết.

Question 86

to think, believe

Answer 86

cho rằng

Question 87

to think, believe (conversational)

Answer 87

cho là

Question 88

I believe she is right.

Answer 88

Tôi cho rằng cô ấy nói đúng.

Question 89

only (formal Vietnamese)

Answer 89

chỉ... mà thôi

Question 90

Many people think that ao dai is the traditional attire for Vietnamese women only.

Answer 90

Nhiều người cho rằng áo dài là trang phục truyền thống chỉ của riêng phụ nữ Việt Nam mà thôi.

Question 91

Outfit, costume

Answer 91

trang phục

Question 92

Japan

Answer 92

Nhật Bản

Question 93

United States

Answer 93

(Hợp chủng quốc) Hoa Kỳ