Vietnamese Culture #1: Personal Questions In Vietnamese Video Lecture | Learn to speak Vietnamese (Basic Level)

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welcome back to learn Vietnamese with
Annie this video will be mostly involved
in powder because it is topic that is
highly requested by my learners you know
there is a fudge that many foreigners
are annoyed because of being asked
pushing for patches when they talk to
the Vietnamese so today in this lesson I
would like to talk about some common
cause you know questions if you may have
to encounter with asking someone's age
is really common in Vietnam and I'm sure
that evens people will ask your age when
they first meet you to ask how old are
you he needs to say and do well you
going and this year as man T is you as a
woman
well new is how much and goalie is age
so and t mal new toy you how much age
means how old are you
the question is why ask
asking age is so common here it's
closely related to our culture in which
the hierarchy is very important in
English because you I am you to attract
each other regardless of sets or age but
in Vietnamese we address ourselves and
others according to Saskia age so as to
age is not
the national role in enemy's language
furthermore among Vietnamese we can get
some age and attack him or her but it
will be much more difficult to ask you
to guess or in his age so if you can
tell us your age we can choose the best
word to impress you to tell us your age
you say toy nut bla bla going toy is I
and O is age and then you put a number
of your age between them for example I
say toy Jaime bad do it which means I'm
23 years old to ask are you married it
in Vietnamese we say and D o sad when
you go is to have that women is family
till is yet so um T Oh sad when do you
have family yet means are you married
the reason why we ask this question is
to get close to strengthen relationships
and learnt enough about you so we can
introduce you well to others you know in
Vietnam especially in in the countryside
there are still many communities where
everyone knows everyone sales therefore
a sense of privacy doesn't really exist
and people can converse freely about
most things I think it makes Vietnamese
people become both friendly and curious
for answering if you want to say yes use
a toy
god damn them Roy I have family already
needs a married if you want to say no
you say toy - Oh sir
then I yet have family means I'm not
married I'm single
normally if you say no people will keep
asking if you have a boyfriend or
girlfriend so they say and do come you
to move you means boyfriend or
girlfriend so and take god no you do
means do you have a boyfriend or
girlfriend
using the same structure you say toy cow
Moo you Roy I already have girlfriend
for a yes and toy do go move you for a
No however be careful if you say no
because Vietnamese love to do
matchmaking so if they think that you
are available next time maybe you they
will introduce a girl or guy to you in
my opinion if you are married just tell
them the truth and if you are not and
you don't want to say much about your
relationship you can say secret so
indira nice the word - secret will be
said be but one more time we but for
example if you ask me any tea gah Mui
you - I'll say Shh
if you come here you will see Vietnamese
people ask the question
Wow knew all the time I think it is the
most common question that you have to
encounter with the question well you can
vary from salary for example do you ask
loom and t bow new salary of you how
much how much is your salary to
house-train TV for example and t ya head
bow new more hang you brand house coast
how much a month how much is the rental
fee for a month or more common whenever
they see you buy something new you buy
new haircut new dress or anything you
will hear the pigeon bow you from your
vietnamese friends all the time even
before they pay you a compliment it is
too personal and you feel uncomfortable
telling the truth to say go who toy
which means normal not too much
I will study to the first video remember
or to say me month which means secret
that's ok so you see something personal
in one culture maybe not pushing at all
in another culture in Vietnamese culture
it is absolutely permissible to ask no
questions so I hope this video
help you be well prepared before
starting to talk to a given ease you
will not be annoyed you will know how to
answer them politely and keep the good
mood for your conversation if you have
further questions please leave a comment
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