Baøi Möôøi Ba - Ñoái thoaïi
Lesson 13 - Dialog

Introduction:

This lesson presents telephone conversations to different parties.  It also introduces:
  • The use of new patterns:
    * Question forms:
       "
    ..... ñaâu khoâng?"    = ..... any where?
       "
    ..... gì khoâng?"      = ..... anything?
       "
    ..... ai khoâng?"      = ..... anyone?
    * Negative answers:
       "
    ..... khoâng ...... ñaâu ca.û"    = ..... nowhere at all.
       "
    ..... khoâng ...... gì caû."      = ..... nothing at all.
       "
    ..... khoâng ...... ai caû."      = ..... no one at all.
  • The use of "vöøa"and the use of "xong"
    "
    Vöøa + verb" indicates the action that has recently happened.
    "verb +
    xong" indicates the action is finished.
  • The use of "môùi" as adverb of time, and as conjunction

Phaàn A: Caâu maâÕu - Patterns
Ñoái thoaïi A1 - Dialog A1
Hear the Whole Dialog
Jane and Rob study Vietnamese in the same class. Jane wants to invite Rob to go and eat; so she calls him on the telephone. Rob's telephone rings and he answers, 'Hello'.

spkr.gif (282 bytes) Jane:
Rob:
Jane:
Rob:
Jane:
Rob:
Jane:
Rob:
Aloâ! Anh Rob ñaáy aø? Jane ñaây.
AØ, chaøo chò Jane.
Toái nay anh (coù) ñònh ñi ñaâu khoâng?
Toái nay toâi chöa ñònh ñaâu caû. Chò coù muoán ñi ñaâu khoâng?
Toâi ñònh môØi anh ñi aên côm vôÙi toâi.
OÀ, hay laém! Chò ñònh maáy giôØ ñi?
Baûy giôØ anh ñeán ñoùn toâi nheù.
ÖØ, baûy giôØ toâi ñeán.

Töø vöïng (Vocabulary)

ñieän thoaïi telephone
NAME ñaáy/ñoù aø? Is that NAME?
môØi to invite
OÀ... Oh!...
hay laêÙm good, very good
ñoùn to meet, pick up
Anh ñi ñaâu? Where are you going?
Anh ñi ñaâu khoâng? Are you going anywhere?
Toâi chöa ñi ñaâu caû. I'm not going anywwhere

Ñoái thoaïi A2 - Dialog A2
Hear the Whole Dialog
The telephone rings in Hien and Nam's house, and Hien answers, 'Aloâ'

Kim:
Hieàn:


Kim:
Hieàn:
Kim:

Hieàn:
Kim:
Aloâ! Toâi muoán noùi chuyeän vôÙi anh Nam.
Daï, anh Nam khoâng coù (ôÛ) nhaø. Anh aáy vöØa ñi caùch ñaây khoaûng nöÛa tieáng; coù leõ naêm giôØ chieàu môÙi veà. Xin loãi,
chò laø ai vaäy?
Daï, toâi laø Kim, laøm cuøng sôÛ vôÙi anh Nam.
Theá aï, chò daêïn gì khoâng?
Sau naêm giôØ toâi goïi laïi vaäy.....AØ, toâi heïn anh aáy ñi xem phim toái nay. Nhöng toái nay toâi coù chuùt vieäc neân seõ khoâng ñi ñöôïc.
Toâi seõ noùi laïi vôÙi anh aáy nhö vaäy. Soá ñieän thoaïi chò laø gì?
Daï, laø soá baûy saùu naêm khoâng boán.

Töø vöïng (Vocabulary)

coù nhaø be at home
caùch ñaây ago (distant from here)
nöÛa half
coù leõ perhaps
cuøng together
cuøng sôÛ in the same office
Theá aø (Friendly) really
Theá aï (Polite) really
daêïn to tell, advise
daêïn gì khoâng? leave any message?
goïi to call
goïi laïi to call/ring back
heïn to have appointment with
coù chuùt vieäc be busy, have some work
noùi laïi to tell
nhö vaäy/ theá like so
soá ñieän thoaïi telephone number
khoâng zero in serial numbers

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