Baøi MöôØi Laêm - Lesson 15
Part C - Review exercises 7 and 18

Baøi Taäp 7
Baøi dòch ra tieáng Vieät
Write the appropriate Vietnamese for these English phrases and sentences, remembering to write the correct vowel  and tone marks.
1- Can you go with me to the guesthouse?

 
2- I cannot understand the lesson.

 
3- We can help him tomorrow.

 
4- Don't start singing!

 
5- Let's go to the club!

 
6- Do you know where my dictionary is?

 
7- Your dictionary is on the table in your room.

 
8- How do you like Saigon.

 
9- Saigon is very big and crowded.

 
10- So that it's a lot of fun.

 
11- Let's go there one more time!

 
12- I think my room at the guest house is too small.

 
13- Have you ever been to France.

 
14- never yet been to France.

 
15- not yet heard of that tape

 
16- How many times have you seen that film?

 
17- Seen that film several times already

 
18- seen that film only once

 
19- been over to Kim's house three or four times, something like that

 
20- I've eaten phôÛ many times

 
21- Where do you intend to go?

 
22- Do you intend to go anywhere?

 
23- I haven't decided to go anywhere?

 
24- need to ask anything

 
25- want to meet anybody

 
26- don't want to meet anybody

 
27- Who do you want to meet?

 
28- work in the same place with him

 
29- study in the same faculty with her

 
30- won't be able to go

 
31- You should talk with him.

 
32- bigger and taller

 
33- speak more slowly

 
34- speaks Vietnamese better

 
35- shorter than this lesson

 
36- prettier than Chicago

 
37- like to live in Sydney more (rather live in Sydney)

 
38- like to live in Sydney more than in New York

 
39- like new music the most

 
40- Which doctor is the best?

 
41- Don't, younger brother!

 
42- Help me!

 

Baøi taäp 18
After reading the story, translate it into (natural) English.
Anh Harry laø sinh vieân kinh teá Vieät Nam hoïc ôÛ tröôØng ñaïi hoïc Yale ôÛ Myõ.  Kyø nghæ naøy anh ñi Ha-oai thaêm baïn. Anh khoâng baùo tröôÙc.  Anh muoán baïn anh ngaïc nhieân. Baïn anh, anh Jim, cuõng laø sinh vieân.  Anh Jim hoïc tieáng Vieät ôÛ tröôØng ñaïi hoïc Ha-oai vaø cuõng ñang ñöôïc nghæ.  Harry tìm ñeán ñòa chæ cuûa Jim. Anh goõ cöÛa. Moät ngöôØi ñaøn oâng Vieät Nam ra môÛ cöÛa.
Harry, ngaïc nhieân, töôÛng ñeán nhaàm nhaø. Anh hoûi:
bulletXin loãi, ñaây laø ñöôØng Kapahulu, phaûi khoâng?
bulletDaï phaûi, ___ ngöôØi Vieät traû lôØi.
bulletSoá nhaø naøy laø möôØi hai, phaûi khoâng?
bulletDaï phaûi.
Harry möØng laém, hoûi tieáp:
bulletVaäy ñaây laø nhaø anh Jim, phaûi khoâng?
bulletDaï phaûi, toâi ôÛ chung vôÙi anh Jim. ___ ngöôØi Vieät traû lôØi.
bulletAnh Jim coù nhaø khoâng?
bulletDaï khoâng.
bulletVaäy anh Jim ñi ñaâu?
bulletDaï ñi Mainland roài.
bulletÑi Mainland?! Ñi laøm gì, anh bieát khoâng?
bulletDaï, anh aáy ñöôïc nghæ heø neân ñi thaêm moät ngöôØi baïn teân laø Harry.
TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
kyø nghæ holidays
baùo tröôÙc to inform in advance
ngaïc nhieân be surprised
tìm to look for, seek
goõ to knock
ra to go out
töôÛng to mistakenly think, imagine
ñöôïc +Verb to have opportunity to +Verb
nhaàm wrongly
ñeán nhaàm nhaø to mistake the house
traû lôØi to answer
möØng be glad, pleased
ôÛ chung vôÙi to share the house with
..coù nhaø khoâng? Is... at home?
Mainland the continental US (when in Hawaii)

Answers for Exercises #7, #18
Baøi taäp 7
1- Can you go with me to the guesthouse?
    Anh/ Chò/... ñeán nhaø khaùch vôÙi toâi ñöôïc khoâng?
2- I cannot understand the lesson.
    Toâi khoâng hieåu baøi ñöôïc.
3- We can help him tomorrow.
    Ngaøy mai chuùng ta/chuùng toâi giuùp anh/oâng aáy ñöôïc.
4- Don't start singing!
    Ñöøng baét ñaàu haùt!
5- Let's go to the club!
     (Chuùng) ta ñi caâu laïc boä ñi!)
6- Do you know where my dictionary is?
    Anh/ Chò/... bieát quyeån/cuoán töø ñieån toâi ôû ñaâu khoâng?
7- Your dictionary is on the table in your room.
    Quyeån/ Cuoán töø ñieån chò/ anh/... ôû treân baøn trong phoøng chò/ anh/
8- How do you like Saigon?
    Anh/Chò / ...thaáy Saigoøn theá naøo?
9- Saigon is very big and crowded.
    Saøigoøn lôùn laém vaø ñoâng ngöôØi laém
10-so that's a lot of fun.
     neân vui laém.
11-Let's go there one more time!
     (Chuùng) ta ñi ñaáy/ñoù moät laàn nöõa ñi!)
12-I think my room at the guest house is too small.
     Toâi thaáy caên phoøng toâi ôû nhaø khaùch nhoû quaù.
13-Have you ever been to France?
     Anh/ Chò/... ñi Phaùp bao giôø/laàn naøo chöa?
14-never yet been to France.
     chöa ñi Phaùp bao giôø/laàn naøo caû.
15-not yet heard that tape.
     chöa nghe cuoán baêng ñoù
16-How many times (have you) seen that film?
     Xem phim ñoù maáy laàn roài?
17-seen that film several times already.
     Xem phim ñoù maáy laàn roài.
18-seen that film once.
     Xem phim ñoù moät laàn thoâi
19-been over to Kim's house three or four times, something like that
     Ñi qua nhaø Kim ba boán laàn gì ñoù
20-I've eaten phôû many times.
     Toâi aên phôû nhieàu laàn roài.
21-Where do you intend to go?
     Anh/Chò/... ñònh ñi ñaâu?
22-Do you intend to go anywhere?
     Anh/Chò/..ñònh ñi ñaâu khoâng?
23-I haven't decided to go anywhere.
     Toâi khoâng ñònh ñi ñaâu.
24-need to ask anything?
     caàn hoûi gì khoâng?
25-want to meet anybody?
     muoán gaëp ai khoâng?
26-don't want to meet anybody.
     khoâng muoán gaëp ai
27-Who do you want to meet?
     Anh Chò/....muoán gaëp ai?
28-work in the same place with him.
     laøm cuøng moät choã vôùi anh/oâng aáy
29-study in the same faculty with her.
     hoïc cuøng khoa vôùi chò/coâ/baø aáy
30-won't be able to go.
     seõ khoâng ñi ñöôïc
31-You should talk to him.
     Anh/Chò/... neân noùi chuyeän vôùi anh/ oâng aáy.
32-bigger and taller.
     lôùn hôn vaø cao hôn
33-speak more slowly.
     noùi chaäm hôn.
34-speak Vietnamese better.
     noùi tieáng Vieät gioûi hôn.
35-shorter than this lesson.
     ngaén hôn baøi naøy.
36-prettier than Chicago.
     ñeïp hôn Chicago.
37-like to live in Sydney more (rather live in Sydney).
     thích (soáng) ôû Sydney hôn
38-like to live in Sydney more than in New York.
     thích (soáng) ôû Sydney hôn (ôû) Nöõu Öôùc.
39-like new music the most.
     thích nhaïc môùi nhaát.
40-Which doctor is the best?
     Baùc só naøo gioûi nhaát?
41-Don't, younger brother!
     Ñöøng, em!
42-Help me!
     (Haõy) giuùp toâi ñi!

Baøi taäp 18
Harry is a student of Vietnamese economics who studies at Yale Univeristy. During the holidays he went to Hawaii to visit a friend. He did not tell the friend beforehand. He wanted to surprise him.   His friend, Jim is also a student. Jim studies Vietnamese language at the University of Hawaii, and he also is on holidays/has a holiday.  In Hawaii Harry looks for Jim's address. He knocks on the door.  A Vietnamese man opens the door.  Harry, surprised, thinks he has the wrong house. He asks:
bulletExcuse me, this is Kapahhuly street, isn't it?
bulletYes, - The Vietnammese man answers.
bulletIsn't this house No.12?
bulletYes.
Harry, pleased, asks further:
bulletSo this is Jim's house, isn't it?
bulletYes, I live with Jim, - the Vietnamese man answers.
bulletIs Jim home?
bulletNo, he isn't.
bulletSo where has he gone?
bulletHe went to the Mainland (already).
bulletHe went to the Mainland! What did he go (to the Mainland) for, do you know?
bulletHe's on summer vacation, so he went to the Mainland to visit a friend named Harry.

 

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