Lesson 17
Phaàn B: Chuù thích (Notes on Patterns)
B 1
Hear the Whole Drill
I want to ask you to Do activity
Toâi muoán nhôø coâ
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chuyeån böùc thö cho baïn.
vieát thö cho anh aáy.
ñi chôï mua cam cho toâi.
söûa caùi aùo cho toâi.
ñem nöôùc ra tröôøng.
lo veà vieäc naøy.

 

Töø vöïng Vocabulary
ra out to
lo (veà) to worry, be concerned (about)

B 2
Hear the Whole Drill
When Person Activity
Khi naøo
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anh
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ñi Saøigoøn?
gheù laïi toâi?
toát nghieäp ñaïi hoïc?
traû tieàn cho chò aáy?
tìm vieäc laøm môÙi?

B 3
The phrases khi and khi naøo in this type of sentence are almost the same, except that khi naøo sounds more indefinite and closer to ' whenever'.
When Person State Person Usually Model Activity
Khi naøo
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(chò)
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raûnh,
raûnh ,
raûnh ,
raûnh ,
buoàn ,
vui ,
coù tieàn ,
chò
toâi
anh
toâi
toâi
toâi
toâi

 

thöôøng
thöôØng

(thöôØng)
(thöôØng)
(thöôØng)
(thöôØng)

 

thích
thích
thích
thích
thích

laøm gì?
ñoïc baùo .
laøm gì?
laøm vöôØn .
huùt thuoác laù.
uoáng röôïu.
ñi du lòch.

 

TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
huùt to smoke (of person)
thuoác laù cigarette

B 4
Hear the Whole Drill
When PERSON is the same as the subject of the PROPOSITION, PERSON is optional.
Before Person Activity Then Proposition
Tröôùc khi
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(chò)
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toâi
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ñi Saøigoøn
ñeán lôÙp
ñi nguû
ñi
laøm vieäc ñoù
quyeát ñònh
(thì)
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chò nhôÙ gheù laïi toâi nheù .
toâi muoán ñi thö vieän .
oâng phaûi uoáng ba vieân thuoác.
anh haõy ñöa tieàn cho toâi ñi.
coâ phaûi suy nghó kyõ.
toâi seõ hoûi yù kieán oâng Quí.
Proposition Before Person Activity
Chò nhôÙ gheù laïi toâi
Toâi muoán ñi thö vieän
OÂng phaûi uoáng 3 vieân thuoác
Anh haõy ñöa tieàn cho toâi
Coâ phaûi suy nghó kyõ
Toâi seõ hoûi yù kieán oâng Quí

 

tröôÙc khi
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(chò)
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toâi
(coâ)
(toâi)
ñi Saøigoøn nheù.
ñeán lôÙp,
ñi nguû.
ñi nheù.
laøm vieäc ñoù.
quyeát ñònh.
TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
vieân pill
thuoác medecine
suy nghó to think, ponder, reflect
kyõ carefully
yù kieán idea
hoûi yù kieán to consult

B 5
after Person Activity Then Proposition
Sau khi
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(toâi)
(anh aáy)
(oâng aáy)
hoï
baø aáy
toát nghieäp ñaïi hoïc
laáy vôï
thoâi vieäc
neâu yù kieán cuûa hoï
ñeán
(thì)
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toâi seõ xin vaøo Boä Y teá.
anh aáy doïn ñi San Diego .
oâng aáy môÛ moät quaùn caø pheâ .
toâi seõ noùi chuyeän veà vieäc ñoù.
chò coù theå veà.
Proposition after Person Activity
Toâi seõ xin vaøo Boä Y teá
Anh aáy doïn ñi San Diego
OÂng aáy môÛ moät quaùn caø-pheâ
Toâi seõ noùi chuyeän veá vieäc ñoù
Chò coù theå veà
sau khi
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(toâi)
(anh aáy)
(oâng aáy)
hoï
baø aáy
toát nghieäp ñaïi hoïc.
laáy vôï.
thoâi vieäc.
neâu yù kieán cuûa hoï.
ñeán.

 

TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
laáy vôï/choàng to take a wife/husband, to marry
doïn ñi to move (to)
thoâi vieäc to resign, stop working
neâu yù kieán to express an idea
coù theå can, may, be able
*tröôcÙ/sau lôÙp hoïc before/after class
*tröôÙc khi/sau khi hoïc before/after studying, going to class
tröôÙc/sau böÕa aên before/after the meal
tröôÙc khi/sau khi aên

 

before/after eating

 

* Note: The time words tröôÙc and sau must be followed by khi when making a verbal statement; that is, tröôÙc/ sau +Noun and tröôÙc khi/sau khi +Verb are correct.

 

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