Part C Exercises

Baøi Möôøi Chín - Lesson 19
Phaàn C: Baøi taäp
Part C - Exercises
C 1 - (C2 in the text book) A politely invites B to do something.
Example:

go this way
A: Xin môøi chò ñi loái naøy.

1 - take a seat here

2 - wait for a while

3 - come to his table

4 - try this dish

5 - read this paper

6 - go over to the lounge room

C 2 - (C4 in the text book) A asks B a question, B answers in the negative; then A asks the same question, referring instead to previous time; and B answers in the affirmative, supplying a longer answer if desired.
Example:

A: Hoâm nay coù gì ñaëc bieät khoâng?
B: Khoâng.
A: Theá hoâm qua coù gì ñaëc bieät khoâng?
B: Coù.

1- Tuaàn naøy coù gì môùi khoâng?

2- Toái nay coù gì laï khoâng?

3- Naêm nay coù gì vui khoâng?

4- Chieàu nay coù gì ngon khoâng?

5- Toái thöù baûy coù gì ñaëc bieät khoâng?

6- Saùng chuû nhaät coù gì hay khoâng?

C 3 (C5 in the text book)
A makes a statement about a group of things and B asks which one in the group has the quality stated in brackets.
Example:

A: Toâi coù hai quyeån töø ñieån. [toát]
B: Hai quyeån töø ñieån ñoù, quyeån naøo toát?

1- ÔÛ phoá coù naêm quaùn caø-pheâ.	[ngon]
2- Toâi môùi mua ba baøi haùt .	[hay]
3- ÔÛ lôùp naøy coù taùm sinh vieân.	[thoâng minh]
4- Treân baøn coù boán tôø baùo.	[môùi]
5- Anh Thuïy môùi mua hai cuoán baêng.	[ñaëc bieät]
6- Baø Thuûy môùi göûi cho toâi hai böùc tranh.	[ñeïp]

C 4 (C6 in the text book) A asks B has (ever) done something yet. B hasn't yet done it. A urges B to try it.
Example:

aên phôû (bao giôø)
A: Chò aên phôû (bao giôø) chöa?
B: Daï chöa.
A: Chò neân aên thöû phôû xem.

1- nghe cuoán baêng naøy

2- ñoïc baøi nay

3- laøm vieäc ñoù

4- aên boø xaøo saû ôùt bao giôø

5- naáu huû tieáu bao giôø

6- uoáng cheø Thaùi Nguyeân bao giôø

C 5 (C7 in the text book) A asks B's advice and B advises to try the one given in brackets.
Example:

hai quyeån naøy [hay] ( ñoïc, quyeån Saøigoøn)
A: (Theo coâ) hai quyeån naøy, quyeån naøo hay?
B: Anh ñoïc thöû quyeån Saøigoøn xem.

1- maáy moùn gaø naøy	[ngon]	(aên, gaø xaøo naám)
2- hai cuoán baêng naøy	[hay]	(nghe, cuoán Leä Thu)
3- hai böùc tranh naøy	[ñeïp]	(mua, böùc chuøa * Moät Coät)
4- maáy quaùn caø-pheâ ñoù	[ngon]	(ñeán, quaùn Khaùnh Ly)
5- hai khaùch saïn naøy	[toát]	(ôû, khaùch saïn Phuù Loäc)
6- maáy hieäu cheø naøy	[ngon]	(uoáng, cheø Thanh Höông)

* chuøa = temple or pagoda

C 6 ( C8 in the text book) Give Vietnamese equivalents.

1- People say the Que Viet restaurant is the most famous here.

They have specialty dishes from the three regions: North, Central and South.
Let's go to Que Viet to find out.

2- Please (you couple) sit at this table.

What will you have to eat tonight?
Please give us one plate of steamed spring rolls and one plate of chicken fried with lemon grass and chilies.
Do you want to drink anything first?
No, I don't want anything to drink.
Do you have any special dish today?
Please figure out the bill.

3- Please come in and sit down and have something to drink.

Thank you for inviting us to come and eat.
The food is ready, please sit down. I invite you to eat.

C 7 (C9 in the text book) Baøi taäp ñoïc
Hear the Whole Dialog

	Coù baïn (döïa theo moät truyeän cöôøi daân gian Vieät Nam)
	Keøo gaëp Coät ngoaøi phoá. Caû hai ñeàu ñang ñoùi buïng. Coät noùi:
	Ta ñi aên côm ñi .
	AÊn quaùn naøo baây giôø ? Keøo hoûi .
	Ta ñeán quaùn Baø Beùo ñi.
	ÖØ, phaûi ñaáy. Nhöng ....anh coù bao nhieâu tieàn? Keøo hoûi.
	Coät luïc tuùi maõi môùi ñöôïc ba ñoàng, noùi:
	Toâi coù ba ñoàng thoâi, coøn anh coù maáy ñoàng?
	Sau khi ñaõ luïc taát caû caùc tuùi quaàn, tuùi aùo, Keøo ngaäp ngöøng noùi :
	Toâi chaúng coù ñoàng naøo caû.
	Thoâi ñöôïc, - Coät noùi - soá tieàn cuûa toâi ñuû goïi moät moùn aên vaø hai baùt côm. Ta cöù ñi aên, ñöøng lo.
	Hai ngöôøi ñeán quaùn Baø Beùo, ngoài vaøo baøn. Keøo hoûi:
	Hoâm nay coù moùn gì ñaëc bieät khoâng baø?
	Daï, coù baùnh cuoán Thanh Trì, huû tieáu Myõ Tho... AØ, hoâm nay toâi coù toâm töôi. Hai caäu aên thöû toâm naên boät xem.
	Vaâng, - Keøo noùi - Baø cho chuùng toâi hai dóa toâm laên boät vaø....
	AÁy, aáy - Coät voäi noùi - Hoâm nay toâi....khoâng ñoùi laém. Coù leõ, baø cho chuùng toâi moät dóa boán con toâm va hai baùt côm thoâi.
	Baø Beùo ñem ñeán moät dóa boán con toâm vaø hai baùt côm. Keøo ñoùi quaù, ngoài aên moät maïch heát ba con. Ngöûng leân, thaáy coøn moät con toâm maø Coät vaãn ngoài im khoâng gaép, Keøo ngaïc nhieân:
	Kìa, sao anh khoâng aên ñi?
	Thoâi, coøn moät con, anh aên noát ñi, cho noù coù baïn.

Töø vöïng	Vocabulary
döïa theo	based on
truyeän	story, tale
cöôøi	to laugh, smile
truyeän cöôøi	humourous story, andecdote
daân gian	folklore
ñeàu	each one equally, all
caû hai ñeàu	both equally
phaûi ñaáy	that's right
luïc	to search
tuùi	pocket
Verb+ maõi	keep on doing + verb
luïc ....maõi môùi ñöôïc...	kept searching...and finally found...
taát caû	all
ngaäp ngöøng	hesitatingly
chaúng...caû	not...at all
thoâi ñöôïc	Well, that's all right
cöù	to go ahead, continue
caäu	(maternal) uncle, term address to young men
aáy, aáy	hey! wait a minute/hold on/hang on
voäi	hurriedly
con	animate being (Classifier for animals)
moät maïch	at one go, at a stretch
ngöûng (leân)	to raise one' head (up)
coøn	be left, remaining
maø	but, yet
im	be quiet, unmoving
gaép	to pick up with chop sticks
ngaïc nhieân	be surprised
Kìa	Say!
noát	to finish
cho	so that
cho noù coù baïn	for that one to have company

C 8 (C10 in the text book) Ñoïc thö
Hear the Whole Dialog

Westminster, ngaøy.... thaùng....naêm....

Chò Hoaøng Oanh meán,

Chò khoûe khoâng? Muoán vieát thö cho chò nhieàu laàn roài nhöng em quaù baän vôùi vieäc laøm môùi cuûa em. Baây giôø em laøm cho moät haõng du lòch vaø coù raát nhieàu ngöôøi ñeán hoûi mua veù maùy bay ñi Vieät Nam.

Caùch ñaây hai thaùng, em coù laøm quen vôùi moät caëp vôï choàng Myõ muoán sang Vieät Nam chôi. Hoï ñeán haõng em hoûi thaêm veà chuyeán ñi cuûa hoï vaø nhöõng thuû tuïc phaûi laøm. Hoï raát thaân thieän, neân tröôùc khi hoï leân ñöôøng em coù môøi hoï ñeán aên côm nhaø em. Em naáu vaøi moùn Hueá cho hoï thöû, nhöng em khoâng ñeå nhieàu ôùt neân thöùc aên khoâng cay laém, hôïp khaåu vò cuûa hoï. Hoï raát thích côm Vieät vaø mong coù nhieàu dòp thöôÛng thöùc caùc moùn aên ñaëc saûn cuûa ba mieàn Baéc, Trung, Nam taïi Vieät Nam.

Em coù cho ñòa chæ cuûa chò ñeå khi naøo hoï ñeán Ñaø Naüng hoï seõ lieân laïc vôùi chò ñeå laøm quen. Chò coù theå cho hoï bieát nhöõng nôi naøo ñeå ñi tham quan.

Thoâi, em xin ngöøng ñaây. Mong nhaän thö cuaû chò. Chuùc chò ñöôïc vui veû vaø maïnh khoûe.

Meán,

Thu Nga

Töø vöïng	Vocabulary
haõng	agency, company
veù	ticket
laøm quen	to make acquaintance
moät caëp	a couple
hoûi thaêm	to enquire
chuyeán ñi	journey, travel
thaân thieâïn	friendly
leân ñöôøng	to set off
hôïp khaåu vò	to suit the taste (Hue food is typically spicy.)
mong	to hope, expect
thöôûng thöùc	to enjoy
lieân laïc	to make contact, get in touch
nôi	place
tham quan	to go sightseeing
chuùc	to wish (somebody)

Partial answers for Part C - Exercises
C 6 ( C8 in the text book)

1- People say the Que Viet restaurant is the most famous here.

Ngöôøi ta noùi tieäm/hieäu Queâ Vieät coù tieáng nhaát ôû ñaây.
They have specialty dishes from the three regions, North, Central, and South.
Hoï coù nhöõng moùn ñaëc saûn ba mieàn Baéc, Trung vaø Nam.
Let's go to the Que Viet to find out.
(Chuùng) mình/ta ñi ñeán tieäm/hieäu Queâ Vieät (ñeå) aên cho bieát.

2- Please (you couple) sit at this table.

Xin môøi hai oâng baø ngoài baøn naøy.
What will you have to eat tonight?
Toái nay oâng baø (muoán) duøng gì?
Please give us one plate of steamed spring rolls and one plate of chicken fried with lemon grass and chillies.
Cho chuùng toâi moät ñóa baùnh cuoán vaø moät ñóa gaø xaøo xaû/saû ôùt.
Do you want to drink anything first?
OÂng baø muoán uoáng gì tröôùc khoâng?
No, I don't want anything to drink.
Khoâng, toâi khoâng muoán uoáng gì caû.
Do you have any special dish today?
Hoâm nay coù moùn gì ñaëc bieät khoâng?
Please figure out the bill.
Xin anh/ chò tính tieàn.

3- Please com in and sit down and have sosmething to drink.

Xin môøi oâng/baø/anh chò/ caùc coâ/...vaøo ngoài chôi xôi böôùc.
Thank you for inviting us to come and eat.
Caùm ôn baø/oâng/ coâ/.... ñaõ môøi chuùng toâi ñeán duøng côm.
The food is ready, please sit down. I invite you to eat.
Thöùc aên saêÕn roài, môøi hai oâng baø/....ngoài. Môøi hai oâng baø/...duøng/xôi côm.

C 7 (C9 in the text book)
Keo meets Cot out in town. Both of them are hungry. Cot says:

Let's go eat.
At what cafe? Keo asks .
Let's go to Ba Beo's .
O.K., that's good. But, how much money do you have? Keo asks.

Cot searches and searches his pockets and comes up with three piasters, and says:

I have only three piasters, and how much do you have?

After searching in all his pants pockets and shirt pockets, Keo hesitatingly says:

I don't have any money at all.
Never mind, Cot says, my money is enough to order one dish and two bowls of rice.

Let's go eat, don't worry.

The two go to Mrs. Beo's cafe and sit down at a table. Keo asks:

Do you have anything special today?
We have Thanh Tri steamed rolls and My Tho noodle soup. Oh, today we have fresh shrimp. Try shrimp fritters and see how good they are.
All right, Keo says, bring us two two plates of shrimp fritters and
Hey! Hey! Cot says hurriedly, today I'm not very hungry. Pershaps you could bring us one plate of four shrimp fritters and two bowls of rice.

Mrs. Beo brings a plate of four shrimp fritters and two bowl of rice. Keo is vey hungry:

he sits and eats three shrimps at a go. Looking up he sees there's still one shrimp but Cot continues to sit quietly without picking up the shrimp. Keo is surprised:

Say, why don't you eat?
No, there's just one shrimp you go ahead and eat it so it will have friends (the other three shrimps).