Phaàn C - Baøi taäp 11, 12, 13, 14
Part C - Exercises 11, 12, 13, 14

Baøi taäp 11
Give Vietnamese equivalents. (Be sure to have the right tone marks for the proper names.)
(Anh Giang vaø chò Carolyn noùi chuyeän ñieän thoïai)

Giang: So you're going downtown eh?
Carolyn:

Yes, I intend to buy some Vietnamese souvenirs.  I want to send a few gifts to my parents.
Giang: What are you going to do after that?
Carolyn: I'm going to the post office.  I need to buy some stamps, then after that I'm going to the library.
Giang: Oh, before you go, stop by my place, O.K.?
Carolyn: What's up?
Giang: I want to ask you to return one or two books to the library. Can You?
Carolyn: Sure I can.  Oh, Where is the Tan Xuan Bookshop? Do you know?
Giang: Yes. It's not far from the souvenir shop, on the corner (goùc) of Doan Thi Diem Street and Phan Boi Chau Street. Go straight down Doan Thi Diem Street and cross Phan Boi Chau, and the bookshop is on the left. You're going to buy some books, are you?
Carolyn: No, I'm not going to buy anything, I'm only going to look at a Vietnamese cookbook.  I'll come by your place in a little bit.

Baøi taäp 12 - Give Vietnamese equivalents (writing out the numbers).
(ÔÛ cöûa haøng baùn ñoà löu nieäm Vieät Nam ôû Myõ.)  
Linda: This is very pretty. What do you call this in Vietnamese?
Salesperson: (Polite) This is a picture.
Linda: How much is this picture?
Salesperson: (Polite) $55.
Linda: And this red vase?
Salesperson: $22.
Linda: That's a little expensive.  Could you reduce it a little?
Salesperson: This vase is very pretty, very precious, and comes from (belongs to) France but for I'll sell it for $19; is that all right, Miss?
Linda: Yes.  And these blue rice bowls, which kind is the least expensive.
Salesperson: These.  They're 30c a piece.
Linda: But those over there are prettier.   How much are they?
Salesperson: 45c a piece.  They're from Hong Kong.
Linda: I'll buy the red vase and could I have four of the Hong Kong bowls.
Salesperson: "Wrap". Yes, I'll wrap them for you.
Linda:

Could you....(makes motion of wrapping)...for me? How do you say that in Vietnamese?
Salesperson: Yes. You speak Vietnamese very well.   Whenever you're free, stop by here and chat for fun, O.K.?
Linda: Thank you. Here, I'll pay you $20.80.

Baøi taäp 13 - Check which meaning of cho is correct for each of these sentences.
give to for allow
1- Hoâm qua meï toâi mua cho toâi raát nhieàu quaø.
2- Tuaàn sau meï toâi seõ cho toâi nhieàu quaø nöõa.
3- Anh laøm caùi naøy cho toâi, ñöôïc khoâng?
4- OÂng aáy baùn cho toâi hai caùi bình lôùn.
5- Cho toâi mua böùc tranh naøy.
6- Anh cho toâi caùi tem naøy, ñöôïc khoâng?
7- Chò cho toâi möôïn xe ñaïp, ñöôïc khoâng?
8- Khi naøo chò traû tieàn cho toâi?
9- AØ! Anh ñem coác bia cho toâi nheù!
10-Anh mua moät caùi böu aûnh cho toâi nheù!

Baøi taäp 14
Read the conversation, pratice it with each other, then retell it briefly, first in English then in Vietnamese.
Robert: Hoâm nay laø thöù maáy roài, chò Sally?
Sally: Hoâm qua laø....thöù tö, vaäy hoâm nay laø thöù naêm.
Robert: OÀ theá hoâm nay chuùng ta ñi aên côm ôû hieäu aên Vieät Nam aø?
Sally: Vaâng.
Robert: Vui quaù nhæ? Theá chuùng ta ñi hieäu aên naøo?
Sally: Coù leõ seõ ñi hieäu Queâ Vieät. Ngöôøi ta noùi baùnh cuoán Queâ Vieät ngon laém.
Robert: Hieäu Queâ Vieät ôû ñaâu?  Coù xa khoâng?
Sally: Khoâng xa laém.  Hieäu ñoù ôû ñöôøng Pine, beân caïnh raïp Capitol.
Robert: Theá chuùng ta ñi baèng gì?
Sally: Chò Mary môøi chuùng ta ñi xe cuûa chò.
Robert: OÀ, thích quaù! Maáy giôø chuùng ta ñi?
Sally: Khoaûng 12 giôø.
Robert: Baây giôø laø maáy giôø roài?
Sally: Chín röôÕi.
Robert: Trôøi ôi! Coøn nhöõng gaàn ba giôø nöõa!  Toâi baét ñaàu thaáy ñoùi buïng roài.
Sally: Theá saùng nay anh khoâng aên gì haû?
Robert:

Coù chöù! Nhöng toâi chæ aên coù moät con gaø, hai mieáng bí-teát, vaø naêm quaû
tröùng thoâi.
Töø vöïng Vocabulary
nhæ right? think so?
oà thích quaù oh, that's great!
trôì ôi oh heavens!
nhöõng gaàn almost all of ( Emphatic)
chæ Verb coù Noun thoâi only Verb noun- that's all
con gaø a (whole) chicken
mieáng piece
bí teát beefsteak
quaû tröùng egg

 

Taäp vieát
From the sentences in the conversation write these sentences in Vietnamese (can you write them all without looking ?).
1- We (you and I) are going to eat at a Vietnamese restaurant today.

 

2- So what restaurant are we going to?

 

3- People say that the Que Viet steamed spring rolls are very good.

 

4- The Que Viet restaurant isn't very far.

 

5- It's on Pine Street next to the Capitol Theater.

 

6- So how are we going?

 

7- Mary has asked us to go in her car.

 

8- Oh great! So what time are we going? About 12:00.

 

9- Oh heavens, it's still almost ( all of) three hours more!

 

10-I'm brginning to feel hungry already.

 

11-So didn't you eat anything for breakfast?

 

12-Of course, but only a piece of beefsteak and three eggs.

 

Baøi taäp 11 - Answers for part C
Giang: Chò ñi phoá haû?
Carolyn: Vaâng, Toâi ñònh mua vaøi ñoà löu nieäm Vieät Nam.
Giang: Sau ñoù chò laøm gì?
Carolyn: Toâi ñi böu ñieän. Toâi caàn mua tem vaø/ roài sau ñoù toâi ñi thö vieän.
Giang: OÀ, tröôùc khi ñi chò (haõy) gheù laïi toâi nheù.
Carolyn: Coù vieäc gì vaäy?
Giang: Toâi muoán nhôø chò traû hai quyeån/cuoán saùch cho thö vieän.  Ñöôïc khoâng, chò?
Carolyn: Ñöôïc chöù/chôù.  OÀ, tieäm saùch Taân Xuaân ôû ñaâu? Anh bieát khoâng?
Giang:


Bieát. Hieäu?  Tieäm ñoù khoâng xa haøng baùn ñoà löu nieäm, ôû goùc ñöôøng/phoá Ñoaøn Thò Ñieåm vaø ñöôøng/phoá Phan Boäi Chaâu. Chò ñi thaúng ñöôøng/phoá Ñoaøn Thò Ñieåm vaø ñi qua ñöôøng Phan Boäi Chaâu, hieäu/tieäm saùch beân tay traùi.  Chò ñi mua saùch aø?
Carolyn:

Khoâng. Toâi khoâng mua gì ( caû). Toâi ñi xem saùch naáu aên Vieät Nam thoâi. Moät laùt nöõa/chuùt nöõa toâi ( seõ ) gheù laïi anh.

Baøi taäp 12
Linda: Caùi naøy ñeïp laém.  Caùi naøy tieáng Vieät goïi laø gì?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, caùi naøy laø böùc tranh.
Linda: Böùc tranh naøy bao nhieâu (tieàn), coâ/oâng/...?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, naêm möôi laêm ñoàng.
Linda: Coøn caùi bình (maøu) ñoû naøy?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, hai möôi ñoàng.
Linda: Toâi thaáy hôi ñaét/maéc. Coâ/oâng/baø/....(coù theå) bôùt ( moät chuùt) ñöôïc khoâng?
Ngöôøi baùn:

Caùi bình naøy ñeïp laém, quí laém vaø cuûa Phaùp, nhöng toâi ñeå/baùn cho coâ möôøi chín ñoàng, ñöôïc khoâng, coâ ?
Linda: Daï ñöôïc.  Coøn maáy caùi baùt/cheùn ( maøu ) xanh naøy, loaïi/hieäu naøo reõ nhaát/nhöùt?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, loaïi/ hieäu naøy (reû nhaát/nhöùt) - ba möôi xu moät caùi.
Linda: Nhöng loaïi/hieäu/maáy caùi kia ñeïp hôn. Caùi kia bao nhieâu?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, boán möôi laêm xu moät caùi.  Loaïi/hieäu/caùi naøy cuûa Hoàng Koâng.
Linda:

Toâi mua caùi bình ñoû naøy vaø cho toâi mua boán caùi baùt/cheùn Hoàng Koâng.
Coâ/oâng/baø...aáy....cho toâi nheù. (Nhö)  theá naøy tieáng Vieät noùi theá naøo, coâ/oâng/baø/?
Ngöôøi baùn: Daï, goùi. Vaâng toâi seõ goùi cho coâ.
Linda: Caùm ôn coâ/oâng/....Ñaây, toâi traû cho coâ/oâng/.... hai möôi ñoàng taùm möôi (xu).
Ngöôøi baùn:

Vaâng.  Coâ noùi tieáng Vieät gioûi laém.  Khi naøo raûnh coâ gheù laïi ñaây noùi chuyeän chôi nheù.

Baøì taäp 13

give to for allow
1- Hoâm qua meï toâi mua cho toâi raát nhieàu quaø.

x

2. Tuaàn sau meï toâi seõ cho toâi nhieàu quaø nöõa.    x
3- Anh laøm caùi naøy cho toâi ñöôïc khoâng?     x
4- OÂng aáy baùn cho toâi hai caùi bình lôùn.       x
5- Cho toâi mua böùc tranh naøy.     x
6- Anh cho toâi caùi/con tem naøy, ñöôïc khoâng?    x
7- Chò cho toâi möôïn xe ñaïp, ñöôïc khoâng?     x
8- Khi naøo chò traû tieàn cho toâi.       x
9- AØ! Anh ñem moät coác bia cho toâi nheù!       x  
10-Anh mua moät caùi böu aûnh cho toâi nheù!      x

Baøi taäp 14 - Taäp vieát
1- Hoâm nay (hai) chuùng ta ñi aên côm ôû hieäu aên Vieät Nam.

 

2- Theá chuùng ta ñi aên hieäu naøo?

 

4- Hieäu aên Queâ Vieät khoâng xa laém.

 

5-Hieäu ñoù ôû ñöôøng Pine beân caïnh raïp Capitol.

 

6- Theá chuùng ta ñi baèng gì?

 

7- Chò Mary môøi chuùng ta di xe cuûa chò aáy.

 

8- OÀ, thích quaù. Theá maáy giôø chuùng ta ñi?  Khoaûng möôøi hai giôø.

 

9-Trôøi ôi!. Coøn nhöõng gaàn ba giôø nöõa!

 

10-Toâi baét daàu thaáy ñoùi buïng roài.

 

11-Theá saùng nay anh khoâng aên gì haû?

 

12-Coù chöù! Nhöng (toâi) chæ aên coù moät mieáng bí-teát vaø ba quaû tröùng thoâi.

 

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