Ngaøy thöù hai Day 2:

Choã ñoài tieàn

Handling Vietnamese currency and currency exchange

choã naøo? where?
ngaân haøng/nhaø baêng bank
ñoåi tieàn to exchange money
bao nhieâu? how much?
moät myõ kim one dollar
hai möôi twenty
ba möôi thirty
boán möôi forty
naêm möôi fifty
moät traêm one hundred
moät ngaøn one thousand
hai ngaøn two thousand
naêm ngaøn five thousand
möôøi ngaøn ten thousand
hai möôi ngaøn twenty thousand
naêm möôi ngaøn fifty thousand
moät trieäu one million
Chaøo oâng, toâi muoán ñoåi ______ Myõ kim/ ñoâ la ra tieàn Vieät Nam. Hello, I would like to change _______$US to Vietnamese money.

ÔÛ nhaø Böu ñieän

At the post office

nhaø böu ñieän/nhaø giaây theùp post office
tem/coø(north) stamps
böu thieáp post card
gôûi to send
böùc thô letter
böu kieän postal package
baûo ñaûm to insure
baèng by means of
baèng taøu thuûy by boat/ship
baèng maùy bay by air mail
ñi bao laâu? How long does it take?

ÔÛ hieäu aên

At the restaurant

hieäu aên/tieäm aên restaurant
ngon tasty
reû inexpensive, cheap
gaàn near
Coù tieäm aên naøo gaàn ñaây khoâng? Is there a restaurant nearby?
môøi invite/please
ngoài to sit
baøn naøy this table
duøng to use/eat
gì? what?
baùnh cuoán Vietnamese meat crepe (steamed rice wrapper filled with meat and mushrooms)
côm cooked rice
gaø xaøo saû ôùt chicken cooked in caramel with lemon grass and hot pepper
muoãng spoon
nóa fork
dao knife
ñoâi ñuõa a pair of chopsticks
khaên aên napkin
Cho toâi xin caùi muoãng/nóa/dao/... Please give me a spoon/fork/knife..
Cho toâi xin moät ñoâi ñuõa Please give me a pair of chopsticks
cay hot (pepper)
maën salty
bia [333 beer - Vietnamese beer] beer
nöôùc suoái spring water
nöôùc ngoït soft drink
caø pheâ söõa ñaù iced coffee
traùng mieäng dessert
traùi caây fruits
baùnh ngoït cake
tieàn nöôùc tip money
Xin coâ/anh/oâng tính tieàn. Please Miss/Mr.?...(substitute appropriate pronoun) the bill.
Ñaây laø tieàn nöôùc. This is the tip.

Contents prepared by Dan Dan Tu
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