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Our Country profile is…. VIET NAM. Viet Nam – special symbols. Viet Nam - on the map. Viet Namese celebrations. Moon festival – Spring Festival Songkran Festival. Viet Namese Cities Famous 4!. Viet Namese Cities – Hanoi – The capital!.
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Our Country profile is… VIET NAM
Viet Namese celebrations • Moon festival – • Spring Festival • Songkran Festival
Viet Namese Cities – Hanoi – The capital! • Is the Modern Capital of Viet Nam. It is full of ‘old’ Victorian style housing.
Viet Namese Cities - Hue • Was the Imperial Capital of Viet Nam in the Nguyen Dynasty.
Viet Namese Cities - Dalat • Dalat is a beautiful central city in the hills
Viet Namese Cities – Ho Chi Minh City • Used to be called ‘Saigon’, is very modern and has really tall buildings!
Viet Nam – Famous people and legends • Hoi Chi Minh – Famous President 1951-69 • Dinh Bo Linh – First Emperor of Viet Nam – 968 AD
Viet Namese Language - Now • 17th century, a French missionary named Alexandre de Rhodes developed QuocNgu, the Romanized Vietnamese alphabet that's used today. • Unlike other languages in the region, Vietnamese looks almost readable to a Westerner • The system of accent marks is complex and pronunciation is difficult.Vietnamese words are almost identical except for the marks mentioned above. These marks are essential for the written Vietnamese because the words are pronounced differently, and have different meanings. • For example: • ma ghost • ma' mother (southern accent) or cheek • ma` who, which, that, whom • ma? tomb • ma~ horse or appearance • ma. young rice seeding, or mother (central)
Viet Namese Language – In Ancient times was called Chu Nom • Chu Nom
Speaking… • English GreetingsVietnamese Greetings: • Hi! chào • Good morning! chào buổi sáng • Welcome! (to greet someone) Chào mừng bạn • How are you? bạn có khỏe không?, khỏe chứ? • ( informal ) I'm fine, thanks! Cám ơn bạn tôi khỏe • And you? Bạn thì sao? • Good/ So-So. Tốt / cũng tàm tạm • Thank you (very much)! Cám ơn ( rất nhiều ) • Goodbye Tam biet • http://mylanguages.org/vietnamese_phrases.php