Tieng Viet lovers club

[tomcat007]

The thing with tieng viet is that, like Singlish, they also have their lah, lor, leh...

Sometimes, the "vay", "nha", "nhe" act as their lah/lor/leh and have no meaning. I tend to ignore when I see them.

For example, "xin loi nha" => sorry lah... (a bit sa3 jiao1 voice)

Your message...

I (girl) miss you chu (?), you (guy) want see me (girl) or not?

The only time I see chu is when they are referring to their boss i.e. ong chu (male boss), ba chu (female boss or boss wife).

Ok, just checked my dictionary...

chu also can mean:

1. affectionate appellation and address used with little boys
2. form of address and appellation used with young men

HTH.

[noname12sg]

hi tomcat you are early!

now i understand... i thought those have meaning. but nha can means home am i right?

kg em o nha sin o co 1minh em anh co muom lai em choi kg ?
renting?

[noname12sg]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

Ok, just checked my dictionary...

chu also can mean:

1. affectionate appellation and address used with little boys
2. form of address and appellation used with young men

HTH.

dictionary?!??! can i borrow?

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

the thing with vb is they change number like we change clothes. think they dont remember numbers too.

sigh

I suggest that next time you can tease her a little bit..

"Chung minh vua cung di ks choi sao em quen anh nhanh?"

(We just went hotel together playing, how can you forgot me so quickly?)

If she goes to hotel with many customers, certainly she will start to feel panic..

[noname12sg]

Originally Posted by lovesprout

I suggest that next time you can tease her a little bit..

"Chung minh vua cung di ks choi sao em quen anh nhanh?"

(We just went hotel together playing, how can you forgot me so quickly?)

If she goes to hotel with many customers, certainly she will start to feel panic..

hahaa... nice. this can come into handy

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

hi tomcat you are early!

now i understand... i thought those have meaning. but nha can means home am i right?

kg, em o nha sin, o co 1minh em, anh co muon lai (nha) em choi kg ?

The translation is, "No, I am at home (in Singapore), live alone, do you want to come over and play with me?

Originally Posted by noname12sg

dictionary?!??! can i borrow?

I recommend this dictionary:

Tu Dien
Viet - Han
Nha Xuat Ban Hong Duc
VND 44,000

I bought it in a bookstore at HCMC. Maybe you can ask your girl to buy one and send it to you.

[tomcat007]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

dictionary?!??! can i borrow?

On my iPhone. But, you can use this also:

http://m/vdict.com

[tomcat007]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

hi tomcat you are early!

now i understand... i thought those have meaning. but nha can means home am i right?

kg em o nha sin o co 1minh em anh co muom lai em choi kg ?
renting?

Woke up by my girl who just went back HCMC last night. Had her daughter calling me "pa pa".. don't know should be happy or scared.

Yes, nha also means home. As said before, same word in TV can means different thing when without the symbol. I thought your girl will add the symbol on top of the wordings? That was the case in your previous messages... Or was it different girl? ha ha....

[noname12sg]

Originally Posted by lovesprout

The translation is, "No, I am at home (in Singapore), live alone, do you want to come over and play with me?

o co 1minh em = 1 minh means 1 person?
muon lai = come over?

Originally Posted by lovesprout

I recommend this dictionary:

Tu Dien
Viet - Han
Nha Xuat Ban Hong Duc
VND 44,000

I bought it in a bookstore at HCMC. Maybe you can ask your girl to buy one and send it to you.

i wish, maybe in my dream

[noname12sg]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

Woke up by my girl who just went back HCMC last night. Had her daughter calling me "pa pa".. don't know should be happy or scared.

Yes, nha also means home. As said before, same word in TV can means different thing when without the symbol. I thought your girl will add the symbol on top of the wordings? That was the case in your previous messages... Or was it different girl? ha ha....

oooooh.. be happy of cos. you dont have to share the burden feeding daughter

hmm... actually is another girl. the previous 1 will sometime use the symbol on it which is really easy for me.

ive been using the vdict but without the symbol i can only guess. try and error thing

[tomcat007]

For bros with iPhone or iPod Touch, here's one dictionary that I really really recommend:

English Vietnamese English Dictionary for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

Woke up by my girl who just went back HCMC last night. Had her daughter calling me "pa pa".. don't know should be happy or scared.

Of course you should be happy. Last night, one of the girl I knew long time ago called me from her home in Cau Mau (the southern tip of VN), and told me that her mom wants to talk to me. I said no, but her mom already took over the phone. Then, her mom asked me 1. if I can go to Cau Mau to visit her? 2. Do I love her daughter? and if yes, how much? 3. Can I marry her daughter because she will turn 20 soon. Toi buon qua.

[lovesprout]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

o co 1minh em = 1 minh means 1 person?
muon lai = come over?

Yes. 1 minh means one person
o = live
muon = want
lai = come over

I think your Tieng Viet improves day by day.

[noname12sg]

Originally Posted by lovesprout

Yes. 1 minh means one person
o = live
muon = want
lai = come over

I think your Tieng Viet improves day by day.

thanks. im trying to pick up word by word with all the help here that is

[tomcat007]

Originally Posted by noname12sg

oooooh.. be happy of cos. you dont have to share the burden feeding daughter

Yes, should be happy... cos I always wanted a daughter anyway... But, it's still early days...

Originally Posted by noname12sg

hmm... actually is another girl. the previous 1 will sometime use the symbol on it which is really easy for me.

Con gai nhieu nhieu ha....

Originally Posted by noname12sg

ive been using the vdict but without the symbol i can only guess. try and error thing

Yes, trial and error. Problem with VDict is sometime they give you the same word with different symbol so you can check each and every one. But, sometimes, it just give you the one it "think" you want. Very pek chek...

Alternative? Those long hair dictionary roaming the streets lor. Sometimes, I will just approach a random one and ask her to help translate. Or if you go V pub (which I think you do), most waitresses are VBs anyway. They will help. Those at M51 downstairs at all VBs. They help if you ask nicely.