Tieng Viet lovers club

[KangTuo]

Chick = ga con
Chick (girl) = co gai
Chicken = con ga
Chicken (food) = mon thit ga
Chicken (cowardly) = nhat gan
Chicken out = rut lui vi nhat
Chicken pox = benh thuy dau
Chief (head) = nguoi lanh dao
Chief (of tribe) = tu truong
Child = dua tre; tre con

She is their only child
Co ay la dua con duy nhat cua ho

Is this your child?
Day co phai la con cua anh/chi khong?

Childbirth = qua trinh sinh con
Childhood = thoi tho au
Childish = con nit
Childless = khong co con
Childlike = hon nhien
Chill (in air) = lanh lao
Chill (illness) = cam lanh
Chill (wine) = uop lanh
Chilli (pepper) = qua ot
Chilli sauce nuoc ot
Chime (clock) = danh chuong diem gio
Chime (door) = rung chuong
Chimney = ong khoa
Chimpanzee = con tinh tinh
Chin = cam
China = nuoc Trung Quoc
Chinese (language) = tieng Trung Quoc
Chinese (person) = nguoi Trung Quoc
Chip (fragment) = manh vo
Chip (damage) = cho vo me; lam me
Chip (in gambling) = the
Chip in (interrupt) = noi xen vao
Chip in (with money) = gop tien vao
Chocolate = so co la
Chocolate cake = ban so co la
Choice = lua chon
Choke = mot van dieu tiet khong khi ; lam ngat tho

He choked on a bone
Anh ay hoc xuong ngat tho

Cholesterol = colexteron
Choose = chon lua
Choosey (about food) = cau ky
Choosey (about friends) = ky tinh
Chop (with ax) = nhat chem.
Chop (meat) = mieng suon
Chop (meat, vegetable) = that
Chop down = don
Chopper = dao bau
Chopsticks = dua
Chore = viec vat
Chorus (singer) = dan hop cuong
Chorus (of song) = doan dong ca

[KangTuo]

Christ = Chua Gie-su
Christian = tin do Co doc
Christianity = dao Co dac
Christian name = ten
Christmas = le No-en

Merry Christmas
Chuc No-en vui ve

Christmas card = thiep mung No-en
Christmas day = ngay No-en
Christmas eve = dem No-en
Christmas present = qua No-en
Christmas tree = cay No-en
Chrysanthemum = hoa cuc
Chubby = mum mim
Chuck = nem
Chuck out (object) = vut di
Chuck out (person) = duoi di
Chuckle = cuoi ruc rich
Church = Nha tho
Chute (for rubbish) = mang do rae
Cigar = xi ga
Cigarette = thuoc la
Cinema = dien anh
Circle = hinh tron
Circuit (electrical) = mach dien
Circuit breaker = cai ngat dien
Circulate (of blood) = tuan hoan
Circulate (of rumor) = lan truyen
Circulate ( of air) = luu thong
Circulate (memo) = thong bao
Citizen = cong dan
Citizenship = cach cong dan

She applied for American citizenship
Co cay xin nhap quoc tich My

City = thanh pho
City center = trung tam thanh pho
City hall = toa thi chinh
Civil engineer = ky su cong chinh
Civilian = dan thuong
Civilize = khai hoa

[KangTuo]

Claim (request) = doi hoi
Claim (right) = quyen doi hoi
Claim (assertion) = loi tuyen bo
Claim (for damage) = doi boi thuong
Clamp (fasten0 = kep chat
Clamp down = kiem soat chat che hon
Clam down on = ngan chan mot
Clap (one’s hand) = vo
Clap (applaud) = vo tay
Clarify = lam sang to
Clash (argument) = tranh cai
Clash (of personalities) = mau thuan
Clash (fight) = xung dot; danh nhau
Clash (of opinion) = bat dong sau sac
Clash (of events) = trung gio
Clasp (in hand) = nam chat
Clasp (embrace) = om chat
Class (lesson) = gio hoc
Classmate = ban cung lop
Classroom = phong hoc
Classy = sang trong
Claw (of cat, bird) = vuot
Claw (of crab, lobster) = cang
Claw (of woman) = mong vuot
Claw (scratch) = cao
Clean = sach
Clean (completely) = hoan toan
Clean (teeth, shoe) = danh
Clean (house, room) = don sach
Clean (car, hands, face) = rua
Clean (clothes) = giat tay
Clean out (room, closet) = don sach
Clean up = don sach
Clean up (wash) = lau sach
Cleaner = nguoi lam ve sinh
Cleaning woman = nu lao cong
Cleanse (skin) = lam sach
Cleanser (for skin) = chat lam sach
Clear (voice) = trong
Clear (photo, vision) = ro net
Clear (thinker) = sang suot
Clear (easy to understand) = de hieu
Clear (obvious) = hien nhien
Clear (weather, sky) = quan dang
Clear (water) = trong vat
Clear (skin) = min
Clear (conscience) = tring sach

I am not clear about it
Toi chua duoc ro ve cai do

I did not make myself clear
Toi da noi khong doc ro

Steer clear of ...
tranh xa...

clear one’s throat
hang giong

clear away = thu don
clear off (of thief) = chuon ngay; cut di
clear out = don sach
clear up = thu don
clear up (of weather) = troi quang dang
clear up (of illness, rash) = bien di
clear up (tidy) = don sach
clearance (space) = khoang trong
clearance (authorization) = guay phep
clearance sale = ban thanh ly
clench (teeth) = nghien chat
clench (fist) = siet chat
clerk (administrative) = thu ky
clerk (store) = nguoi ban hang
clever (person, animal) = thong minh
clever (idea) = hay
clever (gadget, device) = tai tinh

[KangTuo]

client (of lawyer) = than chu
client (customer) = khach hang
cliff = vach da
climate = khi hau
climax = dinh diem
climb (up mountain) = leo treo; leo nui
climb (of plane) = len cao
climb down = trao xuong
clinic = phong kham benh
clippers (for hair) = tong do
clippers (for nail) = bam mong tay
clippers (for gardening) = keo xen
clock = dong ho
clock radio = dai co kem dong ho bao thuc
clockwise = theo chieu kim dong ho
close (of door, store) = dong cua
close (of eyes) = nham
close (business) = dong cua han
close (friends) = than
close by = gan
close resemblance = going nhau nhu het
close up (move closer) = nhich lai gan hon
closely (listen) = cham chu
closely (cooperate) = chat che
closet = tu
closet (for clothes) = tu quan ao
clot (of blood) = cuc dong; dong lai
cloth (fabric) = vai
cloth (for kitchen) = khan lau
cloth (for cleaning) = gie lau
clothes = quan ao
clothes brush = ban chai quan ao
clothes hanger = mac ao
clothing = quan ao
cloud = may
cloudy= u am
clown (in circus) = vai he
clown (joker) = anh he; thang he
club (weapon) = dui cui
club (golf iron) = gay
club (organization) = cau lac bo
clubs (in card) = quan nhep
clue = manh moi
clumsiness = vung ve
clumsy (person) = vung ve

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by casannova03

Too bad the first few post I see are yours....talking about saving break-up msg for future usage!!

My next project is in Hanoi, will be based in Hanoi for mths like the past in JKT... Next week going hanoi to look for apartment. U faster save enough money to drink.

Originally Posted by Honey Boon

haha... still bother to send such a long message? I will just type: Anh bo em! enuf la

Long long sms then can show I'm sincere to break up

[casannova03]

Originally Posted by naemlo

My next project is in Hanoi, will be based in Hanoi for mths like the past in JKT... Next week going hanoi to look for apartment. U faster save enough money to drink.

Wa...like that hor...hmmm must find time this week to drink with you liao....will msg you......

P.S : If i money no enough you treat me drink lor!!!!

[KangTuo]

coach = huan luyen vien
coach (singing, drama etc) = giao vien
coal = than
coarse = tuc tiu
coast = bo bien
coastal = ven bien
coastguard (person)= nguoi gac bien
coastline = bo bien
coat = ao vet
coax = do danh
cobweb = mang nhen
cocaine = cocaon
cock (chicken) = con ga trong
cock (any male bird) = con chim trong
cockeyed = ngo ngan
cock fight = choi ga
cockpit (of plane) = khoang lai
cockroach = con gian
cocktail = ruou coc-tay
cocoa (drink) = ca-cao
coconut = dua
coconut palm = cay dua
cod = ca thu
code = mat ma
coffee = ca phe
coffee break = gio giai lao co ca phe
coffee maker = may pha ca phe
coffee pot = binh ca phe
coffee shop = quan ca phe
coffee table = ban thap nho
coffin = quan tai
cognac = ruou co nhac
cohabit = song chung voi nhau
coin = dong tien
coincidence = su trung khop ngau nhien
Coke = co ca (co la)
Cold = lanh

I am feeling cold
Toi thay lanh

It is cold
Troi lanh

Get cold feet
On nhat

I have a cold
Toi bi cam lanh

Cold blooded
Mau lanh

Coleslaw = mon xa lach cai bap
Collaborate = cong tac
Collapse (floor, roof, building) = do sap
Collapse (person) = nga guc
Collar (shirt, jacket) = co ao
Collar (of dog, cat) = vong co
Collarbone = xuong don
Colleague = ban dong nghiep
Collect = lay ve
Collect (as hobby) = suu tam
Collect (for charity) = quyen gop
Collect (one’s belonging) = thu luom
Collect (rainwater) = tich chua
Collect (gather together) = tu tap
College = truong cao dang
Collide (of cars, people) = va vao nhau
Collision = va cham
Colony = thuoc dia
Color = mau sac

What color is the sky?
Bau troi mau gi?

Color (one’s hair) = nhuom
Color (blush) = do mat
Color-blind = mu mau
Colored = da mau
Colorful = nhieu mau sac
Colorful (character, life, story) = sinh dong
Coloring (of hair, eyes, skin) = to mau
Color photograph = anh mau
Color TV = may ti vi mau

[KangTuo]

Comb = cai luoc; chai
Come (towards) = den
Come (of train, bus) den

You will come to like it
Rut cuc anh/chi se thich no

How come?
Sao vay?

Come about (happen) = xay ra
Come across (find) = tinh co thay
Come across (idea, humor) = truyen dat duoc
Come along = di cung
Come along (turn up) = xuat hien
Come along (progress) = tien trine
Come apart (break) = tach ra
Come apart (fal into pieces) = vo mat
Come around = tat laic hoi
Come around (regain consciousness) = tinh lai
Come away (leave) = roi di
Come back = tro ve
Come by = tat qua
Come down (from treem ledge) = xuong
Come down (of price, amount) = giam
Come down (of rain, snow) = roi
Come forward = dung ra
Come from = tu…den

I come from New York
Toi tu Niu-Yooc den

Come in (person) = di vao
Come in (in race) = ve dich
Come in (of train) = toi
Come in (of tide) = dang len
Come off = roi ra
Come on = tien trien
Come on ! = di di!
Come on (in disbelief) = sao lai the duoc!
Come out = dir a khoi
Come out (sun) = hien ra
Come out (results) = the hien
Come out (of books, records) = phat hanh
Come out (of stain) = tay sach
Come to = di toi
Come to (of hair) = xoa xuong
Come to (of dress) = ru xuong
Come to (of water) = bgap den

That comes to $70
Tat ca la 70 do la

Come up = di len
Come up (sun) = moc

Something has come up
Co chuyen gi da xay ra

Come out with (new idea) = nay ra
Comedy (play) = hai kich
Comedy (movie) = phim hai
Comfort = tien nghi
Comfort (consolation) = an ui
Comfortable (chair, house, room) = thoai mai
Comfortable (financially) = sung tuc
Comfortable (person) = de chiu
Comical = tuc cuoi
Command (order) = menh lenh; ra lenh
Command (have authority) = chi huy
Commander = si quan chi huy
Commander-in-chief = tong tu lenh
Commemorate (of statue, memorial) = tuong niem
Commemorate (victory, ceremony) = ky niem
Commence = bat dau
Comment = loi binh luan
Commission (payment) = tien hoa hong
Commission (job) = cong viec
Commission (committee) = uy ban
Commission (for job) = uy nhiem
Commit (crime, error) = pham
Commit (funds) = cam ket
Commitment (in professional relationship) = loi cam ket
Commitment (responsibility) = dieu rang buoc
Committee = uy ban
Common (not rare) = pho bien
Common (shared) = chung
Commonplace = tam thuong
Common sense = le thoung
Commotion (noisy disturbance) = nao dong
Communal (land, facilities) = cong cong
Communal (kitchen) = chung
Communal house = dinh
Communicate (have contact) = lien lac voi nhau
Communicate (make self understood) = bieu dat
Communicate (idea, intention) = truyen dat
Communication = lien lac
Communism = chu nghia cong san
Communist = cong san ; nguoi cong san
Communist Party = Dang Cong San
Community = cong dong
Commute = di lam xa
Commuter = nguoi di lam xa
Commuter traffic = xe co cua nhung nguoi di lam xa
Commuter train = tau hoa cho nhung nguoi di lam xa

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by casannova03

P.S : If i money no enough you treat me drink lor!!!!

No problem, u pay a ger for me to bonk...

[jackbl]

Tertiary students shun foreign languages
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English is considered the global language but that doesn’t guarantee its continued existence as a university major in Ho Chi Minh City.


With fewer and fewer students opting to major in a foreign language, Ho Chi Minh City’s universities have been pruning their language courses and in some cases eradicating them altogether.

Public institutions like the University of Humanities and Social Sciences have responded to the subdued interest by lowering their English entry requirements, while some private universities have cut the number of classes or stopped their English courses entirely.

Van Hien University, for instance, opened four English classes for 135 students in 2000, but two years later it was down to one new class with 41 students.

There were no English classes whatsoever in 2005 and 2006 as very few students applied.

For the following year, Van Hien changed the name of the course to English for Business and Trade and enrolled 26 students.

At Hong Bang University, so few applicants passed the English entrance exam that they were transferred to other majors like tourism administration and accountancy.

Nguyen Thi Mai Binh of Hung Vuong University says her school is also having trouble attracting students interested in English or any other foreign language on offer.

Hung Vuong’s answer was to lower the entrance examination’s pass mark to the minimum regulated by the Ministry of Education and Training.

The same situation bedevils the HCMC University of Foreign Language and Information Technology.

“We are very nervous and worried that there won’t be anyone to enroll in our foreign language courses within a few years,” says Bui Khanh The, the university’s deputy head.

He attributes the situation to the dictates of the marketplace.

When they recruit university graduates nowadays, most companies are looking for people with more than just foreign language proficiency; they want job applicants with certain professional expertise, so having English skills is not the deciding factor in landing a job but merely an advantage, The explains.

Tran Chut, deputy head of Van Hien University, views foreign language qualification much the same way, and believes it is no basis for a career.

He points out that there is no need to do an intensive four-year course in English when language skills can be honed by completing a short course at a language school.

Moreover, most universities now simply aim for their English students to score 350 to 450 in the Test of English International Communication (TOEIC) exam – a global standard for measuring English language skills for business.

This means that fresh graduates can have internationally accepted English skills without majoring in the language.

Other languages too

It’s even worse where French and Chinese are concerned.

At Nong Lam University, so few students have enrolled in French since the course started that it has finally been dropped, according to deputy head Huynh Thanh Hung.

It’s the same at the University of Humanities and Social Sciences, where the number of students majoring in French has plummeted, says deputy head Le Huu Phuoc.

To keep the French course going, the university has started taking students who failed at other schools or other courses.

Ta Quang Lam of the HCMC University of Education says that last year his school was allowed to enroll up to 80 students in its French education and French language courses but only got 30, so the two courses were merged into one.

Some private universities have stopped all foreign language courses.

“We abandoned French five or six years ago,” says Binh of Hung Vuong University.

Likewise, Chut of Van Hien University says his school gave up on French years ago, but only after making every effort to keep the course going.

For Bui Khanh The of the HCMC University of Foreign Language and Information Technology, the courses at risk, besides English, are Chinese studies and Chinese language.

Last year, there were only nine applicants for Chinese, so those who passed the entrance test were transferred to other courses, says The.

At Van Hien University, would-be Chinese majors starting first year in 2007 and 2008 were transferred to English for Business and Trade.

Ton Duc Thang University only enrolled 20 students in its Chinese course this time around, or half the quota, says the university’s Nguyen Tuong Duy.

One reason why Chinese is shunned is the belief that it’s harder to learn than English.

That could well be true. Some students at the HCMC University of Education say their Chinese is still poor even after studying it since they were children and continuing at university.

Phuoc agrees, “They sure can’t speak Chinese fluently, even the students that complete fourth year.”

Reported by Thuy Vinh

[jackbl]

Tourism festival opens in HCM City
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The 2009 Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, the 5th such annual event, opened on April 3 at Dam Sen Cultural Park by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association.

The festival showcased prestigious tourism trade names to the public and new tourism services along with special promotions to stimulate demand among the city’s people and in the southern economic zone.


At the event, 44 travel agencies, hotels and entertainment areas, coming from main tourism regions in 14 cities and provinces nationwide, had the chance to advertise their services.

Under the framework of the event, a food festival took place, attracting 50 stalls from restaurants from 7 cities and provinces in the country, high lighting the unique food culture of the southern region.

Also on the occasion of the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival, visitors witnessed the creation of 5,000 square sticky rice cake, in addition to performances and exhibitions from April 3-5.

Tourism is one of Ho Chi Minh City’s major industries. In 2008, the city received 2.8 million foreign visitors and the city’s tourism industry recorded a turnover of VND31,000 billion. In the first quarter of this year, HCM City welcomed 780,000 arrivals of foreign tourists, with a total tourism industry turnover of VND7,700 billion.

Source: VOV

[jackbl]

Some fortunate Studentssss...

University graduates prefer studying further to joining workforce
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VietNamNet Bridge – Students nowadays would rather continue studying at higher levels than look for jobs. There are many reasons for this: They fear they cannot get jobs, they are afraid of working, or they decide to wait some more time to get better jobs.


Students afraid of… everything

During five years of studying at university, Dung, a former student of the Hanoi Civil Engineering University, lived on the money provided by his parents. Dung never before had to do any work to earn his living.

Therefore, he did not know what to do with the university degree he got last year. Finally, Dung decided to follow a 4-year training course in information technology at Aptech centre.

As such, while Dung’s friends have been moving heaven and earth to look for jobs, Dung still goes to university every day, and continues living on his parents’ money. “I don’t feel self-confident enough to start an independent life. I think I will only be able to become independent in two more years,” Dung said.

Blogs and forums these days are full of entries of students complaining about difficulties finding jobs. Many students write that they feel tense as they have to look for jobs in coming months when they have university degrees. Some students write that they are afraid of becoming adults.

A 4th year student related that he and some other students in the same class felt inferior to others and did not have good communications skills; therefore, they are afraid of becoming independent.

Meanwhile, a lot of students decide to continue studying after finishing university because they chose the wrong study branches.

Mai Anh, a student of the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema, said that she decided to study at the academy because she liked watching films when she was a child. However, after some years of studying there, she has realised that it would be hard to find a job as a film producer.

“I wonder if I can get a job to earn my living,” Anh said, adding that she has decided to follow another training course so that she can get money from her parents.



Continuing studying to wait for opportunities

As the economy has been facing difficulties, many university graduates tend to continue studying. Pham Hai Yen, graduate of the accountancy faculty of the Hanoi Economics University, who got 560 TOEFL marks, said that she can get a good job now with the degree and her English skills, but she still prefers studying more. “Overseas study will give me a better degree, which can bring a better job,” she said.

Nguyen Thu Phuong, who has graduated from the Journalism and Communication Faculty of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, has decided to spend $1,500 to follow a training course on newspaper design at FPT Arena Centre. Phuong said that it is difficult to get a job in the current economic difficulties; therefore, it would be better for now to keep going to school.

Phuong said that it would not be too late for her to look for a job in a few years when the national economy is better off.

Nguyen Thu Ha

[jackbl]

Learning foreign languages in park?
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VietNamNet Bridge – Youth in HCM City now whisper in each others’ ears that there is a place in the city where they can learn foreign languages and don’t have to pay a single dong: September 23 Park, called westerners’ park.


September 23 Park is located next to Ben Thanh Market in the centre of HCM City, opposite the New World Hotel. Young people just have to go to the park, take a seat and wait 10 minutes. They meet all sorts of foreigners of different nationalities. The young people can talk to the foreigners, enjoy the conversation and practice foreign languages.

As such, September 23 Park has become a sort of foreign language centre.

The people who go there regularly are students of universities and junior colleges. After four pm everyday, students walk in the park, sit on park benches, or do physical exercises with foreigners to make new foreign friends.

Thanh Truong, a student of the HCM City Economics University, said: “I feel my English is still very poor, though I am finishing university this year. I have to go to the park to learn English more intensively. Here, in the park, I can practice English because I have the chance to talk to foreigners and I don’t have to pay.”

Phuong Thao, a student of Nguyen Tat Thanh Junior College, related that she was very shy when she first came to the park and talked to a foreigner. Thao later met some people who also came to the park for the same purpose, and they have been close friends since.

“We have come here every day for one week, and I have become more confident. Foreigners prove to be very friendly. They know that our English is poor so they always try to speak slowly and repeat words, so that we can understand everything. And they always say ‘very good’ to encourage us,” Thao said.

Sonny Smith, US, 35, said that he has been very impressed by the dynamism of Vietnamese youth. Vietnamese students prove to be very eager for knowledge, while their knowledge is very good. He admitted that he sometimes does not know things Vietnamese students ask about the US.

Besides English, HCM City’s youth also talk in French, Chinese and Korean languages. Students talk about themselves, their studies and jobs, and are ambassadors for Vietnam, “a very beautiful country in the world”.

VietNamNet/TP

[jackbl]

Vietnamese surf Internet for reading news and chatting
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Yahoo! Vietnam Director Vu Minh Tri announced the survey results.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to a survey released by Yahoo! Vietnam and TNS on April 2, Vietnamese people spend 43 minutes per day and VND174,000 ($10) per month on the Internet. Some 89% use the Internet service for reading news.

According to the survey, 42% of the population in big cities of Vietnam, namely Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang and Can Tho, had access to the Internet last week, for 43 minutes on average. The time for watching TV has fallen to 233 minutes per day (21% down). The average spending on Internet service is VND174,000 ($10) per month.

Surfing the Internet at home has become a popular trend, with 66% of people interviewed in the last three months saying they surfed the Internet at home. The number of Internet users at café and wifi spots accounted for 53%, mainly teenagers and low-income people.

Up to 90% of surveyed people said they used search engines and read news on the Internet while 73% used chat software and 58% used emails.

Notably, 89% of users read news while 82% used search engines and 67% used entertaining services like music listening, music download and only 4% used banking and shopping services.

This survey was carried out by Yahoo Vietnam and TNS, named Net Index, using direct interviews and questionnaires, with 1,200 people from the age of 15 up in Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, and Can Tho in three months, from December 2008 to February 2008.

Yahoo Vietnam’s Director Vu Minh Tri said Vietnam is witnessing the strong development of digital means of media, with 21 million users. This is a big opportunity for Yahoo to develop online advertising.

Yahoo Vietnam predicted that the online advertising market in Vietnam will reach approximately $8 million by 2010, out of the total revenue of nearly $500 million of the Vietnamese advertising market.

VietNamNet/ICTnews

[screwing]

Hi All,

Is there any way that I can download software of English~Viet dictionary into my mobile phone ? If can, i think it would be more easier to communication with them..

Kindly advise how to do it or where to do it if there is any..

Thank you for providing an answer..

cheers...