Vietnamese · KNLTV Bậc 1 (A1) · Chapter 4
Đây là bạn tôiThis is my friend
Pointing and introducing: đây / đó / kia (this / that / that over there). And a big point for English speakers: the possessor goes AFTER the noun — bạn tôi = "friend my", not "tôi bạn". Meet giáo viên (teacher), bác sĩ (doctor), and the pronouns anh / chị / em.
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Đây là Linh— This is Linh
- NamTom, đây là bạn tôi. Đây là Linh.Tom, this is my friend. This is Linh.
- TomChào Linh! Rất vui gặp bạn.Hi, Linh! Nice to meet you.
- LinhChào Tom! Tôi là sinh viên. Bạn là sinh viên?Hi, Tom! I'm a student. You're a student?
- TomVâng! Tôi là sinh viên.Yes! I'm a student.
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Bạn tôi, không phải tôi bạn— bạn tôi, not tôi bạn
- TomĐây là... tôi bạn?(wrong) "tôi bạn"? — he uses English word order (my friend).
- LinhKhông! "Bạn tôi".No! "Bạn tôi" — the noun first, the owner after.
- TomÀ! Đây là bạn tôi. Cảm ơn Linh!Ah! This is my friend. Thanks, Linh!
- LinhKhông có gì!You're welcome!
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- đây
pronounthis / here
- đó
pronounthat / there
- kia
pronounthat over there
- này
det.this (+ noun)
- giáo viên
nounteacher
- bác sĩ
noundoctor
- đàn ông
nounman
- phụ nữ
nounwoman
- em
pronounyounger person (you/I)
- anh
pronounolder male (you/I)
- chị
pronounolder female (you/I)
Grammar
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đây / đó / kia — pointing
Explanation
Three distance levels: đây = this / here (near the speaker), đó = that / there (near the listener), kia = that over there (far from both). To introduce or point at someone/something, use "Đây là + N": Đây là Linh. To attach "này" to a noun, put it AFTER the noun: người này = this person (not "này người").
Examples
- Đây là Linh.This is Linh.
- Đó là bác sĩ.That is a doctor.
- Kia là giáo viên.That over there is a teacher.
- Người này là bạn tôi.This person is my friend.
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Possession: noun + owner
Explanation
Vietnamese reverses the English order: the owner comes AFTER the thing owned. bạn tôi = "friend my" = my friend; tên tôi = my name; bạn Nam = Nam's friend. No linking word is needed. You may add "của" for emphasis or clarity: bạn của tôi = bạn tôi. Never say "tôi bạn" the English way.
Examples
- bạn tôimy friend
- tên tôimy name
- giáo viên của tôimy teacher (with "của")
- Đây là bạn của Nam.This is Nam's friend.
Script & tones
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Ôn thanh điệu: nặng và âm cuối tắc— Tone Review: nặng and stop finals
Four stop finals are held at the closure — not exploded. Practise with words you already know:
- -tbiệt (tạm biệt) — tongue stops behind the teeth, no release
- -chọc (học sinh) — back of tongue stops, no release
- -plips close and stop — held silent (e.g. đẹp, later)
- -chtongue blade stops at the hard palate — clipped short
Read aloud, keeping the nặng tone on "bạn" short and closed:
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