Vietnamese · KNLTV Bậc 1 (A1) · Chapter 13
Cái này là cái gì?What's this?
To ask the name of an object: "cái này" = a thing near you, "cái kia" = a thing far away. Question "Cái này là cái gì?" — answer "Cái này là cái bút." gì = "what". Don't drop "cái": say "Cái này", not "Này". New words: bút, túi, đồng hồ, ô, áo, giày, nước, cửa, cửa sổ, máy tính, tiền, vở. Tone corner: object words at speed; the tones of cái này / cái kia.
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Cái này hay cái kia?— này or kia?
- NamTom, cái này là cái gì?Tom, what's this?
- TomCái này là cái bút.This is a pen.
- TomVà cái này là cửa.And this is a door. (slip: the door is over there, not next to him — far things take "cái kia", not "cái này")
- Nam"Cái kia" nhé — nó ở đó, không phải ở đây. Ở xa dùng "kia".It's "cái kia" — it's over there, not here. For far away, use "kia".
- TomÀ, cái kia là cửa!Oh, that over there is a door!
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Đừng bỏ "cái"— Don't Drop "cái"
- LinhCái này là cái gì?What's this?
- TomNày là cái túi.This is a bag. (slip: don't drop "cái" before "này" — say "Cái này là cái túi")
- Linh"Cái này" nhé, đừng bỏ "cái". "Cái này là cái túi".It's "Cái này", don't drop "cái". "Cái này là cái túi".
- TomÀ, cái này là cái túi! Và cái kia là cái áo.Oh, this is a bag! And that over there is a shirt.
Vocabulary
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- bút
nounpen
- túi
nounbag
- đồng hồ
nounclock, watch
- ô
nounumbrella
- áo
nounshirt, top
- giày
nounshoes
- nước
nounwater
- cửa
noundoor
- cửa sổ
nounwindow
- máy tính
nouncomputer
- tiền
nounmoney
- vở
nounnotebook
Grammar
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cái này / cái kia + gì (what is this / that)
Explanation
To ask the name of an object, use "cái" as a thing-pronoun: cái này = a thing NEAR you, cái kia = a thing FAR away. gì = "what". Question: "Cái này là cái gì?" Answer: "Cái này là cái bút." or "Cái kia là cái ô." Two easy slips: (1) don't drop "cái" — say "Cái này", not "Này"; (2) pick này/kia by distance — near uses này, far uses kia. (You met kia in ch6; này is the near-thing word.)
Examples
- Cái này là cái gì? — Cái này là cái bút.What's this? — It's a pen.
- Cái kia là cái gì? — Cái kia là cái ô.What's that over there? — It's an umbrella.
- Cái này là máy tính.This is a computer.
- Cái kia là cửa sổ.That over there is a window.
Script & tones
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Ôn thanh điệu: đồ vật ở tốc độ nhanh— Tone Review: object words at speed
Object words and their tones:
- bútsắcpen
- đồng hồhuyền · huyềnclock
- nướcsắcwater
- cửa sổhỏi · hỏiwindow
- máy tínhsắc · sắccomputer
Read aloud, pairing with cái này / cái kia:
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