Vietnamese · KNLTV Bậc 1 (A1) · Chapter 25
Đường và phương hướngRoads and directions
Direction vocabulary: đường, rẽ, trái, phải, thẳng, ngã tư, góc, bản đồ, đường đi, qua. Key grammar: give directions with verb + direction, no preposition needed — "rẽ trái" (turn left), "rẽ phải" (turn right), "đi thẳng" (go straight). English speakers, used to "turn TO the left", tend to add "tới/đến" — "rẽ tới phải" ✗ → "rẽ phải" ✓. Add a place with "ở": "rẽ phải ở ngã tư". Tone corner: the ngã tone in "rẽ" and "ngã tư" — against the hỏi tone "rẻ" from ch22.
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rẽ tới phải? rẽ phải?— rẽ tới phải? or rẽ phải?
- NamNhà ga ở đâu? Chỉ đường cho tôi đi.Where is the station? Show me the way.
- TomĐi thẳng, rồi rẽ tới phải.Go straight, then turn to the right. (slip: no "tới" before the direction → "rẽ phải")
- NamKhông cần "tới". Chỉ nói "rẽ phải".No "tới" needed. Just say "rẽ phải".
- TomÀ, đi thẳng, rồi rẽ phải.Ah, go straight, then turn right.
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Đường đến chợ— The way to the market
- TomChào chị. Chợ ở đâu?Hello. Where is the market?
- LanĐi thẳng đến ngã tư, rồi rẽ trái.Go straight to the crossroads, then turn left.
- TomChợ ở bên trái à?Is the market on the left?
- LanĐúng rồi. Chợ ở bên trái, đối diện ngân hàng.That's right. The market is on the left, opposite the bank.
- TomCảm ơn chị nhiều!Thank you very much!
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- đường
nounroad, street
- rẽ
verbto turn
- trái
nounleft
- phải
nounright
- thẳng
adverbstraight
- ngã tư
nouncrossroads, intersection
- góc
nouncorner
- bản đồ
nounmap
- đường đi
nounthe way, the route
- qua
verbto cross, to go past
Grammar
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Directions: "rẽ trái", "đi thẳng" (no preposition)
Explanation
Giving directions in Vietnamese is very compact: verb + direction, no preposition. "Rẽ trái" (turn left), "rẽ phải" (turn right), "đi thẳng" (go straight), "qua đường" (cross the road). English speakers, used to "turn TO the left", tend to add "tới" or "đến" — "rẽ tới phải" ✗ → "rẽ phải" ✓. To say where to turn, add "ở + place" (remember ch24): "Rẽ phải ở ngã tư" (turn right at the crossroads), "Đi thẳng đến góc đường rồi rẽ trái" (go straight to the corner then turn left). A common chain: "Đi thẳng, rồi rẽ trái, chợ ở bên phải" (Go straight, then turn left, the market is on the right).
Examples
- Rẽ trái.Turn left.
- Rẽ phải ở ngã tư.Turn right at the crossroads.
- Đi thẳng, rồi rẽ trái.Go straight, then turn left.
- Chợ ở bên phải.The market is on the right.
Script & tones
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Thanh ngã: "rẽ" khác "rẻ"— The ngã tone: "rẽ" vs "rẻ"
Read aloud, clearly separating ngã and hỏi:
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