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Originally Posted by haosac
No lah, my english's no good lah.. can only use in small small talk lah..
If you know Chinese, it's easier for you to study Vnmese. The 2 languages share almost the same grammar and quite a number of words similar in pronunciation (as well as meaning) .
Ví Dụ:
Mandarin:
clothes -- yī fu -- y phục -- we call this as Chinese-Vietnamese word
(dunno English meaning of this one  )-- ĺ hài -- lợi hại
escape -- táo zǒu -- đào tẩu
Cantonese:
student -- hok saang -- học sinh (South Vietnam could be: học sanh, actually 96% same pronunciation of Cantonese) |
you are too modest...yup...find the similarity in mandarin and cantonese...
i still remember the 1st time i went to HCM... the manager of the hotel i stayed in can spk mandarin and cantonese fluently....
i know the singlish vs of loi hai - powderful...(guess this is one of the few meanings)...
