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I've been learning for a few months. So far my favourite parts are that the word for right (direction) is the same as a word for right (correct), that months an
by kurtisc 8y ago
I've been learning for a few months. So far my favourite parts are that the word for right (direction) is the same as a word for right (correct), that months and days are named 'Nth month/day', and that refrigerator is 'cold cabinet'.
- cageface 8y agoYeah Vietnamese is often a very literal language. The names of many Vietnamese dishes are just a description of what's in the dish and how it was prepared. "Bún thịt nướng", for example, just means noodles with grilled meat. You can handle past and future tenses with just a couple of modifier words. In a lot of ways it's a pretty elegant language and the only really hard thing about it is getting the tones down and learning all the slang people use in everyday conversation.