(NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG CHÍNH CỦA TẾT TRUNG THU) Bánh Trung Thu – Mooncakes Mooncakes are usually round, symbolizing the full moon and family reunion. The fillings vary from mixed nuts, mung bean, lotus seed paste to salted egg yolks. During the festival, people exchange mooncakes as a way to wish for happiness and togetherness. Bánh …
In today’s lesson, we’ll go over Vietnamese combined consonants and give you simple word examples to help with pronunciation. CONSONANT SOUND EXAMPLE CH /ch/ chó (dog) GH /gh/ ghế (chair) GI /gi/ giá (price) KH /kh/ khỉ (monkey) NG /ng/ ngủ (to sleep) NGH /ngh/ nghe (to listen) NH /nh/ nhà (house) PH /ph/ phở …
Xin chào, In today’s lesson, we’ll go over the Vietnamese Alphabet and give you simple word examples to help with pronunciation. Let’s begin! LETTER SOUND EXAMPLE A /a/ cá (fish) Ă /ă/ never stands alone; always part of a word like “ăn” Â /â/ never stands alone; used in words like “cần” B /b/ ba …
Hi everyone! Chào mọi người! Today, we’re talking about a dish that’s deeply loved by generations of people in Ho Chi Minh City. Someone once said, “If you don’t eat cơm tấm, you miss a piece of Saigon.” So, let’s dive into the world of cơm tấm, and along the way, we’ll learn some useful Vietnamese …
Hi everyone! Chào mọi người! Today, we’re exploring Vegetarian Rice vermicelli with Spring Rolls (Bún chả giò chay)! Let’s check it out and learn some Vietnamese words together! Here are vocabulary we can learn from this very special dish: Alright, that’s it for today! Take a look again to memorize all the ingredients in Vegetarian …
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If you have a chance to visit miền Tây (the Mekong Delta), make sure to try bún mắm, which is called fermented fish noodle soup in English. For those who want to learn Vietnamese, the name bún mắm literally breaks down like this: bún = noodles, mắm = fermented fish. Bún mắm is a specialty …