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Lesson 1:
Greetings and Essential Expressions
- Vocabulary 1
- Go Further: Age and Greetings
- Matching Bubbles: Greetings
- Grammar: Greeting and Addressing Terms
- Go Further: Chữ Quốc Ngữ
- Go Further: Standard Vietnamese
- Matching Bubbles: Kinship terms and Tones
- Vocabulary 2
- Go Further: More on Vocabulary 2
- Go Further: Expressing One's Nationality
- Multiple Choice: Greetings and Polite Expressions
- Grammar: The linking verb là
- Fill In: Contructions with là
- Conversation: Anh khỏe không? (How are you?)
- Culture: Greetings and Politeness
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Expressing one’s nationality
You saw above that you can say where you are from by saying Tôi đến từ … Another way to express one’s nationality is using là plus a noun phrase, as shown below:
Tôi là người Mỹ.
(lit., I be person America)
I am American.
Tôi là người Việt Nam.
(lit., I be person Vietnam)
I am Vietnamese.
These answer the question:
Anh là người nước nào?
(lit., You be person country which)
What is your nationality?
Here are some more nationalities:
người Trung Quốc
Chinese
người Pháp
French
người Ca Na Đa
Canadian
người Mê Hi Cô
Mexican
người Úc
Australian