{"id":4417,"date":"2026-04-22T13:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:44:54","slug":"conversation40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/conversation40\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation 40: Asking About University Student Life \/ V\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conversation Example:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o Linh, d\u1ea1o n\u00e0y c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00f3 b\u1eadn l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng ?<\/span>
\nHello Linh. How is your work these days? Is it busy?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o John. D\u1ea1o n\u00e0y, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u1edb kh\u00e1 b\u1eadn.<\/span>
\nHello John. My work is quite busy these days.
\nT\u1edb v\u1eeba \u0111i l\u00e0m \u1edf c\u00f4ng ty IT v\u1eeba d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Anh cho c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n sinh vi\u00ean \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef.<\/span>
\nI am working at an IT company while teaching English to students at the University of Languages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\n\u1ed2! C\u1eadu d\u1ea1y cho c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n sinh vi\u00ean \u00e0. Th\u00edch nh\u1ec9.<\/span>
\nOh! You teach university students? That’s nice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\n\u1eea. B\u1eadn nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 vui.<\/span>
\nYes. It’s busy but fun.
\nM\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n sinh vi\u00ean, t\u1edb nh\u01b0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean v\u1eady.<\/span>
\nTalking to students every day, I feel like I’ve returned to my student days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nTh\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ?<\/span>
\nHow were your student days?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nNh\u00e0 t\u1edb \u1edf qu\u00ea n\u00ean th\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean t\u1edb ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc.<\/span>
\nMy hometown is in the countryside, so I had to go up to Hanoi to study.
\nT\u1edb thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n.<\/span>
\nI rented a room and lived there with a friend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nPh\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd? L\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 “Chung c\u01b0” h\u1ea3 ?<\/span>
\nA rented room? Is it like an “Apartment”?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 x\u1eadp x\u1ec7 h\u01a1n c\u0103n h\u1ed9 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nhi\u1ec1u.<\/span>
\nNo. A “Ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd” is much narrower and more run-down than the apartment you are imagining.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nTh\u1ebf \u00e0. Th\u1ebf c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng?<\/span>
\nI see. Did you do a part-time job?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nC\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. T\u1edb v\u1eeba l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u1edf nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng, v\u1eeba l\u00e0m gia s\u01b0 d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Anh.<\/span>
\nYes. I worked as a server at a restaurant and as an English tutor.
\nTi\u1ec1n t\u1edb ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 sinh ho\u1ea1t ph\u00ed v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. C\u00f2n ti\u1ec1n h\u1ecdc ph\u00ed th\u00ec t\u1edb xin b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9.<\/span>
\nI used the money I earned to pay for living expenses and rent. I asked my parents for tuition fees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nTh\u1ebf th\u00ec v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 nh\u1ec9.<\/span>
\nThat must have been tough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nC\u00f2n c\u1eadu th\u00ec sao? Th\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.<\/span>
\nHow about you? How were your student days?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nSo v\u1edbi c\u1eadu th\u00ec t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eafm.<\/span>
\nCompared to you, it wasn’t very tough.
\nV\u00ec nh\u00e0 t\u1edb \u1edf New York n\u00ean l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u1edb v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/span>
\nBecause my home is in New York, I still lived with my parents when I went to university.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nC\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng ?<\/span>
\nDid you do a part-time job?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nN\u0103m 1, n\u0103m 2 th\u00ec t\u1edb c\u00f3 \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00eam \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i.<\/span>
\nIn my first and second years, I worked part-time at a convenience store.
\nC\u1eadu bi\u1ebft c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i ch\u1ee9 ?<\/span>
\nDo you know convenience stores?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\n\u1eea. T\u1edb bi\u1ebft.<\/span>
\nYes, I know.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\nTi\u1ec1n sinh ho\u1ea1t ph\u00ed v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n h\u1ecdc ph\u00ed th\u00ec b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ea3 cho t\u1edb.<\/span>
\nMy parents paid for all my living expenses and tuition.
\nT\u1edb th\u00edch \u0111i du l\u1ecbch n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. Khi t\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u00ec t\u1edb r\u1ea5t th\u00edch Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/span>
\nI loved traveling abroad with friends. When I came to Vietnam, I fell in love with it and decided to work here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\n\u1ed2 th\u1ebf \u00e0.<\/span>
\nIs that so?
\n4 n\u0103m th\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean nhanh th\u1eadt nh\u1ec9<\/span>
\nThe 4 years of university really go by fast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. John<\/td>\n\u1eeam. Nhanh th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/span>
\nYes. Really fast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

VOCCABULARY:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nMeanings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nc\u00f4ng ty IT<\/td>\nIT Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nsinh vi\u00ean<\/td>\nUniversity student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef<\/td>\nUniversity of Foreign Languages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc y<\/td>\nMedical University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc kinh t\u1ebf<\/td>\nUniversity of Economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc s\u01b0 ph\u1ea1m<\/td>\nUniversity of Education (Pedagogy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nnh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebb<\/td>\nParents’ home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd<\/td>\n\n

Rented room (usually for students\/low income)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9<\/td>\nchung c\u01b0<\/td>\nApartment building \/ Condo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nc\u0103n h\u1ed9<\/td>\n\n

Apartment unit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11<\/td>\nh\u1eb9p<\/td>\nNarrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nx\u1eadp x\u1ec7<\/td>\nRun-down \/ Dilapidated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nl\u00e0m th\u00eam<\/td>\nPart-time job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e0n<\/td>\n\n

Server \/ Waiter \/ Waitress<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15<\/td>\ngia s\u01b0<\/td>\nTutor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nsinh ho\u1ea1t ph\u00ed<\/td>\nLiving expenses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nti\u1ec1n nh\u00e0<\/td>\nRent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nh\u1ecdc ph\u00ed<\/td>\nTuition fee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nc\u1eeda h\u00e0ng ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i<\/td>\nConvenience store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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