{"id":4431,"date":"2026-04-22T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:47:28","slug":"conversation45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/conversation45\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation 45: Asking someone’s age \/ H\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conversation Example:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o Linh<\/span>
\nHello Linh.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o Yuki, c\u0103n h\u1ed9 m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?<\/span>
\nHello Mary, how is your new apartment?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\nC\u0103n h\u1ed9 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 si\u00eau th\u1ecb v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Nh\u1eadt n\u00ean r\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i.<\/span>
\nThe apartment is very beautiful. There is a supermarket and a Japanese restaurant nearby, so it is very convenient.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nC\u1eadu c\u00f3 hay ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m kh\u00f4ng?<\/span>
\nDo you often greet your neighbors?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\nC\u00f3. <\/span>
\nYes.
\n\u00c0 h\u00f4m qua t\u1edb v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i.
\n<\/span>Ah, yesterday a male neighbor asked for my age.
\nT\u1edb th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd.<\/span>
\nI was really surprised.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nT\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd? Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0.<\/span>
\nWhy were you surprised? That is normal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\n\u1ede Nh\u1eadt, vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t m\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef.<\/span>
\nIn Japan, asking someone’s age is very impolite. Especially asking a woman’s age.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\n\u1ed2. V\u1eady \u00e0. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.<\/span>
\nOh. Really? I didn’t know that.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\nKhi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i, t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng.<\/span>
\nWhen the neighbor asked my age, I felt very embarrassed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nV\u1eady \u00e0. \u1ede Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ea1i t\u1eeb nh\u00e2n x\u01b0ng cho ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p.<\/span>
\nI see. In Vietnam, people often ask for age to use the appropriate personal pronouns.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\n\u1eea \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady nh\u1ec9. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tu\u1ed5i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ea1i t\u1eeb nh\u00e2n x\u01b0ng n\u00e0o cho \u0111\u00fang nh\u1ec9.<\/span>
\nYes, that’s right. If you don’t know the age, you don’t know which personal pronoun to use correctly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Linh<\/td>\nT\u1eeb nay, khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ecfi tu\u1ed5i, c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/span>
\nFrom now on, when Vietnamese people ask your age, just answer your real age.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Yuki<\/td>\nT\u1edb bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. T\u1edb c\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u1eadu.<\/span>
\nI understand. Thank you.<\/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
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nMeanings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nc\u0103n h\u1ed9<\/td>\nApartment \/ Condo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nsi\u00eau th\u1ecb<\/td>\nSupermarket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nnh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng<\/td>\nRestaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi<\/td>\nTo greet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nh\u00e0ng x\u00f3m<\/td>\nNeighbor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nb\u1ea5t ng\u1edd<\/td>\nSurprised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nm\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1<\/td>\nImpolite \/ Rude<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\ntu\u1ed5i<\/td>\nAge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng<\/td>\nEmbarrassed \/ Shy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\u0111\u1ea1i t\u1eeb nh\u00e2n x\u01b0ng<\/td>\nPersonal pronoun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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