{"id":5098,"date":"2026-06-10T16:19:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2026-06-10T18:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:41:19","slug":"conversation52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/conversation52\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation 52: Motorbike \/ Xe m\u00e1y"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nga<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o Emily, ch\u1ecb m\u1edbi mua xe m\u00e1y \u00e0?<\/span>
\nHi Emily.
\nDid you just buy a motorbike?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o Nga. Ch\u1ecb m\u1edbi mua xe m\u00e1y.<\/span>
\nHi Nga. Yes, I just bought a motorbike.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nCh\u1ecb bi\u1ebft \u0111i xe m\u00e1y t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0o?<\/span>
\nSince when did you know how to ride a motorbike?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nT\u1eeb khi sang Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 3 th\u00e1ng.<\/span>
\nSince I had been in Vietnam for 3 months.
\nQu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i xe m\u00e1y th\u00ec r\u1ea5t b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n.<\/span>
\nIt’s truly inconvenient if you don’t know how to ride a motorbike in Vietnam.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\n\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. H\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111i xe m\u00e1y \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eafm \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecb.<\/span>
\nThat’s right. Learning to ride a motorbike in Vietnam must be really tough, right?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\n\u1eea. Giao th\u00f4ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p.<\/span>
\nYeah. Traffic in Vietnam is very complicated.
\nBan \u0111\u1ea7u khi \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t shock. Ch\u1ecb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u xe m\u00e1y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/span>
\nWhen I first arrived in Vietnam, I was really shocked. I had never seen so many motorbikes before.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nB\u1edfi v\u00ec \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi di chuy\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng xe m\u00e1y.<\/span>
\nThat’s because people in Vietnam mainly travel by motorbike.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nVi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111i xe m\u00e1y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u00e1i xe \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u00ec r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i.<\/span>
\nLearning how to ride isn’t too hard. But actually driving in Vietnam is very difficult. Especially for foreigners.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\n\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Ch\u1ecb c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00e9!<\/span>
\nThat’s true. Please be careful!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nBan \u0111\u1ea7u khi l\u00e1i xe m\u00e1y \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u1ecb r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3. V\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac t\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.
\nNh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean quen v\u00e0 gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng sao.<\/span>
\nAt first, driving a motorbike in Vietnam was very scary. The hardest part is during traffic jams.
\nBut I gradually got used to it and now it’s fine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nT\u1ed1t qu\u00e1.<\/span>
\nThat’s great.
\nB\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i xe m\u00e1y \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?<\/span>
\nDo you ride your motorbike every day now?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\n\u1eea. \u0110i l\u00e0m, \u0111i ch\u01a1i, \u0111i mua s\u1eafm, ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i xe m\u00e1y.<\/span>
\nYes. I ride my motorbike to work, to hang out, and to go shopping.
\nTh\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 \u1edf M\u1ef9.<\/span>
\nIt’s really convenient. I don’t have to wait for the train like in the US.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nNh\u01b0ng \u0111i xe m\u00e1y nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a th\u00ec v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/span>
\nBut riding a motorbike on rainy days is really tough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\n\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady.<\/span>
\nThat’s right.
\nN\u00ean nh\u1eefng l\u00fac tr\u1eddi n\u1eafng th\u00ec ch\u1ecb tranh th\u1ee7 \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i.<\/span>
\nSo when it’s sunny, I try to make the most of it and go to as many places as possible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nH\u00e8 n\u00e0y ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i du l\u1ecbch b\u1eb1ng xe m\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng.<\/span>
\nDo you plan to travel by motorbike this summer?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nC\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Ch\u1ecb h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111i xe m\u00e1y m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch m\u00e0.<\/span>
\nOf course. My goal in learning to ride a motorbike was to go traveling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nga<\/td>\nCh\u1ecb Emily c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/span>
\nEmily, you are becoming more and more like a Vietnamese person.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emily<\/td>\nV\u00ec ch\u1ecb th\u00edch Vi\u1ec7t Nam qu\u00e1 \u1ea5y m\u00e0.<\/span>
\nIt’s because I love Vietnam so much.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

VOCABULARY<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nxe m\u00e1y<\/td>\nMotorbike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nb\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n<\/td>\nInconvenient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nthu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n<\/td>\nConvenient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\ngiao th\u00f4ng<\/td>\nTraffic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nl\u00e1i xe<\/td>\nTo drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\ngi\u1edd cao \u0111i\u1ec3m<\/td>\nRush hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nt\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng<\/td>\nTraffic jam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\ntranh th\u1ee7<\/td>\nTo make the most of \/ To take advantage of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nt\u00e0u \u0111i\u1ec7n<\/td>\nSubway \/ Train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nt\u00e0u l\u1eeda<\/td>\nTrain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nxe kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch<\/td>\nTourist bus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nm\u00e1y bay<\/td>\nAirplane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nthuy\u1ec1n<\/td>\nBoat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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