Tri C. Tran - Hành Trình Van Hoá: A Journey Through Vietnamese Culture; A Second-Year Language Course

Dr. Tri C. Tran teaches Vietnamese, English as a Second Language and Spanish Linguistics at the University of California, Irvine. He has two other books published with University Press of America, one of which is Bilingual Dictionary for Students of Linguistics. Dr. MinhTam Tran teaches English as a Second Language and Vietnamese language and culture.

She has co-authored several Vietnamese textbooks. She has taught at the University of California, Irvine and Golden West College.

ABBREVIATIONSCH VIT TT:

dt	danh tnoun
tt	tnh tadjective
trt	trng tadverb
l/t	loi tclassifier
lt	lin tconjunction
gt	gii tpreposition
t	ng tverb
dt	i danh tpronoun

aidt who ai li khng? who would not? idt pass anh em mt nhdt blood brothers nh trngdt moonlight ao ct to long for o lendt sweater nt to eat nt to live m hngdt sorority m thcdt gastronomy n nghadt favor and fidelity ndt India n Dngdt Indian Ocean B Cha Xdt Lady of the Realm bi thdt poem bn nhit itt subtropical bn thdt altar bn vt to discuss bao gmt to include bao nhiutt & trt how much, how many khng bitbao nhiu countless bo vt to protect bt ngntt innumerable and extensive bc quav to cross (bridge) bt ut to begin bcdt step bt ngtt unexpected bt ngunv to originate bay quat to fly over bin giidt border bindt sea gc bin chn tri over the hills and far away bin cdt high seas Bin ngdt the East Sea bitdt to know bit u li who knows bit nt to know about bit danhdt nickname bit thdt villa biu hindt manifestation biu lt to reveal bnh dntt affordable b nght to abandon one's career b quat to skip, to pass khng th b qua one can't let it pass unnoticed b ctdt sandy shore b sngdt river bank bcdt pouch bng cydt tree shadow b tcdt tribe bt godt rice flour bt it to decrease bc honhdt horizontal lacquered board bc tranhdt picture, painting bndt rice vermicelli bn bdt beef vermicelli bn riudt crab paste vermicelli bui tra hdt summer afternoon buntt sad bun qu phi khng m? it's so sad, isn't it, Mom? bt tchdt writing bidt grapefruit bu indt post office ca daodt folksong c chuadt tomato ctrt even cch c xdt savoir faire, etiquette cch pht mdt pronunciation camdt orange Cam Btdt Cambodia cm thngt to be understanding cngtrt more cng ngy cng the more the more cnhdt branch cnhdt scene, scenery cnh phn lydt scene of separation caott tall, high cao nguyndt highlands ctdt sand caytt spicy, hot cmt to prohibit cm lit to steer, to drive cu htdt song lyric cu thdt verse cu tot to construct, to form cudt bridge cu thangdt stairs cy n tridt fruit tree cy cdt vegetation, plants, trees ch tmdt steamed shrimp paste chnh todt cathedral chu Tindt grandchildren of the Fairy chydt pestle chyt to run chy di theov to run alongside chy quav to flow past chng hn nhtrt for instance chngtrt not chng cng th to be like though not chng hn nh namely, for example chng vy m no wonder why chp chngtt one after another (mountains) chidt what m chi? what for? chi titdt detail chia ctv to separate chia ra thnht to divide into chia tayt to say good-bye chim bit to prostrate before chimt to occupy chin cngdt feat of arms chiu chiutrt every afternoon chim chcdt birds chnhtt main chnh thctt official chut to suffer chu nh hngt to be influenced chdt place cho dlt even though chdt marketplace ch nidt floating market chidt watchtower chm chmdt rambutan chng lit to resist, to fight against chngdt stack chi cht to play with words chadt Buddhist temple cha chindt Buddhist temples cha Mt Ctdt One-Pillar Pagoda chung quanhgt around chng tcdt race, ethnic group chuyn idt trip chuyn vt to specialize in cadv yes c ch! why yes! ch Hn-Vitdt Sino-Vietnamese word ch vitdt writing system cha bao gitrt never chatrt not enough chng kinv to witness chng notrt when c bao gitrt ever c chungt to have in common ci thin thaidt fairyland cnlt as for cn mi it is that con Rngdt children of the Dragon contt small c hngdt female vendor c khitrt at times c mtt to be present c ngha lt to mean, to signify ct kttrt squeakingly cdt old capital ctt ancient, antique cng trnhdt works, monument cng vicdt task, work cngdt gate cng tredt bamboo gate cmdt steam rice c phpdt syntax cua ngdt rice paddy crab cng vitrt together with cuc xm lngdt invasion cui chtt word-final cui cngtt last, final // trt finally cungdt stem ca hng tp hodt grocery store ca sdt window ca sngdt estuary cngtt hard di ncdt strip of water dydt row dy nidt mountain chain dmtt a few dn chtt democratic dn giantt popular dn sdt population dn tcdt people; race; nationality dn tc thiu sdt ethnic minority dn/dn dntrt gradually dult although du khng although not du vtdt vestige d chutt agreeable, easy going comfortableNext page