The most frequently asked questions in a Vietnam family

1/ Ăn cơm chưa?

Literal: Eat rice yet?

Have you eaten yet?

Ăn – Eat

Cơm – Rice

Chưa – Not yet

2/ Ăn cơm rồi / Rồi

Literal: Eat rice already

Rồi: Already

3/ Chưa ăn / Chưa

Literal: Not yet eat / Not yet

Chưa: Not yet

4/ Trưa nay/Tối nay ăn gì?

Literal: This afternoon/Tonight eat what?

What do we have for tonight’s dinner?

Trưa nay – This afternoon

Tối nay – Tonight

5/ Tối nay ăn cơm với cá chiên, canh và rau xào

Literal: Tonight have rice with deep-fried fish, soup and stir-fried vegetables

Cá chiên: Deep-fried fish

Rau xào: Stir-fried vegetables

6/ Trưa nay ăn cơm với thịt heo kho trứng và canh chua

Literal: This afternoon eat rice with braised pork with eggs and sour soup

Thịt heo kho trứng: Braised pork with eggs

Canh chua: Soup soup

7/ Có rau muống xào tỏi không?

Literal: Has stir-fried morning glory with garlic (or) not?

Rau muống: Morning glory

Tỏi: Garlic

8/ Ăn sáng/trưa/tối chưa?

Literal: Eat breakfast/lunch/dinner yet?

Have you had breakfast/lunch/dinner yet?

Sáng – Morning

Bữa sáng – Breakfast

Trưa – Afternoon

Bữa trưa – Lunch

Tối – Evening

Bữa tối – Dinner

9/ Cuối tuần rồi đi đâu chơi?

Literal: Weekend already, go where play?

It’s weekend. Where should we go?

Cuối tuần – Weekend

Đi – Go

Đâu – Where

Chơi – Play

10/ Học/Ôn bài chưa?

Literal: Learn/Review lessons yet?

Have you learned/reviewed your lessons yet?

Học: Learn

Ôn (bài): Review (lesson)

11/ Làm bài tập về nhà chưa?

Literal: Do homework yet?

Have you done your homework yet?

Bài tập về nhà: Homework

12/ Đi tắm chưa?

Literal: Go (take a) shower yet?

Have you taken a shower yet?

Tắm: Take a shower

13/ Rửa chén dĩa chưa?

Literal: Wash bowl dish yet?

Have you washed dishes yet?

Chén – Bowl

Dĩa – Dish

Rửa - Wash

14/ Lau (sàn) nhà chưa?

Literal: Mop (floor) house yet?

Have you mopped the floor yet?

Lau: Mop

Sàn nhà – Floor

15/ Giặt đồ chưa? / Giặt quần áo chưa?

Have you washed clothes yet?

Quần áo: Clothes

Giặt: Wash

16/ Mấy giờ  đi ngủ?

Literal: What time go sleep?

What time do you go to bed?

Đi – Go

Ngủ - Sleep

17/ Đóng cửa chưa?

Have you closed the door yet?

Đóng: Close

Cửa: Door