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I want to learn how to speak vietnamese . help plz (1 Viewer)

v sia

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The subject speaks for itself . Basically i just want to learn , but i dunno where to start , and i have no 1 to teach me .

Does anyone know any websites or free downloadable software that can help ??
 

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i think in ur local library they should have kits to learn to speak lots of languages.. they have a couple of tapes and booklets to follow along
there isnt much free software these days.. alot of the time when i search for learn language things i just find where u can buy tapes and things
 

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why vietnamese? out of curiousity?

i say that french and italian are maaaddd languages to learn.

(so you can understand THE GODFATHER, for one!)
 

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basically cause of my area , mainly viets , i really hate it when i walk down the street and all i hear is foreign language , i want to actually understand them
 

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i'm viet. i wish i wasnt viet though :eek: yes, but why viet? just because everyone talk viet around you, doesnt mean you want to be fobs like them. i can tell you now, the people who speak viet at your school are FOBS. IIt annoys me when people speak their own foreign language in front of you-especially at school. Not only is it rude, but we're in Australia and we're doing our work in english-not some foreign language.
 

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Originally posted by kimmeh
IIt annoys me when people speak their own foreign language in front of you-especially at school. Not only is it rude, but we're in Australia and we're doing our work in english-not some foreign language.
hear hear!
 

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Originally posted by kimmeh
i'm viet. i wish i wasnt viet though :eek: yes, but why viet? just because everyone talk viet around you, doesnt mean you want to be fobs like them. i can tell you now, the people who speak viet at your school are FOBS. IIt annoys me when people speak their own foreign language in front of you-especially at school. Not only is it rude, but we're in Australia and we're doing our work in english-not some foreign language.
DU MA! :D Fobs are funny as hell though (to laugh at that is). Its not the fact that they speak viet, but rather their attitude. Most act all hard and swear as if there was no tomorrow.
 

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Originally posted by kimmeh
IIt annoys me when people speak their own foreign language in front of you-especially at school. Not only is it rude, but we're in Australia and we're doing our work in english-not some foreign language.
Yeah i know what you mean. It is even more embarrassing if you know what they are saying because you can't ignore it. Was at tutor once when our teacher was subject to this. He looked clueless
 

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Originally posted by Wohzazz
Yeah i know what you mean. It is even more embarrassing if you know what they are saying because you can't ignore it. Was at tutor once when our teacher was subject to this. He looked clueless
nah i'd prefer to know... then speak back at them in that language :p rock them to shaaame. :p

i know basic vietnamese... i can comprehend better than i can speak - mainly cos i hate the sound of it :) its weird, my 4 sibs were brought up to learn vietnamese as their second language, but for me it was cantonese. but last yr i began working in a vietnamese restaurant, where the staff all speak vietnamese to eachother :S which sucked, but improved my speaking. so i'm pro learning other languages - it is one mighty useful tool :)

if you're uber dedicated, i know there are vietnamese schools around on a saturday or sunday....they usually go for bout 4 hrs. i used to go to a mandarin one.
 

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basically cause of my area , mainly viets , i really hate it when i walk down the street and all i hear is foreign language , i want to actually understand them
someone lives in bankstown ;)
 

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Originally posted by olay


i know basic vietnamese... i can comprehend better than i can speak - mainly cos i hate the sound of it :) its weird, my 4 sibs were brought up to learn vietnamese as their second language, but for me it was cantonese.
Really? I never knew you know canto :)
 

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i used to go to viet classes on saturday when i was younger. I think they still have then in vietnamese dominant areas at the local schools. In bankstown its St Felix's, at Lakemba its Holy Spirit
 

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Originally posted by kimmeh
i'm viet. i wish i wasnt viet though :eek: yes, but why viet? just because everyone talk viet around you, doesnt mean you want to be fobs like them. i can tell you now, the people who speak viet at your school are FOBS. IIt annoys me when people speak their own foreign language in front of you-especially at school. Not only is it rude, but we're in Australia and we're doing our work in english-not some foreign language.
Why shun your asianness for?
 

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