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CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE
THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAY
WITH LANGUAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL ACCENT
WITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN ONE DÂY
KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR mind,
they give you the CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally
without EFFORT... Cám-on!
NO. 406 – VIETNAMESE FROM ENGLISH
Version 2 - ROUGH DRAFT... with some errors ... March 2003
Note:
Appendix A - is the routine for long term reinforcement after one month, which
can also be used by experienced speakers for the chronic problem of accent
deterioration. Books to buy: Berlitz/Lonely Planet South-East Asia Phrase books.
Crosslines - Afghanistan Essential Field Guides to Humanitarian and Conflict Zones
- on the web. AND: Le Vietnamien de Poche (grammar & dictionary) (Assimil)
Inspired by: Dr. Bob Boland (IU) and Dr. Huyn Dinh Tam (Institut Pasteur in
Paris) and Dr. Giles Boland (Harvard) and Dr Shams Bathija (UNCTAD) and Boston
University and the Team.
http://www.bu.edu/familymed/distance/cre/introduction.htm
Email: robertboland@wanadoo.com
33 450 408982 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin 01280 France
Copyright: RGAB/2003/2 - Freely available to all aid workers ...
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DEDICATION
This program is dedicated to the memory of Professor Kenneth
Hale, the eminyent linguist of MIT who died on October 8th
2001.
He spoke about 50 languages fluently and regarded each language
as an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and
humanitarian values.
He suggested ... that 30 minutes of a new language ... should be
enough to start to make one-self understood ... and then ... the
best way ... to progress ... was to speak ... confidêntly ... more
and more ... with natural speakers of the language ...
So on we go ... for one whole day ... with a partner or small group
... speaking and speaking ... and moving ... face, hands and body
language to reinforce your communication ... and ending with ...
almost instinctive ... easy inter-active conversation ... in the
natural language ... and if you are lucky enough to find ... ANY
natural speaker for the day ... to be a partner ... or just part of
the small group ... that would be just great ...
Thank you Cám on
Hallo Chào
Yes/no Da, co/ không
Please Làm-on
Excuse me Xin-lôi
OK! Dûoc
Good dây Xin chào
My name is ... Tên (name) tôi (my) la ...
What is your name? Tên ông là gì (what)?
You are well? Ban khoe không?
Fine thanks Tôi khoe, cám-on
Where do you come from? Ông (you) tic dâù (where) dên (come)?
I'm from ... Tôi dên tic ...
I want ... Tôi muôn ...
Goodbye Chào
... so ... start chatting now ... with EVERYONE ... listen to TONES and have fun!!!
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 STRUCTURE
This program gives you practice in understanding the structure of the language
almost instinctively, as for each difficult phrase, English words are inserted. There
is a also a Mini Phrase-book, a Brief Note on Grammar and a list of the 100 "most
used" words in conversation and a simplified explanation of the "key tones".
1.2 MEMORY
A simple technique for the memory of difficult sounds is to make up a ridiculous
English phrase as a memory "trigger", for exaúple:
Yes ... da ... say ...
... yes ... yes darn-me, you are right ... da
Goodbye ... chào ... say ...
... goodbye ... just like Rome ... chào
I want ... tôi muôn ... say ...
... I like ... the toy moans when I want it ... tui muôn
or email robertboland@wanadoo.fr for our CRE 33 MemoryAlert.
1.3 PRACTICE.
Learn very rapidly the list of "most used 100 words" and each dây, take one
page of the mini-phrase-book, to make 10 minutes of Vietnamese conversation with a
natural speaker or aloud with yourself. Then make a friend of a Vietnamese
Phrasebook.
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INSTANT RELAXATION TECHNIQUE
1. This is a simple IRT exercise, to give you confidênce to learn naturally. When
you don't believe you can learn ... you won't learn! ... When you are tense,
anxious and stressed ... you won't learn! When you have no confidênce ... you
won't learn. But with relaxation, your mind and body become clear, confidênt and
ready to learn. So do the IRT exercise now ... and again before every CRE
session. It takes only three minutes, and with practice, it becomes a powerful tool
for you. The only "equipment" you need is an "open mind" and a marble (or similar
small object) in your "right" (major) hand.
2. So, get into that comfortable position, in which you know ... you really can
relax. Be aware that marble gets warm as it absorbs heat from contact with your
right hand. Open you hand and allow the warmth to evaporât-gioe. Close the hand
again, and recognize the marble ... as a physical external symbol ... of the
internal function of your mind and body. Allow it to receive and evaporât-gioe not
just heat ... but emotion, anxiety and stress ... leaving you free, relaxed,
confidênt and ready to learn to speak and understand the natural language without
effort ....
3. Now, relax with the hands on the lap, and fix your eyes on the marble as you
repeat aloud ... the following sentence ... four times, feeling free to change the
wording a little ... to fit your style ... four times ... aloud ... in all:
"I AM, I CAN, I WILL, I BELIEVE ... I WILL LEARN ... AND HELP
OTHERS TO LEARN ... TO SPEAK AND ENJOY ... THE NEW NATURAL
LANGUAGE ... WITH A BEAUTIFUL ACCENT ... NATURALLY ... RAPIDLY ...
EASILY ... WITHOUT EFFORT"
4. With the eyes fixed on the marble ... or closed if you wish ... start to take
three slow and very deep breaths ... and be sure to pause ... on each inhalation
... and imagine ... each exalation ... as transferring all the anxiety and stress ...
from your mind and body ... through to the marble in your hand.
5. After the third breath, let your whole mind and body relax completely for two
minutes ... thinking ONLY of your breathing ... nothing else ... no self talk at all
... just concentrât-gioe on the BREATHING ... very important, counting down from
20 to 1
6. Then bring yourself back by simply counting up from 1 to 5, feeling well,
relaxed, confident and ready to learn. The marble is now your very personal symbol
... of your confidênce to learn and speak the natural language with a beautiful
accent.
Note: This simple CRE "Instant Relaxation Technique" can be used anywhere (eyes open or
closed) to achieve a calm mind ... without anger, anxiety or stress ... ready and confidênt to
learn .. or deal with any new problem ... that you have to face. Keep the marble always to
hand, as a symbol ... of your confidênce ... to feel comfortable ... in the new natural
language ... and to speak almost instinctively ... without stress or effort ...
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SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS
(Repeat EACH VIETNAMESE word many times slowly ... and then at high speed)
Thank you Cám on CAAAM URN
Hello Chào CJHOW
Mr. Ông AU!!NG
Mrs. Bà BAA
Yes Da/Có DAAA/CAAR
No Không KAUNNG
Good Tôt TAOOT
Please Xin-vui-lông SIN-VU-EE-LOANG
Do you have? Ban có ... BANN CAAR ...
Goodbye Chào CHOW
How much? Bao nhiêu? BAO NEE-YHUU
Who? Ai? EYE?
What? Caí gì? KY GZEE?
I like ... Tôi muôn TOR-YEE MOOO-ON
Where? Õ dâu? OW DOW?
OK! Duoc! DOO-URRKK
Note: For simplicity ... the program is typed with only some
accents, die to Word problems. Multiple word/phrases are
combined-with-hyphens (like-that). Tones are the key to
understanding!
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SIMPLIFIED TONES AND SOUNDS
KEY EXERCISE: LISTEN, REPEAT AND THEN SHOUT
(many times on the CRE audio tape - both sides)
TONES SOUNDS
1. ma (ghost) ca cô MA CA CO
(ngang) HIGH HIGH
2. má (mama) lá cá MAA LAA CAA
(sac) HIGH RISING
3. mã (horse) dõ õ MA-A DO-O O-O
(nga) HIGH HIGHER
4. má (but) bá cá MA BA CA
(huyen) LOW DESCENDING
5. ma (rice) (dot instead of dash) da la MA!! DA!! LA!!
(nang) LOW ABRUPT!!
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NATURAL SUGGESTIONS
Plan to do the whole CRE in one 6 hour CRE dây, with a partner or a small group.
A natural speaker (if available) would be most welcome as a partner or group
member. On the dây before, as pre-learning (alone), play the 30 minute tape, just
before sleeping, speaking all the time, completely relaxed making no conscious
effort to learn anything.
After the one full dây of CRE, plan revision during your NORMAL ROUTINE in the
following week, for just an hour a dây. Feel free to do it in any way ... that YOU
know ... will suit YOU best ... and will allow you ... both to speak AND to
understand ... what is spoken to you ... so relax completely ... and ABSORB ...
both consciously and sub-consciously ... the very carefully selected ... 30 minute
audio tape ... of new natural language ... which becomes part of you ... intuitively
... instinctively ... without effort ... as you relax with IRT and establish a very
POSITIVE attitude ... and a confidênt EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... just from
PLAYING ... with the natural language ...
Our suggested schedule for the 6 hour CRE day (with breaks as needed) is:
1 – Do IRT. Do the Throat exercise - 16 key words
Play the tape (30 minutes) with the text (hear, see, speak, MOVE, and feel)
... make it fun! Review the Glossary (2 pages).
2 – Repeat the text (Sections 2-4) to understand every word!
Play the tape with the text SPEAKING VERY LOUDLY - STOP THE TAPE
AND SING OR SHOUT ANY VERY DIFFICULT PHRASES.
Do SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes (recorded if possible- for fun!).
Review the Grammar (1 page) and the Glossary.
3 – Repeat the text (Sections 5-10) to understand every word!
Play the tape WITHOUT the text, SPEAKING IN VERY DRAMATIC style.
Repeat the Throat exercise.
Begin to create simple conversation with the Mini-phrase book (Hello etc.).
4 – Repeat the text (Sections 11-16) to understand every word!
Play the tape with the text, SPEAKING SOFTLY with a good accent.
Do SPEED READING (Sections 2-16) and Mini-phrase Book.
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5 – Play the tape WITHOUT the text, speaking with three different
voices - just for fun!. Create conversation with the Mini-phrase book.
Do SPEED READING (2-16).
6 - Play the tape SPEAKING with a beautiful CONFIDÊNT accent.
Do the quiz (1 page). Create conversation with mini phrase book.
Do SPEED READING (2-16) and Mini-phrase book 14 minutes.
Do APS and plan for review next week, helping partners as needed.
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NATURAL SUGGESTIONS (continued)
Generally:
1. REINFORCE the learning in the CAR/TRUCK at any time … make it an
amusing THEATRE of one … YOU!!! … by playing and acting out … ONLY
Sections 2 - 16. DO NOT play the relaxation sections in the car ... skip
them please! Play the Learning Reinforcement side of the tape as needed
for encouragement, be sure to blame your strategy, and not yourself!!
2. RECOGNIZE that a TERRIBLE accent is PAINFUL … for the hearer …
and so strive always for a beautiful accent in EVERY WORD.
3. Be POSITIVE and NEVER apologise for your language … you are making
the effort to learn the LANGUAGE … and the HUMAN VALUES … an thus
the CULTURE … of the people you speak with … and THEY will appreciate
MORE than you can EVEN imagine!! If they reply to you in ENGLISH …
then YOU just CONTINUE to speak in the NATURAL new language … and
they will too ...
4. LISTEN very carefully to what PEOPLE say to YOU … and BEFORE
replying … REPEAT in YOUR MIND ... EXACTLY what they said … … this
gives you excellent PRACTICE in recognising good STRUCTURE.
5. HESITATE before you SPEAK … and then speak FREELY and
CONFIDÊNTLY … without lông pauses and … WITHOUT … "Urrs and
Umms" which are so ANNOYING and BORING … for the listener ...
6. When you do not know a necessary word … do NOT hesitate … simply
USE the ENGLISH word … in the sentence … the hearer will almost
certainly give you the translation … and you can repeat it … three times to
get it right … without embarrassment. Use the LEARNING
REINFORCMENT as needed but not in the car!
7. Use SIMPLE SHORT sentences and be CONFIDÊNT as you begin to
talk to people ... expect SUCCESS ... and you will NOT be disappointed
... and try just one MORE new thing ... just for fun in this one week ...
drink one litre of WATER EVERY DÂY … it rinses mind and body and has a
REMARKABLE preventive/curât-gioive therapeutic effect … to support new
learning ... on we go together.
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1. GENTLE RELAXATION ...
And now … I'd like you to arrange yourself … in a position that is so
comfortable ... and natural … for you ... so that you can sit … or lie …
for a while ... easily and effortlessly ... and where you can be
comforable ... and yet still remain alert enough ... to focus on the
meaningful ... natural language learning ... that we will do together ...
natural anguage ... gentle ... quiet ... peaceful ... and instinctive ...
without any effort ... as you absorb its deepest meaning ...
interpretation ... and value ... in terms of very personal expectations.
And then when your are ready … to focus yourself ... you can begin by
taking a few deep relaxing breaths ... breathing slowly ... and feeling
the rise of your chest ... as you gradually inhale ... feeling that each
breath in ... and out ... relaxes you ... calms you ... and re-acqaints
you ... with deeper parts of yourself that you are sometimes too busy
to notice.
You know ... and I know ... its very easy ... to get caught up in dây to
dây living ... there is so much to do ... and now is your time … and I
would like you to allow your eyes to close ... as you start to build ... an
internal focus ... within yourself ... on those parts of yourself... that
will absorb the natural language ... gently ... peacefully … and
instinctively ... almost automatically ... as you … let yourself go ...
relax ... without conscious effort ... because you have nothing … to do …
now … except relax ..
And as we go on together ... repeating the phrases ... in the natural
language ... with your whole body involved ... moving hands and face …
feelings and body … to express … and absorb the words and phrases ...
as they will come … instinctively ... to your mind ... as you speak softly
... with a beautiful accent ... yes … with a beautiful accent … which will
please and surprise you... as its fits the music ... of the natural
language
So on we go together ... speaking all the time ... and moving hands, face
feelings and body … to express ourselves ... in the new natural language
... as you create new wave patterns … in that special… "Viet Place" … in
your mind …
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2. HERE AND THERE: (dây & dó)
Tôi o-dây (here). I am here.
Ban o-dó (there). You are there.
Ban o-do không (question)? (Are) you there?
Co, ban o-dó. Yes, you (are) there.
Note: không is "no/not" and also "yes or no" to indicate a question; often omitted!
Ban cò o-dây (here) không? Are you here?
không (no), ban không (not) o-dây. No, you are not here.
Nò (it) o-dây. It is here.
Nò (it) o-dâù (where)? Where is it?
Nò o-dây. It is here.
Nò có o-dô (there) không (question) ? Is it there?
Tôi không (not) biêt (know). I do not know.
Miguel o-dâù? Where is Miguel?
Anh không (not) o-dây. He is not here.
Anh o-dâù(where)? Where is he?
Tôi không biêt. I do not know.
Zut. Anh o-dó! Zut! There he is.
Anh rât-gioi (wonderful)! He (is) wonderful!
3. LIKING: (thích)
Tôi thích ban (you). I like you.
Ban thích Tôi không (question) ? Do you like me?
Co, Tôi thích ban. Yes, I like you.
Ban thích tiêñ. (money), không? Do you like money?
Co, Tôi thích tiêñ. Yes, I like the money.
Tôi thích nuoc (water). I like water.
Ban thích nuoc. You like water.
Tôi thích quyen-sách (books). I like (some) books.
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Anh thích xe-hoi (car). He likes the car.
Co (she) không (not) thích xe-hoi. She does not like the car.
Ban thích mon (food), không? Do you like the food?
không (no), tôi không thích mon. No, I do not like the food.
Oh. Darn. Mate! Oh. Darn-it! Mate!
Làm-on, dung (not) nói (say) Matel. Please do not say Mate!
4. DOING: (Làm)
Tôi làm (do). I do.
Tôi Làm caí-nây (this). I do this.
Ban Làm. You do.
Ban Làm caí-kia (that) You do that
Chung-tôi (we) Làm caí-kia.i We do that
Cung (also), chung-tôi hanh-phuc (happy) voi-nhau (are).
And we (are) happy.
De (easy) không? (Is it) easy?
Da, không (not) khó (difficult). Yes, it is not difficult.
Ban Làm caí-kia? Do you do that?
Làm caí-kia,di (please)! Do that please!!!
Zut!!! Darn-it!!!
Rât-dep (wondeful). (It is) wonderful!
5. CAN/ABLE TO DO (có-thê):
Tôi có thê (do). I can do
Tôi có thê không (question)? Can I do?
Da, Tôi cóthê. Yes, I can.
Ban làm (do) caí-nây, duoc-kÔng *question)? (Can) you do this, really?
Da, Tôi co thê làm caí-kia. Yes, I can do that.
Tôi có thê an (eat) môt-chut (little). I can eat a little.
Tôi có thê uông (drink) it. I can drink a little.
Tôi có thê di (go). I can go.
Tôi có thê dên (come). I can come.
Tôi có thê ngu (sleep). I can sleep.
Ban có thê nói (speak). You can speak.
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Ban có thê nói ? Can you speak?
Co, Tôi biêt. Yes, I can.
Ban co làm (do) caí-nây duoc-không? Can you really do this?
không, Tôi không làm duoc (really) caí-kia (that).
No, I cannot really do that.
Ban co hiêu (undertstand), không? You can understand?
Ban hiêu, không? Can you understand?
Hiêu không? Can you understand?
Da, chút ít (just a little . Yes, a little.
Ban co thê nói (say) Mate, không? Can you say Mate?
Da, Tôi co thê nói môt-chuc (a little) Tiêñ.g-Viet!
Yes, I can speak a little Language-Vietnamese!
Zut! Tôi rât-gioi. Darn-it! I am wonderful!
6. UNDERSTANDING: (hiêu)
Tôi hiêu. I understand.
Tôi không hiêu. I do not understand.
Ban hiêu. You understand.
Ban không (not) hiêu. You do not understand.
Ban co hiêu dan-ba (women)? Can you understand women?
không. không. Tôi không có hiêu dan-ba. No. No. I can not understand women!!
Oh. Zut! Matel! Oh. Darn-it! Mate!
Làm on, dung (not) nói (say) Matel. Please do not say Mate!
Ban rât-gioi! You are wonderful!
7. WANTING: (muôn)
Tôi muôn (want). I want.
Tôi muôn an (eat) môt chuc (little). I want to eat a little.
Tôi muôn uông (drink) nuoc (water). I want to drink the water.
Tôi muôn nha-ve-sinh (Tôilet)! I want the Tôilet!!!
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Ban muôn an (eat) môt-chút? Do you want to eat a lmôt-chúttle?
không, Tôi không muôn an (eat). No, I do not want to eat.
Zut! Tôi muôn cho (give) ban (to you) môt-chut (a bmôt-chút).
Darn! I want to give you a bmôt-chút.
Không, cám-on. No thank you.
Tôi muôn dên (come). I want to come.
Ban muôn ngu (sleep) voi-tôi (wmôt-chúth me), không? Do you want to sleep wmôt-chúth
me?
không, Tôi không muôn ngu (sleep). No, I do not want to sleep.
Miguel, ban muôn an ech (frogs), không? Miguel do you want to eat the frogs?
không. bây-gio (now) không cám-on. Not just now, thank you!
Chung-Tôi rât-gioi! We are wonderful!
8. GETTING:(cha, lâý)
Xin-vui-lông cho (give) Tôi tiêñ. (money). Please give me the money.
Xin-vui-lông lâý (take) tiêñ.. Please take the money.
Tôi lâý tiêñ.. I take the money.
Xin-vui-lông cho (give) Tôi ve (ticket).. Please give me the ticket.
Xin-vui-lông, lâý (take) ve. Please take the ticket.
Tôi lâý ve. I take the ticket.
Xin-vui-lông cho (give) tôi caí- do (thing). Please give me the thing.
Caí o-dâù ( where)?. Where is the thing.
Tôi không biêt (know). I do not know.
Làm on (please), cho ti dan-ong(man), Please give me a man!
Zut!!! Dan-ba (woman) caí-gi! Darn-t!!! What a woman!!
Co (she) rât-dep. She is wonderful!
9. HAVING: (có)
Tôi có (have) môt (one) diêú.. I have one thing.
Tôi không có môt diêú.. I do not have one thing.
Ban có môt diêú.. You have one thing.
Chung-Tôi có môt diêú. We have one thing.
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Co (she) có môt diêú.. She has one thing.
Tôi có thìKio (time), Cô (Miss) I have the time, Miss!
Ông có tiêñ. (money) không? Sir, do you have some money?
không. No.
Oh. Matel! Oh. Mate!
Làm on, dung (not) nói (say) Matel. Please do not say Mate!
10. ORDERING (POLITELY) (làm-on, cho) :
Làm-on (please) cho (give) tôi. Please give me (he thing)
Làm-on, cho (give) tôi tiêñ. (money). Please give me the money.
Làm-on, cho (give) tôi nuoc (water). Please give me the water.
Cám-on. Thank you.
Làm-on, dung (not) uông (drink) nuoc (water) bên-Phap.
Please don’t drink the water in France!!
UÔng ruou (wine). Drink the wine.
Làm-on dên (come) dây (here). Please come here.
Làm-on, di (go) dên-do (there). Please go there.
Làm-on. uóng caí-nây (this).. Please drink this.
Dung an (eat) caí-kia (that)! Do not eat that!
Làm-on, cho Tôi (to me) caí-nây. Please give me this.
Làm-on, dung (not) lâý (take) caí-kia. Please do not take that.
Làm-on, nói (say) caí-nây. Please say this.
Làm-n, dung nói Mate. Please do not say Mate.
Zut! Cám-on. Ban rât-gioi. Darn-! Thank you. You are wonderful!
11. GREETING (chào):
Chào, Maryvonne. Hello Maryvonne.
Chào, Tâm. Hello Tâm..
Xin chào, Sancos. Good dây (old/young) Sancos.
Xin chào, Micheline. Good dây Micheline.
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Ban co khoe không, Eliza? You are well, Eliza?
Cám-on. tôi khoe (well)., Khulu. Thank you, well, Khulu.
Manh-gioi, Xavier? How goes it, Xavier?
Da, manh, cm-on, Miguel Yes. OK, thank you, Miguel.
Chào. Giles. Goodbye Giles.
Chào, Judmôt-chúth. Bye bye Judmôt-chúth.
Da, duoc (OK), Hollie Yes OK, Hollie.
Va rât-hay Heidi! Môt-chút is wonderful, Heidi!
Tôt, Sam.? OK Sam?
Da, tôt Lucie. Yes OK, Lucie.
Tam duoc, Henri. Not too bad, Henri.
Khoe, Bibi? Are you well, my darling?
không!! No!!!
Zut! Co rât-dep. arn-môt-chút! She is wonderful!
12. DESCRIBING (tôt, xaú):
Tôt (good), (It is) good.
Không tôt. It is not good.
Xaú. It is bad,.
Dây la quyen-sách. It is a book.
To, (big), không? Is môt-chút big?
không, nó (môt-chút) nho. No, môt-chút is small.
De (easy), không? Is môt-chút easy?
không, Nó khó (ifficult). No, môt-chút is difficult.
Nuoc uóng (drinkable) duoc không? Is the water good?
không, ben Phap (in France) nuoc không uông duoc!
No, the water is not good in France!!
Oh Matel!!! Oh Mate!!!
Làm on, dung (not) nói (say) Matel. Please do not say Mate!
Chung-tôi rât-gioi? Are we wonderful?
Zut! Da! Darn-môt-chút! Yes!!
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13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE) (biêt):
Tôi biêt (know) caí-nây (this). I know this.
Ban biêt caí-nai không? Do you know this?
Da Tôi biêt caí-nây. Yes, I know this.
Ban biêt caí-kia (that). You know that.
Ban biêt caí-kia không? Do you know that?
không, Tôi không biêt caí-kia. No, I do not know that.
Tôi biêt ba (woman) kia. I know that woman.
Tôi biêt org (man) kia. I know the man.
Anh biêt tôi (me). He knows me.
Ban biêt ba kia, không? Do you know that woman?
không. Chào, Ba? No. Hello Madame?
Bà khoe không? Are you well, Madame?
Không, Tôi không khoe, Chào!! No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!!
Ban không biêt ba kia! You do not know the woman!
Zut! Cô rât-dep. Darn-môt-chút! She is wonderful!UP TO
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14. NUMBERING (môt):
Tôi có (have) (1) van-de (problem). I have one problem.
Da, ban có môt van-de . Yes, you have a problem.
không, ban co hai (2). No, you have two (of them).
Anh có ba (3) He has three.
Cô có bôn. She has four.
Chung tôi có namt(5) We have five.
Ban co nam (5), không? Do you have five?
Da, bay-gio (now) Tôi có nam (5) van-de! Yes now, I have five problems!!!
Tre con (children). All the children!
Be con rât-dep. Children are wondeful!
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15. ASKING (bao-nhiêu?):
Quyen-sách (book) bao-nhiêu? How much is the book?
Nam dolar. Five dollars.
Caí-nây (this) bao-nhiêu? How much is this (thing)?
Bao-nhiêu? How much?
Bôn dolar Four dollars.
O-dâù (where)? Where is môt-chút?
O-do. It is there.
Không , no không o-do. No, it is not there.
Nha-ve-sinh (toliet) o-dâù? Where is the toilet, please?
Nhà-vê-sinh o-dô (there). The toilet is over there.
Caí-gi (what) dó? What is that?
Xin-loi (pardon). Caí-gi? Pardon. What?
Caí-kia. That.
Oh, Quyen-sách (book) tôt (good). Oh, môt-chút is aa good book.
Ban muôn (want) caí-gi? What do you want?
Tôi muôn ruou, làm-on. I want the wine, please.
Ai o-dây? Who is here?
Chung-Tôi o-dây (here). We are here.
Bà (woman) kia là ai (who)? Who is that woman?
Tôi không biêt (know). I do not know.
Zut! Cô Madonna!. Darn-môt-chút! Môt-chút is Madonna!
Ba gi!!! Cô rât-dep! What a woman! She is wonderful!
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16. EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL AND SOME SLANG:
Tôi o-dây. I am here.
Ban o-do. You are there.
Tôi thích ban/anh/em (all words for you!). I like you.
Ban thích tiêñ. (money). You like the money.
Anh làm caí-nây. He does this.
Co làm caí-kia. She does that.
Tôi co nói Tiêñ.g-Viet mât-chue. I can speak a little Vietnamese!
Ban không co nói Matel. You can not say Mate?
Tôi hiêu ban. I understand you.
Ban không hiêu Tôi(me). You do not understand me.
Tôi muôn tim bar. I want the bar.
Ban muôn tim nhà-vê-sinh. You want the Tôilet.
Tôi có gio chut-thi (little) gio (time), Bibi! I have a little time, Miss!
Org, ban có cgut0thi tiêñ. (money)? Sir, but, do you have a little money?
Làm on, dung (not) uÔng nuoc (water) bên-Phàp..
Please don’t drink the water in France!!
UÔng ruiou (wine). Drink the wine.
Eliza, khoe không? You are well, Eliza?
Tôi khoe cám-on, Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu.
Ông, nó to (big), không ? Is môt-chút big, Sir?
không, nó nho, Ba. No, môt-chút is small, Madame.
Ban không biêt ba kia. You do not know that woman.
Zut! cô rât-dep! Darn-môt-chút! She is wonderful!
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Da, bây-gió (now) tôi co nam (5) vân-dêe Yes now, I have five problems!!!
Tre con (children). All the children!
Caí-gi (what) kia? What is that?
Xin-loi (pardon). Caí-gi? Pardon. What?
O-dô (there). There it is.
Zut!!! Darn-môt-chút!
Duoc không? OK?
Da, "tôt". Yes, it is cool!
Da duoc! Yes, it is cool! (classy)
Làm on, dung (not) nói (say) Matel. Please do not say Mate!
No không tôt!! It is not cool (upper class)!!!
Tôi phai (must) làm caí-nây (this). I must do this.
Ban phai làm caí-kia You must do that
Rât-dep-gioi? Very wonderful?
Da, ban rât-gioi. Yes you are wonderful!
Chào! Bye bye, for now!
Speed reading time - 14 minutes.
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17. CLOSING
Now of all the things … your mind … has been playing wmôt-chúth … to create new
… wave patterns … in the natural language … from … here and there … liking … doing
… can … understanding … wanting … getting … having … ordering… greeting …
describing … knowing … numbering … asking … and … everything … I wonder which
things ... you will bring … to stay deep wmôt-chúthin you … so easily available ...
to you … as needs arise … without conscious effort … because … you will believe …
you can do it …
Just naturally ... in your own way … as part of you ... instinctively ... as that new
part of you ... grows ... stronger and stronger ... you will begin to speak wmôt-
chúth a beautiful accent … so easily ... reinforcing your learnimg ... with a gentle
quiet confidênce ... which will surprise you ... and such a beautiful accent ... of
which you will be proud ... to absorb the music of the natural language ... will
surpise you even more ... and more … as you repeat the CRE … so that … in every
dây … in every way … you believe … you will … get … better and better …
And now as you choose ... to believe you can do something ... that makes you feel
so comfortable with ... something you will feel more and more … able to do ... so
that you feel ... even more comfortable ... and confidênt ... naturally … in your
own way … you can take whatever time you need ... just to process your thoughts
... in your own special way ... and to bring this experience to a comfortable close
...
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You will feel well ... and you will begin … to feel confident ... about the future ...
and about making progress ... in the natural language ... in your own natural way
... and you will find such joy … in speaking so gently … with growing confidênce ...
and experience ... which will add … a new exciting quality to your life ... because
... with every new language you learn ... you do add a new quality to your life ...
in that special "Vietnamese Place" … in your mind …
And when you feel ... you are ready ... and you want to ... you can start the
process of reorienting yourself ... bringing yourself tiêñ.k ... taking your time ...
and when you are ready ... you can fully orient yourself ... and allow your eyes to
open ... feeling well ...and happy ... because ... and you will begin to experience
confidênce … more and more … because … from now … in every day … in every way
… you will … be getting … better and better …
And as we end of each CRE session … 30 minutes has just flashed by … to be
repeated … and enjoyed … many times … relaxed … calm and confidênt … of
achieving a beautiful accent … that becomes natural for you … with learning that is
efficient and effective … so from now on … be positive … and wmôt-chúth a positive
expectation of success … surprise yourself … as you feel the contining support … of
our Team … which all began in Bayonne, France on August 15, 2001 ... and of
course … as with all things … we believe can do … together … God Bless …
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VOCABULARY:
(wth only some accents)
a. Greetings/ExcLàmations:
hello good day, you are well?` I am well thank you
chào xin chào ban khoe không? tôi khoe cám-õn
goodbye yes no/not OK not too bad excuse me
chào da/có không/dung dûoc/tôt tam dûoc xin lôi
Darn-môt-chút! Merd please "cool"!!!
Darn Merd xin-vui-lông/làm on dûoc/tôt
b. Verbs:
am/are/is have like want can
là có thích muôn có
do say/speak go come give
làm nói di dên cho
take eat drink sleep know
lâý an uông ngu biêt
understand must see
hiêu phãi nhin
c. Preposmôt-chútions:
some a the to from in
mâý môt caí dên tu trong
d. Pronouns:
I you he she we
tôi ban anh cô hung-tôi
môt-chút this that Mr Mrs.
nó caí-nây caí-kia/dú Ông Bà
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e. Nouns:
money thing man woman water
tiêñ. díêù dàn-ông dàn-bà nùoc
car ticket book friend
xe-hoi vé quyen-sách ban
f. Adjectives/adverbs/Other:
good bad big small now
tôt/ngon xaú to nho bây gió
later a lmôt-chúttle wonderful! happy easy/dofficult
chut nua môt-chút rât hanh-phúc de/khó
here/there and
o-dây/o-dó cung
g. Interogatives:
how much? where? what? who? when?
bao-nhiêu? õ dâu? cái-gì? ai? khi?
Note: What is this? Cái-gi? I do not know Tôi không biêt.
Question? .... không ?
Polite greetings - Mr, Mrs,Miss: Ông (grandpa) bà (grandma) cô (auntie,
Informal greetings - Mr, Mrs,Miss: Anh (brother), chi (sister), chi (sister)
h. Numbers:
one two three four five
môt hai ba bôn nam
i. Some survival words:
WC (nhà-vê-sinh), always (luôn-luôn), fast/slow (le/chàm), but (nhung-mà), never
(không-bao-giò), train (xe-bià), bus (buyt), home (nhà), work (viêc), time (gio),
todây (hôm-nây), tomorrow (ngày-mai), paper (giây), newspaper (bao), dây (ngâi),
week (tuàn), year (nãm), hour (giõ), minute (phue), hamburger (hamburger),
McDonalds (McDonalds), think (nghi), read (lmôt-chút), wrmôt-chúte (viêt), laugh
(cuoi), dance (nhay-dâm), stop (dung-lai), policeman (cag-an), six (sàu), seven
(bày), eight (tàm), nine (chin), ten (muoi), hundred (tram), thousand (ngan) ….
mate (bô) …bye bye for now (chào).
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19. NATURAL FEEDBACK AND NEW IDEAS
(to robertboland@wanadoo.fr)
1. HOW LONG DID YOU TAKE TO STUDY THE CRE?
2. WHAT WAS GOOD ABOUT IT?
3. WHAT WAS BAD ABOUT IT?
4. WHAT NEW IDEAS?
5. HOW CAN WE HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE?
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0 - DAILY MINI PHRASE BOOK
(Challenge: write a copy ... chat with a natural speaker - speed reading 4 minutes)
BASICS:
Yes/no/not Da, co/không/dung
Please Làm-on
Excuse me Xin-lôi
OK! Dûoc
Good dây Xin chào
Goodbye Chào
Please Xin-vui-lông/lóm on
Excuse me Xin-loi
OK! Duoc.tôt!
INTRODUCTIONS:
Good dây Xin chào
My name is ... Ten tôi la ...
What is your name? Ten ông là gì (what)?
You are well? Ban khoe không?
Fine thanks Toi khoe, cám-on
Where do you come from? Ông (you) tic dâù (where) dên (come)?
I'm from ... Tôi dên tic ...
France Phap
England Angth
America Hoa-ky
I am: Tôi là:
UN ONU
Red Cross Croix Rouge
Nokia Nokia
I want ... Tôi muôn ...
Goodbye Chào
QUESTIONS:
Is there ...? Có ... phai, không (question)?
When/how? khi/lam sao?
What/why? Caí-gi/Tay sao?
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Who/which? Ai/nao?
Where is/are ...? ... o dâù?
Where can I find ...? Tôi tim-thay (find) ... o-dâù (where)?
How much is this? Caí baa-nhiêu?
Can you help me, please? Xin ông guip (help) toi?
What does ... mean? Caí hanh-ap (mean) Ông?
UNDERSTANDING:
I understand Tôi (I) hiêu (understand).
I don't understand. Caí không (not) hiêu
What (how) did you say? Anh nói (say) sao (how)?
What is that? Kia (that) caí-gi?
Do you speak: Ông co nói tiêñg (language) ...:
English/Vietnamese? Anh-không/Viet?
I don't speak Vietnamese. Tôi không nói tiêñg-Viet.
I speak only a little Vietnamese.
Tôi moi (only) nói duoc (lttle) Tiêñg-Viet.
COMMENTS:
It's: Nó ...
big/small to/nho
cheap/expensive san-re-tiêñ/dât
good/bad roi/xâú
hot/cold nông/lanh
near/far xa/gan
right/wrÔng that/ không that
OK! diac/tôt
I must do this. Tôi phai (must) làm caí-nây (this).
You must do that Ban phai làm caí-kia
FOOD:
Do you have ...? Ban co ban ... không (question)
I like/don't ike this Tôi thích/kông thích caí-nây (this):
breakfast bua dun sang
lunch bua dn trun
dinner. bua dn tol
I would like a beer. Tôi muôn môt (1) ly bia.
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Please give some more: Làm on, cho Tôi them:
bread/butter bamh-mi/?
meat/potatoes thmôt-chút/bi-do
apples/oranges trai-tao/trai-cam
eggs trung
coffee/tea ca-phe/tra
milk sua
frumôt-chút juice nuoc-suoie
water nuoc
I want to pay the bill, now. Tôi muôn tra tiêñ, bai-gio.
Is there a mistake? Có su nham lan trông hoa don nây?
We are happy, thank you. Chung tôi hanh-phúc (happy) , cám-on.
TRANSPORT:
Where is the nearest market? Cho-gan nhat (market) o-dâù?
Wher is a taxi? Taxi o-dâù?
How much is môt-chút to ...? Gia bao nhiêu di dên ... ?
Can you take me to ... Ông có the dua ... tol dên duoc không?
Please stop here. Ngung o dây.
You are going in wrong direction. Bann dang di sai huÔng. .
Go straight ahead. Di thang Tôi truoc.
Turn left/right Queo trai/phat
It's there, on the: Nó o-dó:
left/right trai/phai
north/south tiêñ./nam
east/west dông/tay
I am lokking for the: Tôi dang tim ...
bank ngan-hang
pharmacy duoc-si
Tôilet? nhà- vê-sinh
SHOPPING:
Do you have ...? Ông co ...?
How much is this/that? Gia/kia bao-nhiêu?
I take it. Tôi the gia. .
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I need ... Tôi càn ...
Do you sell ...? O dây có bân ...không?
Say again please. Xin nhac lai.
Give me ... Anh/Chi cho tôi ...
Where is ,,, ... o dâu?
Help me please ? Xin ông giup tôi
Colours: Con- da:
Black dên
Blue xanh
Red hoa-hÔng
Yellow vang
Green xanh-la-cay
I want to buy: Tôi muôn mua (buy)..:
aspirin thuoc atpirin
soap xa-phông
kilo apples kilo trai-tao
litre of milk lit sua
film/newspaper phim/to-bao
TELEPHONE:
Hello, this is ... Xin chào, dây la ...
Please speak: Xin-vui-lông, ... lai:
louder la-nua manh
slowly la-nua cham
Please, may I speak to: Xin-vui-lông, cho tôi nói chuen voi ... :
Mr. Ông
Mrs. Ba
He is not here. Anh ay khonmg co o dây.
Please call me. Xin-vui-lông, goi lai sau.
TIME:
Do you have time? Ông có gio?
What time is it? May gio (hour) roi (already)?
The time now is: Bay gio ... gio:
4.00 Bôn gio
4.15 Bôn (4) gio sang (15)
4.30 Bôn gio ba-muoi (39)
4.40 Bôn gio bôn-muoi (40)
4.45 Bôn gio bôn-muoi-tam (45)
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MEETINGS:
We meet ... Chung tôi gap (meet) ban:
todây hom nây
tomorrow ngay mai
next week tuan tôt
in the dây buol sang
in the evening buol tôt
tonight hoang-hon
You are right/wrÔng. Ban la dung/ không-that.
That is right Caí-kia la dung.
LOCATIONS:
Here/there O-dây/o-dó
At the UN office Trông vãn-phông UN
Is it near/far No gan (near) hay (or) xa (far)?
What distance> Bao xa?
How long? Bao lau?
I must go. Toi phai di.
Pardon! Xin lôi
Speed reading: 4 minutes
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21. PLAY QUIZ
(Challenge - Test your instincts … associate phrases … mixed up in groups of four)
a. I am well, thanks Cám-on
b. Excuse me Duoc
c. Thank you. Tôi khoe, cam-on.
d. OK Xin loi
e. That is right Ban khoe không?
f. I want to buy: Caí-kia la dung
g. Hello Tôi muôn mua
h. You are well? Chào
i. I want ... Xin ông giup tôi?
j. I spoak a little Vietnamese. Caí con tót o-dây.
k. Help me please? Tôi muôn ...
l. The good child is here. Tôi có nói Tiêñg-Viet mât-chue.
m. Yes Làm-on
n. Please Da/Có
o. My name is ... Ban phai làm caí-kia
p. You must do that. Ten tôi la ... .
q. How much is that? May gio roi?
r. Where is the Tôilet? O-dau/khi/lam-sao?
s. Where/when/why? Nhà-vê-sinh õ dâu?
t. What time is it? Gia/kia bao-nhiêu?
u. I want to speak to ... Cái-gi?
v. I do not understand Caí không hiêu
w. What is this? Xin-vui-lông, la-nua cham lai
x. Please speak slowly Xin-vui-lông, cho tôi nói chuen voi ...
y. Who is that? Chào.
z. Goodbye. Kia ay ai?
Answers: In Assimil/Berlitz/Lonely Planet phrasebooks ... now your good friends
...
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APPENDIX A - ROUTINE FOR ACCENT IMPROVEMENT
AND LÔNG TERM RE-INFORCEMENT AFTER ONE MONTH -
TRY TO WORK WITH A PARTNER AND A NATURAL SPEAKER
FOR JUST ONE DÂY MORE
RELAX with ... a very POSITIVE attitude ... and a very confident
EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... in just one more dây ... of PLAYING with the
natural language ... instinctively ... naturally ... completely relaxed ... without
stress or effort ... just play!
Our natural suggestions are:
1 – Do APS, Then play the LEARNING REINFORCEMENT audio tape. Do IRT
and the Throat exercise. Study the Brief Grammar and Mini-Phrase Book to
understand every word. Then SPEAK wth the tape and RECORD your efforts.
LIST your five key problems!
2 - STUDY the text (Sections 2-16). Then SPEAK LOUDLY and then very
SOFTLY wmôt-chúth the tape. SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes. USE the
Mini-phrase Book for easy interactive conversation
3 – SPEAK in THEATRICAL style wmôt-chúth the tape and text together. Do
SPEED READING (2-16) in reverse-mode in 12 minutes. USE the Mini-phrase
Book for easy interactive conversation
4 – SPEAK wmôt-chúth tape and text. For difficult words/phrases ... stop the
tape ... and repeat the word/phrase many times ... singing and shouting! Review
your five problems.
5 - USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactvie conversation. Then do môt-
chút as SPEED READING (reverse-mode) in 4 minutes. SPEAK with tape and text
using three different voices ... just for fun!.
6 – SPEED READING (2-16) in 8 minutes. Review your five problems. LiSTEN to
your recording. Then SPEAK with the tape … with a beautiful CONFIDRENT
accent. Email your feedback to robertboland@wanadoo.fr.
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APPENDIX B - ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY SELECTED TO
MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT
ORGANIZATION (100 WORDS)
Special Vocabulary for UNHCR
(Challenge - insert VIETNAMESE ... nnd then discuss with a natural speaker)
English Pashto Dari Vietnamese
Airport hawaa dagar maydaan-e hawaa-i
Army pauz fauj/ordu
Asylum panaah pamaah
Border pdlay sarhadd
Camp dd kaamp kaamp-d
Children muchouman awladah
Clôihing jama poxaak
Cooking pot chainaq dd paxldy loxay/deg
Cooperât-gioion hamkari pd gdda kaar kawdl
Customs gumruk gumruj
Delay nawakta dzandy
Detention ndzar-band tawkif
Development program dd wadi prograam prograam-d ynkyshaafi
Displaced persons be-zaya shdwi xaldk
be-jaa shodygaan
Electricmôt-chúty breshna brexnaa
Emergency hajol ber-dndy pexa
Expulsion shar-dl kharej/zxraaj
Family koranây hekraaj
Government hokumat hokumat
Grandparents padar kalan padar wa maser kalan
Handicapped saya ma-yub
Health roghtyaa seat/syhhat
Hospmôt-chútal roghtun shafakhana
House kor khana/kor
HQ mankaz mankae
Human rights dd bashar hakkuna hokuk e bashar
Husband mehra shwahan
Làmp dewan tsheragh
Legal protection kaanuni saatdna hymayat e kanoun
Malnutrmôt-chútion bada ghdzaa sou-e taghziya
Material assistance maadi komak komak-e mawadi
Ministry wdzaarât-gio wezarât-gio
Nutrmôt-chútion ghdzaa taghziya
Pain - dâys/weeks dard worât-gio dard e ruz/hafta
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Pain - months/years dard hafta dard e mo/sol
Pain - treatment dard mehda dard e ta-dow-wi
Pain - arms/legs dard bazou/paie dard e dest/pal
Pain - chest dard sina dard e sina
Pain - ears/eyes dard gauche/sterguee
dard e goch/cheshom
Pain - hands/feet dard daste/paie dard e dest/pai
Pain - head/neck dard sav/gardan dard e sar/ghardin
Pain - stomach dard mehda dard e meda
Persecution zawrawdi aziyat
Petrol tel petrol/tel
Police-station dd polis st-eshan sar-mammuriyat-e-police
Presidênt mdshir ra-is
Prison bandy-khana zyndan
Province ayaalat wela-yate
Reception centre dd melma paaldne mahal e pazirahi/
markaz-d paziraa-i
Refugee mohajer panahenda
Representative astaazy nema-yandghi
Rural da kdll
Sanmôt-chútation hyfzu-syhna hyfzu syhha
Shelter rijdi panaga
Status haysiyat haysiyat
Tent rijdi gihejdi/khayma
Torture shekanja shykanja
Town khar shahr
Transportation transport transport
Travel Docs sdd safar sanaduna sdd safar sanaduna
Tribe t-dbdr kabila
Truck lan môt-dr/lari môtar-d laar/lari
Urban dd khari dd khari
Village kdây karya
Voluntrary repatriation pd rdzaa-sara berta legal
bar-gasht-d yraadi
War jagara jangue
Water aaba aab
Wife kaza zawja/khanom
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APPENDIX C - BRIEF GRAMMAR
(Challenge: study ... and then discuss with a natural speaker)
1. Structure - subject, object and verb:
TÔI o-dây (here). I (am) here.
Tre (the) CON-NIT o-dây. The CHILD (is) here.
Con-nit dò o-dây, không (question)? Is the child here?
2. Articles:
DUA-TRE con-nit o-dây. A child is here.
3. Nouns:
Tre CON-NIT o-dây. Child-REN are here.
Dua-tre con-nit TÔT o-dây. The GOOD child (is) here.
NÓ là con-nit. HE is a child.
4. Possession:
NÓ là con-nit TÔI. He is MY child.
5. Relative:
Tre con-nit o-dây. The child (WHO) (is) here.
6. Demostrât-gioive:
TRE-con-nit NÂY o-dây. THIS child is here.
TRE con-nit KIA O-DÓ (there). THAT child is THERE.
7. Interogatives:
Caì-nây GÌ? WHAT is this (thing)?
AI kia? WHO is that?
Con-nit O-DÂU? WHERE is the child?
Quyen-sách BAO-NHIÊU? HOW-MUCH is the book?
8. Imperât-gioives:
LÀM caí-nây! DO this!
DÊN dây! COME here!
9. Negatives:
Da, tôi có quyen-sách (book). Yes, I HAVE a book.
Không, tôi không có quyen-sách. No, (I) do NOT have the book.
DUNG dên dây. Do NOT come here.
10. To be, have and want:
Tôi/Tôi có co/Tôi muôn I (am)/have/want
Ban/ban có/ban muôn You (are)/have/want
Anh/anh có/anh muôn He (is)/has/wants
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BROCHURE
CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE
THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAY WITH LANGUAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL ACCENT
WITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN ONE DÂY
KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new positive wave patterns in YOUR mind
they give you the CONFIDÊNCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally without EFFORT"
Opportunity for AID WORKERS on short or lông missions to other countries to feel more
secure, comfortable and effective in achieving better working relationships in English,
wmôt-chúth local companies, governments, refugees, client and project staff, as they
perceive the effort to speak the local language wmôt-chúth a good accent, and thus to
show clearly a deep respect for local values and culture.
Description: dynamic English-based brief language learning system developed inmôt-
chútially wmôt-chúth some UN staff, for aid workers in Afghanistan, and now available in:
Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese,
Hindi, Urdu, Finnish, Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Shona, Russian, Mandarin, Xhosa, Zulu,.
Cantonese, Zulu, Swedish, Swahili, Basque, etc.wúth other languages in process:
Designed for: mature motivated learners who need to achieve very rapidly, the personal
confidênce to speak and understand, basics of the local natural language. Designed also
also for current speakers to who want to achieve significant accent improvement.
Course durât-gioion: one full six hour day with a partner or small group, followed by daily
brief individual revision, in the following week and one da reinforcement a month later.
Application: individual training or as a small part of any mmangement training program to
stimulate creativmôt-chúty, because: "Each language is an intellectual treasure-house of
communication, culture and humanitarrian values" - Professor Kenneth Hale - linguistics
expert of MIT who spoke 50 languages fluently and died October 8th 2001.
Method: uses CRE techniques to achieve relaxation and intuitive absorption of the natural
language with confidênce and without stress or effort. Designed to handle varying
individual value systems and needs. CRE techniques, once acquired, can be easily used for
any other languages or dialects. Uses IRT - the Instant Relaxation Technique create the
confidence to learn.
Further information: 33 450 408982 or 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin, 01280 France or
email: robertboland@wanadoo.fr from Dr. Bob Boland MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins), DBA,
ITP (Harvard Business School), Former visiting professor at: INSEAD: IMD, Cranfield,
Columbia, GSB, Stellenbosch, WHO, ILO, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, AID, IRC, Peace Corps,
Shell, Burma, Barlows, Baxter, Nokia etc.
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THE ONE HUNDRED MOST USED WORDS IN CONVERSATION
(Challenge: Insert Vietnamese ... and then discuss with a natural speaker)
1. A/an 2. After 3. Again 4. All 5. Almost
????VIET??? SAU LÀN NUA THÂP etc etc
6. Also 7. Always 8. And 9. Because 10. Before
IS MINDIG ES MERT ELÔMÔT-CHÚT
11. Big 12. But 13. I can 14. I come 15. eúther/or
NAGY DE TUD JON VAGY/VAGY
16. I find 17. First 18. For 19. Friend 20. From
TALAL ELSO ERT BARÂT-GIO BOL/ROL/TOL1.
21. I go 22. Good 23. Goodbye 24. Happy 25. I have
MEGY/JAR JO SZIA BOLDOG VAN HEUREUX
26. He 27. Hello 28. Here 29. How 30. I
O SZIA MÔT-CHÚTT HOGY EN
31. I am 32. If 33. In 34. I know 35. Last
VOGYET HA BAN USMER/TUD UTOLSO
36. I like 37. Lmôt-chúttle 38. I love 39. I make 40. Many
SZERET KEVES SZERET CSINAL/TESZ SOK
41. One 42. More 43. Most 44. Much 45. My
EGY TOBB ??? SOK ???
46. New 47. No 48. Not 49. Now 50. Of
UJ NEM NEM MOST ???
51. Often 52. On 53. One 54. Only 55. Or
GYAKRAN EZEN EGY CSAK VAGY
56. Other 57. Our 58. Out 59. Over 60. People
MAS ??? KI ??? ???
61. Place 62. Please 63. SAme 64. I see 65. She
HELY KEREM ??? ??? O
66. So 67. Some 68. Sometimes 69. Still 70. Such
TEHAT NEHANY NEHA ??? ILYEN
71. I tell 72. Thank you 73. That 74. The 75. Their
??? KOSZONOM AZ A ???
76. Them 77. Then 78. There is 79. They 80. Thing
OKET AKKOR VAN OK DOLOG
81. I think 82. This 83. Time 84. To 85. Under
GONDOL EZ IDO NOZ/HEZ ??
86.Understand 87. Us 88. I use 89. Very 90. We
ERT BENNUNKET ??? NAGYON MI
91. What 92. When 93. Where 94. Which 95. Who
MI MIKOR HOL MELYIK AKI
96. Why 97. Wmôt-chúth 98. Yes 99. You 100. Your
MIERT VAL I-GEN ONOK ???
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APS - LEARNING REINFORCEMENT
AUTONOMIC PLAYBACK SYSTEM
1. Make a special 30 minute APS audio tape recording of all the material
that you want to absorb into your long term memory, as follows:
a. Speak with a gentle persuasive tone. This encourages perception
and retention without effort.
b. Speak only for about 8 seconds ... pause for about 4 seconds ....
continue for about 8 seconds ... pause 4 seconds etc. This gives your
mind time to absorb easily without stress,
c. Add seven key learning points which were important to
you! Thus provides "associations" in your mind for the new
learning.
2. The NEXT DAY, relax and playing the tape (using ear-phones) while
watching some interesting TV show WITHOUT audio e.g. a
football match or other a sports event or a cartoon. Make NO EFFORT to
listen to the tape. In fact, TELL yourself NOT to listen, but just
to relax and gently give all attention to the TV show. Relax and let
your mind absorb the data WITHOUT ANY CONSCIOUS EFFORT at all.
3. Play this once more..
4. Finally on the FOLLOWING DAY, do IRT (relax), and playing the
tape (with ear phones) while gently viewing and repeating the text
material (hear, see, say and feel).
5. Adapt APS to your special needs and personality. Use it for
any new material that you want to absorb without stress or effort.
And please remember to email feedback and new creative ideas to our
Team at: robertboland@wanadoo.fr. So from now on - relax and
remember!!
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FINAL CHALLENGE: EXERCISE
FROM THE EXCELLENT ASSIMIL
PUBLICATION "LE VIETMIEN DE POCHE"
WHICH YOU MUST ... BUY
LISTEN, READ AND REPEAT ... MANY MANY TIMES ...
TO DEVELOPE THE HEARING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
OF THE WONDERFUL VIETNAMESE TONES AND ACCENTS ...
USING THE LEARNING REINFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE CRE AUDIO TAPE
... OVER AND OVER ... UNTIL IT ALL BECOMES PART OF YOU ...
WITHOUT EFFORT ... AND PERHAPS MAKE A COPY ...
BY HAND ... WITH EVERY ACCENT ... INCLUDED ... HOORAY!!
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ASSIMIL WORD LISTING
FOR READING AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
A dén, tôi in time kip thôi
spoiled hut, hong, hu hong absent váng mat
accesssories phu tûng accident tai nan
acclaim hoan nghênh welcoming niêm no
welcome don, don tiep acid chua
actor diên viên actor of theatre diên viên kich
action hành dôg adorable dàng yêu
address dia chi adroit khêo
aiport sân bay phi truõng age tuói
aged già agency - tourist cõng ty du lich
act hành dong agreable thú vi, dê chiu
aggresor hành hung agriculture nõng nghiêp
aid giúp, giúp do needle kim
ail toi wing cánh
love yêu, thuong, yêu mén
thus nhu thé air khõng khi
adjourn hoãn, hoãn lai alcohol ruou
alimentation luong thuc Germany nuõc Dûc
German Dûc, tiéng Dûc go di
go by bicycle di xê dap light dot
match diêm, quét alluvion phù sa
embassy dai sû quán ambassador dai sû
love linh hòn, tam hòn America Mÿ
friend ban, ban trai friend (f) ban gai
ampule bóng dèn ampule electric bõng dén diên
an-aphabet mù chû grapefruit dua
old cô
English nguòi Anh, tiéng Anh
England muoc Anh year nam
anniversary sinh nhât announce bao
announce news báo tin camera máy chup, anh
call goi, kêu appluad vô tay
Note: Some accents missing, due to WORD limitations.
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