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help on thật 1 Month, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0  
i read this in a comic...what does "thật là" means.
Is it like an expression or something?

...."thế này"...<
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0  
Hi there,
I can see that yơu're learning more spoken Vietnamese through comics.
"thật": real, true, genuine
"chết thật" is an exclamation which can be translated into "Oh dear"or "Oh my". It literally means that "I'm gonna die for real" because the situation is so dramatic/ surprising/ unexpected/ unwanted. Of course, "chết thật" only conveys negative meaning, used to reply someone when you have no idea what else to say.
Eg: A: Anh quên mang theo vé xem phim rồi (I've left the movie ticket home)
B: Chết thật! (Oh no!)
Eg: A:Trời mưa rồi! (It's raining!)
B:Chết thật, mình không mang theo dù! (Oh no,I didn't bring an umbrella)
"thật ra": the truth is...
Eg: A:Thật ra anh đã có vợ và hai con(The truth is I have a wife and two kids).
B: Chết thật (Oh my!)
Thế này: like this
Eg: B tries spring rolls for the first time, so A teaches B how to eat:
Ăn gỏi cuốn như thế này... (Eat springrolls like this...)
Eg: Tại sao tôi khổ như thế này? (Why am I so miserable this like?)

As Vietnamese words have different meaning and need to be referred in specific context, it may be hard to explain every possible situation.
If you still haven't figured out your comics, post the cue here and we'll try to explain to you further.
Chúc bạn một ngày Thứ Hai đầu tuần vui vẻ.
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0  
...bạn đâu ra thế...

...sao thế...

what does these means? can u explain this and give me an example?
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0  
What does the following sentence mean?
and please also give an example
...cuộc sống khó khăng khiến ...
...mình quên mất....

một cuộc gặp gỡ kì lạ.
On this one can you give tell me what each word mean and an example of each. then tell me what the whole sentence mean. so i understand the whole sentence clearly and also learn new vocab.

Define/explain in a sentence:kì quái,thể nào,thực hiện

Doe thật vui mean really happy??

thấy thật may..<<
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 0  
...bạn(you) đâu(where) ra(appear) thế (question indicator)...
-> From where are you from?
The speaker is surprised because s/he didn't see someone/something before or didn't expect to see someone/something.
Eg: A and B are living in US. A sees B wearing something weird.
A: Cái áo này ở đâu ra thế? (Where did you get this dress?)
B: Đây là áo dài mình mua ở Việt Nam. (this is Ao dai I bought in Vietnam).

...sao thế...
-> What happened? What wrong?

Eg:Bạn làm sao thế? (What's wrong with you?)
Sao thế này? (How come?/ What brought about this?)

...cuộc sống(life) khó khăn(hard) khiến(make) ...
-> ...the hard life makes...
...mình(I) quên(forget) mất(completely)....
-> ...I completely forgot...

Eg: Cuộc sống khó khăn khiến mình quên mất những người thân yêu (The hard life makes me forget my beloved ones)

một(a) cuộc gặp gỡ(encouter) kì lạ (strange/weird).
-> A strange encounter

Eg: Tôi đã có một cuộc gặp gỡ kỳ lạ với cô ta ở New York (I have a strange encounter with her in New York)

kì quái (also kỳ quái): weird, unusual
Eg: phát minh kỳ quái (weird innovation), chuyện kỳ quái (unsusual stories), bản tính kỳ quái (weird characteristic)

thể nào: usually "...thể nào cũng..."- used when you indicate that something would likely/ eventually happen, usually based on your own opinion/judgement

Eg: Nếu không học bài, thể nào cũng bị điểm kém (If you don't study, you'll end up getting bad grade)
Cô ấy đẹp, thể nào cũng lấy được chồng giàu (She's pretty and is likely to get married to a rich man)

thực hiện(formal): to execute,to conduct, to bring about
Eg: thực hiện dự án (to conduct a project), thực hiện cải cách (bring about reformation)

vui: is not only happy but also delighted, glad- opposite of "buồn" (sad)

thấy thật may...
--> feel so lucky

Eg: Tôi thấy thật may(mắn) vì lúc nào cũng được mọi người giúp đỡ (I feel so happy to be helped by everyone all the time).
Eg: Anh thấy thật may mắn vì có em (I feel so lucky to have you)

*William, learn that sentence, you may need to say it some day

Anything unclear?Feel free to ask!
Cheers!
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 0  
đi đứng thế hả.what does that mean?
 
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Re:help on thật 1 Month, 1 Week ago Karma: 0  
đi(walk) đứng(stand) thế(like that) hả(question indicator) .
It can be translated: "What an awkward gait!"- used when you feel annoyed at someone's movement.
 
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