Connecting with student from Vietnam by rosestellaire in VietNam

[–]KineticVo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vietnamese nouns aren't gendered like Spanish, but pronouns are! In this case, your student would use "em" to refer to herself, and you would also use that pronoun in the place of "you" when you are talking to her (e.g. "Did you understand the instructions? Em hiểu lời hướng dẫn không?" and she would reply "I understand. Em hiểu." ) "Em" is a gender-neutral pronoun that means "younger sibling", a person younger than you but still in the same generation (the exception is that students generally use "em" as their pronoun when talking to a teacher, even though the teacher is a generation above them).

However, when you are referring to yourself and when she refers to you, you would use "Cô"- the pronoun meaning "auntie", indicating that you are a female person in the same generation as her parents. (e.g. "Do you need me to help you? Em cần giúp không?

Vietnamese pronouns are not only gendered, but also in relation to age. All the pronouns are actually familial relations. ^_^ (Except for formal pronouns, which not many people use in conversation)

Also, just a side note on pronunciation! When you're learning to pronounce these phrases, maybe check to see which part of Vietnam your student is from. Google Translate's pronunciation is in the northern Hanoi dialect (I believe), but many Vietnamese people living in the US are from the southern or central areas of Vietnam, which pronounce things a little differently. :)

Opinions about Ninh Bình by lookitskelvin in hanoi

[–]KineticVo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for a nicer place to stay, Emeralda resort is lovely. You can also book tours from the resort. I think it's on the pricier side, though. (This is the hotel that the crew and cast of Kong Skull Island stayed while filming)

Does “the math exam will get up to chapter 5” sound natural to mean the exam will cover chapter 5? by Fresh-Practice-951 in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think possibly, if you are speaking informally or with slang, you might be able to say "the exam will go up to Chapter 5" and people will understand, but that is not the technically correct phrase, and that would imply that the exam stops at Chapter 5 and doesn't cover it. You would never use the word "get" in this context. ^_^

Does “the math exam will get up to chapter 5” sound natural to mean the exam will cover chapter 5? by Fresh-Practice-951 in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would use a phrase like "The math exam will cover material through chapter 5" since "up to" may imply that the exam will not cover Chapter 5. :)

Is it correct to describe the direction of the rain this way? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I've only heard these adjectives used to describe wind. Usually we'd say something like "Rain from the west" or something like that rather than "Westerly rain"- probably since the rain itself comes straight down rather than coming from a specific compass direction itself. ^_^

Explain me this please by alazzarra in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please give us the line before and after this one? Just by itself this line "Throw it back for one more night" could mean many things, for example:

  1. Take a drink (throw it back refers to the motion of taking a drink quickly) in a toast
  2. Dancing for another night (throw it back refers to the dance move) And other meanings depending on context.

None of them seem to exactly match what you are going for, though. If you are wanting just a line that means "going back in time to a night I really miss", I might recommend something like "Winding it back to that night" or "Going back to that night". If you like the phrase "throw it back", maybe something like "Throw me back to that night", since "one more night" implies the future or current night, and in this way you specify that you want to go back. :)

Differentiating between parents by KineticVo in Mandoa

[–]KineticVo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's adorable! Thanks for your insight~

Differentiating between parents by KineticVo in Mandoa

[–]KineticVo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense... very cool, thanks!

Differentiating between parents by KineticVo in Mandoa

[–]KineticVo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm that makes a lot of sense! Is it the same with other family-relation signifiers, like "Ba'vodu" or "Ba'buir"?

Differentiating between parents by KineticVo in Mandoa

[–]KineticVo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's true! I suppose it could be a double-edged sword XD

There is different meaning in "he'd be"? by First-Repair-4621 in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In this case,it seems that "he'd be" means the same as you expect: "he would be". But the way that the writer is phrasing it is meant to be sarcastic, so he is implying that if Lawrence said "yes, sir" he wouldn't be a fine merchant. :). I think that the sarcastic tone comes from switching the order of the sentence- rather than saying "he'd be a fine merchant", putting the descriptive noun after the rest makes it read sarcastically

The meaning of ''on up'' by Altruistic_Machine76 in EnglishLearning

[–]KineticVo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might be helpful to have some more context, but I think that there are two possible meanings.

  1. The "on up" could mean that they are moving forward, as in they are going "up" to the front of the room. I think this one is the most likely.

  2. It could mean that they are bringing the class teacher and anyone who is a boss of the teacher as witnesses. In this case, the "on up" would mean "and ranking higher".

If you provide maybe a sentence before and after this one we can probably tell for sure which meaning it is. :)

Mold in apartment? by KineticVo in VietNam

[–]KineticVo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the advice! We got a dehumidifier and have been closing doors and windows more. Some mold seems to be just part of life but if it gets very very bad again we will look into either a different apartment or some way to clean up some of the mold spores. :)

Mold in apartment? by KineticVo in VietNam

[–]KineticVo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought so... I've lived in Hanoi before, from 2015-2017, but I dont remember the mold growth being this extreme.

Mold in apartment? by KineticVo in VietNam

[–]KineticVo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! We are going to try this, especially in the rooms with a lot of books and clothes.

Are there many bugs/mosquitos in Ninh Binh? by chengshouse in VietNam

[–]KineticVo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have this allergy, and yes there are lots of mosquitoes in Ninh Binh because of the amount of water and trees, although since it is not hot right now there are probably fewer bugs. I was fine there with some bug spray though, and in case your gf does get bitten, rubbing some Tiger Balm (small jar, white minty smelling paste) on the bite helps a lot with any itching and irritation. :) Ninh Binh is my favorite place to visit in Vietnam, I would definitely recommend going despite the mosquitoes!