Language History
Which of the 4 hypothesis of language does the Vietnamese language fall under?
1. Austroasiatic
2. Chinese
3. Tai-Kadai
4. Austronesian
What is Austroasiatic
How many tones are in the Vietnamese Language?
What is 6 tones
To be "different" is *insert pronunciation* in Vietnamese. What consonants would you put in front of "ac" to make the word different?
a. K
b. C
c. Kh
d. Ch
What is Kh?
In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2023 is the year of the bunny, however, Vietnamese calendar does not have a bunny. Instead, what animal is the year of 2023?
What is a cat?
What is the last dynasty of Vietnam?
What is Nguyen Dynasty?
When was the Southern Script (Chữ Nôm) adapted?
When is 10th century?
How many letters are in the Vietnamese alphabet?
What is 29
Vietnamese has three distinct regional dialects -- northern, central, and southern. Translate at least 2 of of regions into Vietnamese.
What is bác, trung, nam?
What is the Vietnamese currency?
What is đồng?
Vietnam is one of the top 5 largest exporter of rice and and the second largest exporter of this bean. What is that bean?
what is coffee bean?
What is Literary Chinese, the predominant form of language from 111BC to the 20th century, call in Vietnamese?
What is văn ngôn.
How many diacritic marks are there in the Vietnamese language?
What are 4?
Name all the ways you can say "dad" in Vietnamese.
What is ba, cha, bố?
The longest river in the world, the Nile, runs through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The highest mountain, Mt. Everest sits atop the Himalayas. Of all the landforms in the world, the largest _______ is located in Vietnam.
What is cave?
What is the traditional Vietnamese outfits called?
The Vietnamese lexicon is derived from Sino-Vietnamese words and pure Vietnamese words. If Sino-Vietnamese words are known as Hán-Việt, what are Vietnamese words with pure Vietnamese origins called?
What is Thuần Việt
How many letters in the Vietnamese alphabet don't use diacritic marks?
What is 22?
What is pineapple in Vietnamese called in Northern regions?
What is quả dứa?
Paris by Night was conceived by immigrant Tô Văn Lai (1983) to bring comfort to fellow Vietnamese immigrants of his time via music, dance, and classic Vietnamese comedy. To date, the organization have held 134 shows with two beloved MC's. What are the names of both of the MC's?
Who are Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.
What is the national flower of Vietnam?
Who are the godfathers of Vietnamese newspapers?
a. Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh and Trương Vĩnh Ký
b. Nguyễn Quyền and Dương Bá Trặc
c. Trương Vĩnh Ký and Dương Bá Trặc
d. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thảo and Trần Mỹ Vân
Who are Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh and Trương Vĩnh Ký?
NAME all the tones in Vietnamese.
Hint: No tone is just no tone.
What are dấu hỏi, dấu sắc, dấu huyền, dấu ngã, dấu nặng?
In the Vietnamese alphabet, the letters I and Y are next to one another. What is I and Y in Vietnamese?
What is "i ngắn", "y dài"?
What are your VICE Advisors middle names?
What Thanh and Mỹ
"Vietnam", before it became "Vietnam", was called various unofficial names. Of these, Âu Lạc and Đại Việt are most well known. Âu Lạc is the name given to the the two regions that were conquered (Âu Việt + Lạc Việt) and marks the beginning of Vietnam as an independent state from China. Đại Việt, was the name that gained traction beginning in 1050. What is the literal translation of "Đại Việt" in English?
Hint: It starts with a "g"
What is "great" việt?