{"id":9075,"date":"2022-11-01T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walking-vietnam.net\/?post_type=rensai&p=9075"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T10:35:45","slug":"2022-11","status":"publish","type":"rensai","link":"https:\/\/walking-vietnam.net\/en\/rensai\/channel-kaz\/2022-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it would be a \"waste\" not to learn Vietnamese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you interested in the Vietnamese language?
I am sure that most of you have \"at one time or another\" been interested in the country. If you are reading this article, you have been in Vietnam for some time, haven't you? There are many different patterns, such as traveling, business trip, expatriation, accompanying family members, or living in Vietnam, but in any case, Vietnamese is all around you (of course). I am relieved to see this booklet in Japanese.
You don't have to speak Vietnamese at all to make a living. There are many Japanese restaurants introduced in this booklet, and everyone is wondering where to go. You may be wondering where to go. In convenience stores, you can just pay for your groceries by looking at the cash register or using the staff's broken English. But that is only a small part of what makes Vietnam such a fascinating and happening place.
What a waste!
Interacting with the locals in a foreign country is one of the best parts of traveling, and definitely adds to the fun! At local markets and street stalls where local food is sold, English, let alone Japanese, is rarely spoken. The only places where English is understood are the airport, hotels, and young clerks at convenience stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I live in a serviced apartment for Japanese people. Even though I live in a serviced apartment for Japanese, the cleaning and laundry staff (or rather, the ladies in general) speak only in broken Vietnamese. They speak only in broken Vietnamese: \"I'm in a remote meeting right now, so you can clean later,\" \"One of the socks I sent to the laundry has not been returned,\" \"There are no bath towels,\" and so on. There are no bath towels.\" In the most annoying situations, you can get by with just a little bit of Vietnamese. You can eat all the delicious and inexpensive local food you want, whenever you want. You can even get a haircut at a local barbershop on the street for only 200 yen. You can even get a haircut for only 200 yen at a local barbershop on the street, making your stay in Vietnam more enjoyable and expanding your range of activities! That's why. You can live without speaking, but if you can speak, you will be able to experience Vietnam more widely and deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vietnamese language that everyone gives up. Anyway, I can't communicate (tears).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When I ask Japanese people I meet in Vietnam, \"How are you doing with your Vietnamese?\" I get \"I can't\" or \"I gave up\" in more than 90% of the cases. I was the same way in the beginning. I bought a book like \"Easy! I bought a book like \"Easy! Katakana Vietnamese\" and tried to speak to them with great enthusiasm, but all I got back was \"I can't do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motivation and drive are blown away with a single blow. This \"H\u1ea3?\" in Vietnamese is H\u1ea3? in Vietnamese, is a light way of asking back, so there is no malicious intent on the part of the other person, but it is a bit like the Japanese \"Huh? It sounds like \"What's he talking about? It sounds like \"What are you talking about? Especially Japanese people have a strong sense of \"I don't want to bother the other person,\" so they say, \"Oh, I can't understand you. I'm sorry. It's nothing. Sorry sorry. I myself was like that. In fact, I failed once.
If you use katakana pronunciation of \"Vietnamese, whose pronunciation is different at a level beyond the Japanese imagination,\" it will not be understood by native speakers because it does not sound Vietnamese at all. I once spoke in Vietnamese to a Vietnamese person who seemed to speak Japanese, only to be told, \"Sumimasen, I don't understand Japanese very well. It was a very embarrassing moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway, difficult to pronounce! Is it too much for Japanese?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In conclusion, anyone will surely be able to do it. Many of you who try Vietnamese think, \"I'll use katakana at first,\" right? This is the root of all evil. Katakana cannot express correct pronunciation. I have never seen anyone become able to speak Vietnamese using only katakana, and no matter how many words you learn, it is completely meaningless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But it's kind of scary and troublesome to leave katakana, isn't it? I was the same way, so I understand how you feel. I gave up on katakana, but wrote down notes in the alphabet without symbols for the time being. I used to write down the destination in alphabet without symbols, but even when I told the cab driver where I was going, I couldn't communicate with him. If you want to be able to speak English, even if only a little. If you want to be able to speak better, please give up using katakana and learn to write down words in Vietnamese characters. Because when you write down a word in Vietnamese characters, you actually have \"the whole way to pronounce it\" written there! Hello\" Xin ch\u00e0o is pronounced with the end falling down. Thank you\" C\u1ea3m \u01a1n is pronounced with a low, wavy sound at the beginning and an \"un\" instead of an \"on\" at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Therefore, even if you see a word for the first time, if you pronounce it exactly as it is written, the other person will understand it. But you may think, \"It looks messy, confusing and troublesome,\" don't you? Don't worry! The Vietnamese alphabet is basically the same as the English alphabet, and there are only 8 symbols unique to Vietnamese. Five of them are tone, such as \u00e1 \u00e0 \u1ea3 \u00e3 \u1ea1, and the other three are pitch, such as \u0103 \u00e2 \u00e2 \u00e3 \u1ea1. The remaining three symbols, such as \u0103 \u00e2 \u01a1, represent 12 different pronunciations of vowels, slightly different from the Japanese aiueo, and the way to open the mouth. Only eight! Compared to memorizing 100 or 200 words, it is very little. If you are serious, you will definitely be able to speak it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Channel Kaz also introduces some ideas and tips on pronunciation, letters, and study methods from a \"Japanese point of view\". We hope you will check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

author (usu. of a particular book, etc.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kaz<\/h3>

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Profile<\/h4>

Born in 1970
IT Advisor for locally hired Japanese Vietnamese IT company
Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Self-taught in Vietnamese for 3.5 years
Channel Motto
Fun! Easy to understand!
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