cicerone imposter wrote:I'm visiting Vietnam for the first time this month, so I'll have to remember "chuc mung nam moi." It that pronounced as it's spelled?
really? Warmly welcome to Vietnam! r u American? have u ever been in Vietnam or this is the first time u 've been in Vietnam?
If u visit Hanoi Capital, u should visit Temple of Literature first (Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam in Vietnamese)- that is the first University of Vietnam, itz built since 1070.
My friend & I beside a Drum that is the third biggest one in the world in Van Mieu
![http://img224.exs.cx/img224/8433/vanmieu0vd.jpg[img]
I visit this site by chance bcoz i'm concerning about G.W.Bush's State of Union Speech while i'm searching in Google and it links to Politic box :), although my English isn't good.
"Chuc Mung" = Happy (Greeting), "Nam Moi" = New Year = "Tan Nien" but "Nam Moi" is pure Vietnamese and be used popular, and "Tan Nien" is borrowed (sound like) from Chinese.
This is "Chuc Mung Nam Moi" in real Vietnamese:
[img]http://i2.pbase.com/u6/phongvan/upload/37512473.HNY.JPG](http://img224.exs.cx/img224/8433/vanmieu0vd.jpg[img]
I visit this site by chance bcoz i'm concerning about G.W.Bush's State of Union Speech while i'm searching in Google and it links to Politic box :), although my English isn't good.
"Chuc Mung" = Happy (Greeting), "Nam Moi" = New Year = "Tan Nien" but "Nam Moi" is pure Vietnamese and be used popular, and "Tan Nien" is borrowed (sound like) from Chinese.
This is "Chuc Mung Nam Moi" in real Vietnamese:
[img]http://i2.pbase.com/u6/phongvan/upload/37512473.HNY.JPG)
I dont have a condition to record its pronounce, but that sentence isnt pronounced like English, and itz clearly when u learn a bit Vietnamese
U can browse this link 2 know some actions to welcome Lunar New Year in Hanoi:
http://www.vov.org.vn/2005_01_29/english/vanhoa1.htm
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