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nhiha198 Tuesday 24th of October 2006 01:51:39 PM
Vietnamese in general - Greeting
The vietnamese greet each other using the word CHÀO .This is followed by either a name or a kinship term(or both).However,if you use CHÀO only,it\'ll be considered not very polite.
CHÀO can be used at any time ò the day.It means both hello and goodbye( recently people do use the term \"TẠM BIỆT\" as saying goodbye)

eg: Chào Hoa > hello Hoa
Chào cô > hello miss
Chào ông > hello mister

son_tiny Wednesday 31st of January 2007 06:59:00 AM
More Details - On the other hand, some Vietnamese also greet each other \"Chào bạn, bạn khỏe ko?\" means \"Hi how are u?\" Very few people say \"Có gì mới ko?\" means \"what\'s up?\". This phrase is very popular in America but not in VietNam. When u wanna say goodbye to someone we use to say \"Chào bạn,hẹn gặp lại\" means \"Bye,see you again.\".

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	nhiha198	Tuesday 24th of October 2006 01:51:39 PM
	Vietnamese in general - Greeting The vietnamese greet each other using the word CHÀO .This is followed by either a name or a kinship term(or both).However,if you use CHÀO only,it\'ll be considered not very polite. CHÀO can be used at any time ò the day.It means both hello and goodbye( recently people do use the term \"TẠM BIỆT\" as saying goodbye) eg: Chào Hoa > hello Hoa Chào cô > hello miss Chào ông > hello mister
	son_tiny	Wednesday 31st of January 2007 06:59:00 AM
	More Details - On the other hand, some Vietnamese also greet each other \"Chào bạn, bạn khỏe ko?\" means \"Hi how are u?\" Very few people say \"Có gì mới ko?\" means \"what\'s up?\". This phrase is very popular in America but not in VietNam. When u wanna say goodbye to someone we use to say \"Chào bạn,hẹn gặp lại\" means \"Bye,see you again.\".