Now was there a question about pho somewhere?

Have heard guys use the term “You bic?” for ‘Do you understand?’ I know it is half english and half Vietnamese can you give me the correct spelling of bic and the complete Vietnamese for ‘Do you understand?’

Pronunciation for a condiment used on Vietnamese food – nuc mom(?).

Also Vietnamese for dog, cat, monkey and monkey face.

Thanks,

Marty

You did not say how old the child is or whether or not he/she is fluent in Vietnamese. For a child in kindergarten who may be struggling with learning both Vietnamese and English at home, I am not sure if speaking to him/her in heavy accented Vietnamese is a good idea; I assume you will try to speak Vietnamese in heavy English accent. Your request does not have simple answers, so please read on.

The word “good” has multiple meanings such as “giỏi lắm” for good behavior, “tốt lắm” for general favorable conditions or approval, “đúng rồi” for correct or agreeable, or various other meanings. The word “sit” or literally “ngồi xuống” should be more in conversational rather than commanding tone. It would be “con ngồi xuống đi” for the former which means “please sit down, child”, or “con ngồi xuống ngay!” which would mean “sit down immediately, child”. The word “stop” in general means “ngừng” meaning stopping an action or a motion, but really should be “ngừng nói” for stop talking, “ngừng lại” for general stopping (walking, running, talking, whatever he/she is doing), etc. The word “eat” is simpler with the meaning “ăn”, but is never used by itself. It would be better to say “con ăn đi” for “please eat, child” or “con ăn ngay bây giờ” for “eat immediately!” or various other ways to say it. The point is in Vietnamese, speech patterns is highly dependent on class or levels between individuals, and the environment in which the conversation occurs. So if you can help clarify some of these situations then I will have the audios recorded.

Thank you for your inquiry.