Do Vietnamese still speak french?
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Jul 16, 2020 5:28 pm
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Apr 23, 2022 7:01 am
Feb 28, 2022 6:55 pm
some vietnamese like the French Some don't but we've moved on. I don't think there's any animosity right now. Most Vietnamese accept many French remnants and impacts. For example: the sandwiches, mayonaise, even vocabulary are all part of our culture now.
Mar 02, 2022 8:51 pm
some vietnamese like the French Some don't but we've moved on. I don't think there's any animosity right now. Most Vietnamese accept many French remnants and impacts. For example: the sandwiches, mayonaise, even vocabulary are all part of our culture now.
That's interesting. How many French words are in the vietnamese language?
Mar 03, 2022 2:28 am
@kay don’t know for sure. Example: we use the words copy, pate chaud, pate, cafe, ca rem (ice cream) sot (sauce). That’s all top of my head.
Apr 22, 2022 7:20 pm
Cheese/pho mat - from fromage.
Cake/ga to - from gateau.
Butter/bo - from beurre.
Suitcase/Va li - from valise.
Beer/bia - from biere.
Mailman/Phac - from facteur.
Beefsteak/Bit-tet - from biftek.
Coffee/ca phe - from cafe.
Soap/xa bong - from savon.
Circus/xiec - from cirque.
Ice cream/ca rem - from creme.
Bra/su chien - from soutien.
Apr 22, 2022 7:37 pm
@kay lots of it has to do with food. Other words:
film = phim
TV= TV
Tie = ca ra vat from French cravate.
Apr 22, 2022 7:46 pm
Below are some notable words that have made their way into standard Vietnamese from French:
| Vietnamese | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| ăng-ten | antenne | antenna, aerial |
| ba toong | bâton | cane |
| bê tông | béton | concrete |
| bi-da | bille | billiards, Snooker |
| (bút) bi | (stylo à) bille | ballpoint pen |
| bơ | beurre | butter |
| búp bê, búp bế | poupée | doll |
| cá vạt | cravate | tie |
| cà phê | café | coffee |
| ca-pô | capot | hood/bonnet (of a car) |
| Cam Bốt | Cambodge | Cambodia |
| cao su | caoutchouc | rubber |
| cặp táp | cartable | schoolbag, satchel |
| cờ-lê | clé | wrench |
| cùi dìa | cuillière | spoon |
| da ua | yaourt | yogurt |
| ê-kíp | équipe | team |
| ga | gare | railway station |
| (bánh) ga tô | gâteau | cake |
| (cục) gôm / tẩy | gomme | eraser |
| giuýp | jupe | skirt |
| (chỉ) len | laine | wool |
| Li-băng | Liban | Lebanon |
| ma đam | madame | madam, ma'am, Mrs. |
| mề đay | médaille | medal |
| (khăn) mùi xoa | mouchoir | handkerchief |
| ô tô buýt | autobus | motor bus |
| (bánh) patê sô | pâté chaud (obsolete) | savoury puff pastry |
| (cục) pin | pile | battery |
| (đèn) pha | phare | headlamp |
| phanh | frein | brake |
| phẹc-mơ-tuya | fermeture | zipper |
| phim | film | movie |
| pho mát, phô mai | fromage | cheese |
| (áo) sơ mi | chemise | shirt |
| (quần) si/xi líp | slip | underwear |
| tăng xông | tension | hypertension |
| (táo) trái bom | pomme | apple |
| sô-cô-la | chocolat | chocolate |
| tuốc-nơ-vít | tournevis | screwdriver |
| vô lăng | volant | steering wheel |
| xà lách | salade | lettuce |
| xa lát | salade | salad |
| xà phòng, xà bông | savon | soap |
| xăng, ét-xăng | essence | gasoline |
| xu chiêng | soutien-gorge | bra |
Apr 23, 2022 2:17 pm
Vietnam is known for the Vietnam war and the French occupation so naturally foreigners ask about French influence. In reality it’s not that much. It’s not like the Spanish influence or the Dutch influence in Indonesia or even English influence in HK or even in Africa. The French was in vietnam for roughly 90-100 years I think compared to much longer occupation in other countries. For examples I know some people from Indonesia their mom speaks fluent Dutch or people from camaroon who speak French. You’d be hard pressed to find any Vietnamese that speak French. I think the last generation that speak French would be born around early 1910 or so.
Apr 23, 2022 9:27 pm
King Khai Dinh tomb,not the largest but different from other emperial tombs bc it’s a mix between Eastern and western architecture. You can see glitzy Versailles influence
Apr 23, 2022 9:34 pm
Cao Dai temple, you can see cathedral structure mixed with oriental elements. Cao dai is a hybrid faith