Spoken English

 

A-yo (Slang) = Hey (English meaning) = Này (Vietnamese meaning)
Ex:
A: A-yo.
B: Hey, man. What’re you doing?

Yo! = Hello. = Xin chào
EX:
A: Yo, Joe!. What’ve you been doing?
B: Nothing much. I got a new job.

Hey, man. = Hello. = Chào.
EX:
A: Hey, man.
B: Hi, what’s up?

Hey, bro = Hi, brother = Hi, friend = Chào anh bạn
EX:
A: Hey, bro.
B: Yo, Joe. You’re late.
A: Only 30 minutes.

How’s it hanging? = How are you doing? = Bạn có khoẻ không?
EX:
A: Hey. How’s it hanging?
B: Not bad.

Howsit? = How is it going? = How are you? = Bạn có khỏe không?
EX:
A: Hey, man. Howsit?
B: Pretty good.

Wassup? = What’s up? = Có chuyện gì vậy?
EX:
A: Wassup?
B: Nothing much. How’s your girlfriend?
A: She’s okay.

How does it? = How is everything going? = Mọi việc thế nào?
EX:
A: Hi, Sam. How goes it?
B: Pretty good.

What’s cooking? = How’s everything? = Mọi việc sao rồi?
EX:
A: Hey, buddy. What’s cooking?
B: Not much.

- bread basket = stomach
- buddy = friend
- hunkey dorey = great!
- sweet = cool = good, nice

Ngoài ra còn có speech deductions, mọi người dùng để nói nhanh:
Howya gonna do it? = How are you going to do it?
How 'bout cha? = How about you?
See ya = See you ( khi nói giống như là see-ah sometimes iamyou nghe thành "sear")
Whacha doin'? = What are you doing?

Congrats! = congratulations! = Xin chúc mừng
EX:
A: You look happy.
B: I am. I found a job.
A: Congrats!

My bad = my fault = Lỗi của tôi đấy
EX:
A: Oh, no! The flashlight is dying.
B: My bad. I should have bought new batteries.
A: It’s not your fault.

Thanks a mill = thanks a lot = thanks a million
EX:
A: Here’s your wallet. I found it in the park.
B: Thanks a mill.
A: No problem.

Be cool = Take it easy
EX:
A: I’ve got to go now.
B: Already?
A: Yeah, my girlfriend’s waiting for me.
B: Be cool.

See ya = See you

Cool = Okay, great!
EX:
A: Let’s have Chinese
B: I’m not in the mood for Chinese. What about Italian?
A: Cool

( phần này là A mời B đi ăn món Trung Hoa nha. Chứ ko phải là:

A: Đi ăn "người Hoa" nào

B: Tui ko có tâm trạng ăn "người Hoa". "Người Ấn Độ" được hem?

A: Tuyệt!

-----> bó tay lun :|)

Gotcha = Okay
EX:
A: Can you pick me up at 7:00?
B: Gotcha.
A: Don’t be late.
B: I won’t.