{"id":3794,"date":"2025-02-28T15:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T06:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:08:08","slug":"grammar13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/grammar13\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar13: Talking About and Asking About Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, we will study how to talk about and ask about experiences in Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

Similar to the present perfect tense [experience] in English (have + past participle), we will learn how to express our own experiences and ask others about theirs in this lesson!<\/p>\n

“\u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng” (have done something before)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

✅ Affirmative sentence structure:
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Subjects <\/strong>(Nouns or Personal pronouns) + \u00a0\u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng<\/span>\u00a0 +\u00a0 Predicates <\/strong>(Verbs or Adjectives)\u00a0 +\u00a0 Object or complement<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

❌ <\/span>Negative sentence structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
Subjects <\/strong>(Nouns or Personal pronouns) +\u00a0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng<\/span>\u00a0 +\u00a0 Predicates <\/strong>(Verbs or Adjectives)\u00a0 +\u00a0 Object or complement<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Example sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2460 T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng<\/span> \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have been to Vietnam before.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2461 T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng<\/span> g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have never met her before.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
  • g\u1eb7p<\/em> : to meet<\/li>\n
  • l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o<\/em> : never (not even once)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Interrogative sentence structure:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Subjects (Nouns or Personal pronouns)\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng\u00a0<\/span> +\u00a0 Predicates (Verbs or Adjectives) + Object or complement + ch\u01b0a<\/span> ?<\/div>\n

    Responses to questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    \n

    Example sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u2460 A: Anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng<\/span> \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam ch\u01b0a<\/span>?
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Have you ever been to Vietnam?
    \n<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 B: V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng<\/span> \u0111i Vi\u1ec7t Nam.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yes, I have been to Vietnam before.
    \n<\/em>Or
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 B: V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3<\/span> \u0111i Vi\u1ec7t Nam 2 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yes, I went to Vietnam two years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2461 A: Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng<\/span> g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a<\/span>?
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have you ever met her?
    \n<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0B: T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng<\/span> g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No, I have never met her before.
    \n<\/em>Or
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0B: L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This time is my first time meeting her.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Example Conversation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    John<\/td>\nCh\u00e0o ch\u1ecb Linh. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111i Sapa ch\u01b0a?<\/span>
    \nHello, Linh. Have you ever been to Sapa?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Linh<\/td>\nV\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i Sapa th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/span>
    \nYes, I went to Sapa last month.
    \nAnh John \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111i Sapa ch\u01b0a?<\/span>
    \nHave you ever been to Sapa, Mr. John?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    John<\/td>\nL\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111i Sapa.<\/span>
    \nThis time is my first time going to Sapa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Linh<\/td>\nCh\u00fac anh m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i vui v\u1ebb\uff01<\/span>
    \n\u00a0I wish you a pleasant trip!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
    \n