{"id":4152,"date":"2025-03-22T17:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T08:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4152"},"modified":"2025-03-22T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T08:14:39","slug":"grammar20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/grammar20\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar20: Expressing requests, demands, and appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, we will learn how to express requests, demands, and appointments in Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

In Lesson 19, we learned sentence patterns used to report what someone has heard from another person. By simply replacing the verbs in that structure, we can also express requests, demands, and appointments.<\/p>\n

Basic Sentence Structure<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Expressing Requests and Demands<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nsai<\/td>\nto order, to command<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nd\u1eb7n<\/td>\nto advise, to instruct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nkhuy\u00ean<\/td>\nto give advice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nnh\u1eafc<\/td>\nto remind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\ny\u00eau c\u1ea7u<\/td>\nto request, to demand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Example Sentences<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2460 M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i sai<\/span> <\/strong>t\u00f4i \u0111i mua rau.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 My mother ordered me to buy vegetables.<\/p>\n

\u2461 B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i d\u1eb7n<\/span><\/strong> t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c khuya.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 My father advised me not to stay up late.<\/p>\n

\u2462 B\u00e1c s\u0129 d\u1eb7n<\/span><\/strong> t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c theo \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ed1c.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The doctor instructed me to take medicine according to the prescription.<\/p>\n

\u2463 V\u00ec c\u00f3 d\u1ecbch b\u1ec7nh, t\u00f4i khuy\u00ean<\/span> <\/strong>anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Because of the epidemic, I advised him not to go outside.<\/p>\n

\u2464 M\u1eb9 nh\u1eafc<\/span> <\/strong>t\u00f4i l\u00e0m b\u00e0i t\u1eadp.\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 My mother reminded me to do my homework.<\/p>\n

\u2465 Tr\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eafp m\u01b0a, ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc<\/span> <\/strong>t\u00f4i mang d\u00f9.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since it looks like it\u2019s going to rain, my sister reminded me to bring an umbrella.<\/p>\n

\u2466 S\u1ebfp y\u00eau c\u1ea7u<\/span><\/strong> t\u00f4i n\u1ed9p b\u00e1o c\u00e1o trong ng\u00e0y mai.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 My boss requested me to submit the report by tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Expressing Appointments<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some common verbs used when appointing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nVietnamese<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nb\u1ea7u<\/td>\nto elect, to vote for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nch\u1ecdn<\/td>\nto choose, to select<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nb\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m<\/td>\nto appoint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nti\u1ebfn c\u1eed, \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t<\/td>\nto recommend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Example Sentences<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2460 M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea7u<\/span> <\/strong>ch\u1ecb Hoa l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch.
\n\u3000Everyone elected Ms. Hoa as the president.<\/p>\n

\u2461 Ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m<\/span><\/strong> c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m k\u1ebf to\u00e1n.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The shop owner appointed her as the accountant.<\/p>\n

\u2462 Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn<\/span> <\/strong>anh Nam l\u00e0m nh\u00f3m tr\u01b0\u1edfng.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 We chose Mr. Nam as the team leader.<\/p>\n

\u2463 S\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn c\u1eed<\/span> <\/strong>t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n s\u1ef1.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 My boss recommended me for the HR department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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