VIETNAMESE GREETINGS AFTER T TẾ

When Vietnamese people get back to work after Tet or back to their neighborhood if they were travelling away during T t, they greet ế

each other by either asking some typical questions or offering some typical wishes and always with a very friendly and bright smile.

The typical questions: The typical responses:

Ăn T t sao, ế anh/ ch / emị ?(=How was your T tế ?/ How did you enjoy T tế ?)

Then immediately followed a specific question/ Or starting with a specific question:

Ăn T t có vui không, ế anh/ ch / emị ?(=Did you enjoy T t?/ Was your T t fun/ ế ếenjoyable?)

Or

T t phát tài ch aế ư , anh/ ch / em?ị (= Have you got any new wealth during T t?)ế

* (D ) ạ bình th ngườ . (= it was okay.)* (D ) ạ vui/ vui l m/ r t vuiắ ấ . (= It was fun/ I enjoyed it a lot.)* (D ) ạ lu bu l m nh ng mà vuiắ ư .(= very busy/ much running errands, but it was

fun.)* (D ) ạ m p ra. Vì ăn u ng nhi u quá! ậ ố ề (= gaining weight. Because of so much eating

and drinking! )

- (D ), ạ - (D ), ạ r i ồ . - (D ), ạ ch a. Nh ng mà ch c là s p r i. ư ư ắ ắ ồ

(= Not yet. But I think it’s coming soon. )

GREETINGS AFTER T TẾ

1.

Nga: Ăn T t có vui không, anh?ế

Anh Hoàng: Bình th ng, em! Còn em, T t phát tài ch a?ườ ế ư

Nga: D ch a, anh. Ch c là s p r i ạ ư ắ ắ ồ !

2.

Ch Thu:ị Ăn T t sao, anh Peter? Có vui không?ế

Anh Peter: Vui l m. Anh m p ra. Vì ăn u ng nhi u quá! ắ ậ ố ề

Còn ch thì sao? T t phát tài ch a?ị ế ư

Ch Thu: ị R i, nhi u r i ồ ề ồ .

GREETINGS AFTER T TẾ