Preface |
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Introduction |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (214) |
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21 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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Initial consonants m, b, v, [ f] (ph), [ d] (d), n, l, t, h |
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21 | (1) |
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Mid-level and low-falling tones |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (3) |
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23 | (1) |
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Initial consonants [ k] (c, k, qu), ng |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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High-rising and low-falling-rising tones |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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Nuclear vowels e, e, o, o |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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High-rising broken and low-falling broken tones |
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27 | (1) |
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Contours of the six tones |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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Diphthongs is ua, ua in open syllables |
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29 | (1) |
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Initial consonants th, ch |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (4) |
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Final semivowels [ i] and [ u] |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Diphthongs ie, uo, uo in closed syllables |
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31 | (1) |
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Initial consonants [ z], [ z] |
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32 | (1) |
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Initial consonants [ s], [ s] |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (2) |
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Final consonants m, n, ng (ng, nh), p, t, [ k] (c, ch) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (4) |
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Final consonants ng (ng, nh), [ k] (c, ch) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Demonstrative adverbs day, day, do, kia |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Position of an adjective modifying a noun |
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45 | (1) |
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Usage: chao, xin loi, cam on |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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Topic: Getting acquainted |
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51 | (10) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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Interrogative word [ cai] gi |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Interrogative expression phai khong |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Interrogative adverb o dau |
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53 | (1) |
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Classifiers cai, chiec, cay, qua, con, quyen, cuon, to, toa, ngoi |
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53 | (1) |
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Demonstrative pronouns nay, kia, ay, do |
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54 | (1) |
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Usage: o as a verb and as a preposition |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (1) |
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Topic: Language, nationality |
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61 | (8) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Plural markers cac, nhung |
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63 | (1) |
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Adverbs of degree rat, lam, qua |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Interrogative word [ nhu] the nao |
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64 | (1) |
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Position of an adjective modifying a verb |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (1) |
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Topic: Getting acquainted in the classroom |
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69 | (6) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Interrogative words bao nhieu, may |
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70 | (1) |
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Number system from 11 to 99 |
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70 | (1) |
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Frame construction co . . . khong used with an adjective |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (4) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Topic: Year, month, week, day, days of the week, dates |
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79 | (8) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (4) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Interrogative words bao gio, khi nao, ngay nao, thu may, hom nao |
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81 | (2) |
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Co in the sense of ``Yes'' |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (6) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Interrogative word bao lau |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Roi added to the phrase may gio |
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89 | (1) |
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Different meanings of gio |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Set expressions used with dong ho |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (12) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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Tense markers da, vua, moi, vua moi, dang, se, sap |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Expressions ``get married,'' ``be (un)married'' in Vietnamese |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Word order in set expressions ong ba, bo me, vo chong |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (16) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (4) |
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106 | (1) |
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Ways of expressing requests, suggestions, inviations |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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Verbs indicating the direction of a movement |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Vua . . . vua in the sense of ``both . . . and,'' ``at the same time'' |
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115 | (1) |
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Roi meaning ``then,'' ``and then'' |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (22) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (4) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Prepositions and conjunctions of time |
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124 | (1) |
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Conjunction of condition neu |
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125 | (1) |
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Construction ``whether or not'' in Vietnamese |
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125 | (1) |
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Modal verbs muon, co the, can, phai, nen |
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125 | (2) |
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Verbs ra, di, lai, len following adjectives |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Adverbs of degree hoi, kha |
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127 | (1) |
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Interrogative words sao, dau |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Use of thoi gian and thi gio |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (5) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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Location terms tren, duoi, trong, ngoai, giua, truoc, sau |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Interrogative word bao xa |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Construction con . . . nua |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (20) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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Interrogative particle ho |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Restrictive construction chi . . . thoi |
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146 | (1) |
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Emphatic cung used with interrogative words |
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146 | (1) |
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Construction con . . . thi |
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147 | (1) |
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Construction them . . . nua |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Lai in the sense of ``moreover, in addition'' |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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Preposition ngoai . . . ra |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Lam on denoting a request |
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149 | (1) |
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Khong dam, khong co gi as replies |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (18) |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Moi denoting a suggestion |
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165 | (1) |
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Preposition cho used with some verbs demanding two objects |
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166 | (1) |
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Particle dau placed at the end of a negative sentence |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Thoi as a separate sentence |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Verbs ``wear,'' ``have on the body'' in Vietnamese |
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167 | (1) |
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Duoc khong as an interrogative word and duoc as a reply |
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167 | (1) |
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Questions and responses about prices |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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Lai placed after some verbs |
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175 | (1) |
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Ngay in the sense of ``just, right'' |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (16) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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Cung denoting the speaker's reluctant agreement |
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184 | (1) |
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Het in the sense of ``not any longer'' |
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184 | (1) |
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Nua with the temporal meaning ``in'' |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Bi indicating the feelings of illness |
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185 | (1) |
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Verbs coi ra ``take off'' and mac vao ``put on'' |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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Final particle chu in a question |
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194 | (1) |
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Rules for writing a letter |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Topic: Ordering and having a meal |
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197 | (19) |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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La and rang as conjuctions in noun clauses |
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201 | (1) |
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Preposition cua used with verbs denoting ``receiving'' |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Differences between lua, thoc, gao, com |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Conjunction khong phai . . . ma and chu khong |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Moi with the meaning ``not . . . until'' |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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Topic: Climate and weather |
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216 | (19) |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (2) |
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Different functions of ma |
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219 | (1) |
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Causative verb lam/lam cho |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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De with the meaning ``let someone do something'' |
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220 | (1) |
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Use of the verbs tro nen and tro thanh |
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220 | (1) |
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Indifinite pronouns and adverbs with day and do |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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Use of the word that/that la |
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221 | (1) |
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Combinations of the words dong, tay, nam, bac |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Use of thay noi, nghe noi |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Metric vs. British and American measures |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (5) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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Preposition and conjunction do |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Construction ``superlative + la + subject'' |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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Difference between khac and khac nhau |
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231 | (1) |
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Difference between bang and da |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
Vietnamese-English Glossary |
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235 | (16) |
English-Vietnamese Glossary |
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251 | (16) |
Grammar and Usage Index |
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267 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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