NOT A MEMORY BUT A HELPING HAND

Allright, this is not a memory. So what, its a literary license any blog's author is entitled to; it is motivated by the desire of helping my son who -from his posts, videos and images- seems to be having a tough time trying to understand and being understood by vietnameses during his stay in that exotic country.

So sonny, here is a little lesson on vietnamese's "survival" expressions, gathered to you by a worried mother at exactly the other side of the world. Make sure you read them aloud to the landlady or her son, and you shall see how well you'll do. Everybody will admire how fluent you have become in vietnamese in just a couple of weeks.

So here we go. Ready?

That's not right = Sum Ting Wong
Are you harboring a fugitive? = Hu Yu Hai Ding
See me ASAP = Kum Hia Nao
Stupid Man = Dum Fuk
Small Horse = Tai Ni Po Ni
Did you go to the beach? = Wai Yu So Tan
I bumped into a coffee table = Ai Bang Mai Fu Kin Ni
I think you need a face lift = Chin Tu Fat
It's very dark in here = Wai So Dim
I thought you were on a diet = Wai Yu Mun Ching
This is a tow away zone = No Pah King
Our meeting is scheduled for next week = Wai Yu Kum Nao
Staying out of sight = Lei Ying Lo
He's cleaning his automobile = Wa Shing Ka
Your body odor is offensive = Yu Stin Ki Pu
Great = Fa Kin Su Pa
There is no reason to raise your voice = Wai U Shao Ting