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In this excerpt from The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners, Debbie Zacarian and Judie Haynes provide an overview of some of the challenges that newcomer ELLs must overcome, including limited schooling, trauma, and poverty.

Three different types of students

ELs with less formal educational and literacy experiences manifest themselves in various ways. One particular challenge in U.S. schools is a student with limited or interrupted prior formal education, commonly referred to as SLIFE. Drawing from DeCapua and Marshall (2011), we describe these students in three ways:

They may come from countries where schooling is not mandated; therefore, they have no knowledge of school. For example, they may not know how to hold a pencil or sit on a chair. There may not be a written language, or written language is a relatively new development.

They may begin school in one place and continually move, as is the case for many children of migrant workers. In this case, prolonged absences and changes in schools are commonplace. ELs may also come to the United States but travel frequently back to their home countries for extended amounts of time.

They may have attended school regularly in their native countries, but the quality of that education was significantly less than that of a U.S. education and they are several years behind their U.S. peers. This lack of quality education may be due to inadequate resources, a shortage of trained teachers, parents' lack of funds to pay for school, frequently occurring weather conditions that interrupt schooling (as is the case for some Indian students whose schools close during the rainy season), or the type of schooling they received.

Students experiencing trauma

Layered on the top of the complexities of working with students with varied literacy backgrounds are students who have experienced significant trauma in their lives. This could be due to war, natural disaster, dramatic poverty, or other major impacting stressors. Students who have these experiences represent all levels of the literacy spectrum. However, the traumatic disruption that they have experienced is significantly distinct from what would have been typical to their development. Behaviors ranging from impulsivity to hypervigilance are not unusual because students have lived or are living in a tumultuous setting and respond to trauma in a range of ways (Craig, 2008). A child who experienced the tsunami in Japan and lost his parents and other family members may be more likely to come from a literacy-oriented home than would children who experienced the earthquake in Haiti. Children from these two disaster areas who enter the United States will have educational needs that are quite different even though they share the horrific disruptive experience of a natural disaster.

ELs from traumatic backgrounds may also come from a variety of African countries where genocide interrupted their schooling for many yearsâ€"if it was available at all. Trauma is an integral part of their lives and deeply affects their capacity to learn and develop socially and emotionally in the way that students do when they have not experienced these disruptions. Because trauma is so relevant, we devote Chapter 8 to this important topic.

The figure below illustrates the overlap of trauma of the diverse population of ELs.

How poverty affects learning

An important distinction among ELs in relation to the total population of American public school students is that so many live in poverty. Indeed, almost 70% of all ELs in the United States live 200% below the poverty level ("A Distinct Population," 2009; Goldenberg & Coleman, 2010). Unlike peers whose families have more economic opportunities, ELs are among the poorest in our nation's schools.

According to educational researcher Diane Ravitch (2011), there is already an achievement gap when children enter kindergarten. Students who live in poverty have diminished chances of succeeding in school. While there is a correlation between the level of poverty and literacy and numeracy (Denny, 2002), we have to consider what this means in context. In the case of students living in poverty and in contexts where literacy behaviors are not practiced, exposure to literacy and numeracy practices are more dependent on what occurs in school than in the case of peers who come from homes in which literacy behaviors are practiced. However, as we discuss this book, we view all students as having many rich assets that can and should be honored and valued by their teachers. This can only occur when teachers have a deep understanding of their students and draw from their students' resources in the planning and delivery of instruction. To discuss this further requires that we look more closely at the language we have used to describe ELs from different literacy experiences.

Gonzalez, Moll, and Amanti (2005) describe all people as having important funds of knowledge. In this book, we offer many examples of how teachers can create an asset-based model that draws from these funds. An asset-based ideology of teaching occurs when instruction is deeply connected to our students, their families and their communities.

While all ELs need cultural sensitivity and effective and well developed programming to learn English and academic matters, students from families with limited formal education and literacy must be provided with programming that pays focused and intentional attention to literacy behavior development so that ELs from this group may develop these critical practices.

Individualistic and collectivist cultures

Another difference among ELs entering our schools is that some are from individualistic cultures and others collectivistic cultures. In the former, individual rights supersede duty to one's family, clan, ethnic group, or nation. In general, members of the dominant U.S. culture believe that children should be raised to think and judge independently. The goal of education is to have children learn to think like adults when they are still children. Children's efforts to think and use their independent thinking skills are praised and rewarded. Their wants, needs, and desires are often viewed as of primary concern in the family.

Many ELs come from collectivistic cultures in which the good of the individual is sacrificed to the good of the group. A person's moral worth is judged by how much he or she sacrifices himself to the group. Students from this type of culture work best when they can form a relationship with the group. They are we rather than I oriented. These factors are urgently important for all teachers and administrators to know.

Addressing the complex needs of English language learners

Fundamentally, how ELs are welcomed into our schools and the instruction they receive greatly determine their success in school. As educators, we have to be powerfully dedicated to understanding the backgrounds of our diverse populations of ELs, including those (1) who are academic language learners and do not yet possess the literacy skills that they need to succeed in school, (2) who are from polychromic cultures, (3) who have experienced trauma and violence, and/or (4) who are living in poverty.

Schools in the United States are basically developed around the idea that students will be from literacy-based cultures. As a group, teachers in the United States are predominately white, middle class, and female (Honawar, 2009; Ladson-Billings, 1995; Zeichner & Hoeft, 1996). We know what to do with students who come from this background. However, there is a mismatch between the linguistically and culturally diverse students who are actually sitting in classrooms and the teachers who teach them. This mismatch may occur even if schools hire teachers who come from diverse backgrounds but who come from literacyoriented homes.

One of the primary problems for children with these diverse experiences is that their programming is often not tailored to their needs (Zacarian, 2011). As opposed to carefully considering the significant needs of students from these diverse backgrounds, English proficiency is the only factor that is considered. Beginning-level learners pose a particular problem because many perceive that their primary need is to be able to converse socially in English and that, once this occurs, learning in an academic setting will follow.

For schools to create an optimal learning environment for beginning level ELs, we believe that certain fundamental elements must be included. The first is that schools must identify who their ELs are according to the information we have provided in this chapter:

Is the student U.S. born or from a country or commonwealth outside of the continental United States?

What is the literacy orientation of the student's family?

What is the student's educational history? What kind of school did the student have in his or her home country?

Has the student experienced trauma? If so, what type?

What is the socioeconomic status of the child's family?

Are they from a monochromic or polychromic culture?

Are they from an individualistic or collectivist culture?

Regardless of a child's prior literacy or life experiences (traumatic or not), socioeconomic status, and/or beliefs about individualism or collectivism, schools must provide an appropriate intake procedure and develop an asset-based model of programming.

Knowing that most educators are white, middle class, and possessing little experience with or training in teaching beginning ELs (Ladson-Billings, 1995; Zeichner & Hoeft, 1996), we approach this issue with the belief that we can provide programming that fits the needs of this dynamically growing population with specific strategies that will support the success of all students.

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Educating Newcomer ELLs with Limited Schooling: An Overview

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In this excerpt from The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners, Debbie Zacarian and Judie Haynes provide an overview of some of the challenges that newcomer ELLs must overcome, including limited schooling, trauma, and poverty. ELs with less formal educational and literacy experiences manifest themselves in various ways.

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The little girl and her mother were standing in the office when I arrived. I had been called out of my class to help enroll a Spanish-speaking student in our elementary school. I was new to the school and not very familiar with the registration process. I remember how polite and patient the mother was with me as I gathered forms and then muddled through basic information in Spanish. I encountered words I had never learned, such as "free and reduced lunch," "salary," and "attendance phone number." I was able to get the basic information and the child was placed in a second-grade classroom. I turned to the little girl and asked, "Would you like to start today or come back tomorrow?" Her response was to continue staring at me with wide eyes and hug her mother tighter. It was decided she would start the next day.

In hindsight there are many things I would recommend doing differently in that situation. Number one is to have a qualified interpreter available and make an appointment with the family so school staff can prepare and the family will have a chance to ask questions. Beyond the "nuts and bolts" of registration, though, I have continued to reflect on the anxiety the little girl experienced. It is very important that school administrators and staff spend some time thinking of ways to help new ELL students make a smooth transition into school and ease their anxiety. Since ELL students may enroll throughout the school year, many do not have the benefit of the welcome speeches and activities at the beginning of the year. One way to help them feel welcome and get them prepared for success in school is to present them with a "Welcome Kit."

A Welcome Kit is a packet of school information and other supplies that will contribute to a positive beginning by including relevant school information and other academic supplies, no matter when the student enrolls. I recommend that a school administrator and a couple of key staff members meet to decide what should go in the Welcome Kit. Summer is a perfect opportunity to make up a stack of Welcome Kits in order to have them readily available throughout the year as new ELL students enroll. The Kits can be tailored by grade level to include appropriate academic items. Below are some of the items I recommend including.

Welcome Kit

School information

Teacher information: Classroom location and phone number

Basic information about school's attendance policy, including phone numbers parents should call when their child will be absent

Bussing information

School website

Lunch information

Volunteer opportunities

It is very helpful if any of this information is available in the student's first language. If not, I recommend revising the standard school information handouts to simplify the English, make shorter sentences and add pictures for visual support. It is also helpful if the most important information, such as the teacher name and school number is printed on bright cardstock that can be easily located in the packet. If time is available a staff member should go through the packet with the family and explain the items. Calling in to the school when their child is sick is very important and may be a new concept, so offering a sample dialogue of what to say when they call will be helpful.

School calendar

The calendar can be adapted for new ELL families by placing bright circle dots on the most important days such as school release days and conferences.

Community resources: after school programs, English classes, health centers

Placing a few brochures or a short list of local resources is helpful for new families. Not every family will need the information, but it is likely that someone they know will benefit from it.

Grade level support materials

Coloring book

Small book

Letter/word cards

Dice and/or number cards

Game board (Bingo, chutes and ladders)

CD of English songs or audio book (with book)

Picture / student dictionary - the school, neighborhood, survival English, content

Notebook

Folder

Pencils/crayons

Glue stick

Ruler

Fun eraser

Stickers

Bookmark

Many of these materials are readily available at the school, or available for minimal cost at stores during "back-to-school" time. School supplies can be very expensive for a family to purchase in the middle of the year, especially when they have more than one child to provide for. It's possible that the school PTA will donate a small budget to support the Welcome Kit project. Many of the materials are also downloadable from the Internet. (See the hotlinks section for resources).

Extension ideas

Backpacks

Students arriving in the middle of the year need backpacks, which can be purchased for less before school starts. Consider hosting a "backpack drive" as students return to school. The backpacks can be offered to any newly arriving students whose families might find it difficult to afford one.

DVD or Video of school - available in other languages

Since some ELL families have lower literacy skills in their first language and English they may be used to receiving their news through TV and radio. A Welcome DVD for the school with information shared in the family's first language can be extremely helpful. Depending on the level of quality needed, this can be a student project. Many students are familiar with video cameras and movie-making software on the school computers. In my neighborhood, a local school PTA provided funds for a group of Somali students to make a Welcome DVD for their school. This was an innovative solution to sharing important school information.

Note: Parents may not have access to a DVD player or VCR, and so it may be more effective to show these DVDs at a welcome session for parents at the school.

Podcast on website with current information in other languages

Another idea that bilingual students may be able to help with is to record news updates in podcasts and make them available through the school website.

In addition to offering a Welcome Kit to the new student I highly recommend taking the time to offer the family a tour of the school. If the family tours the school together they will have a common understanding of the student's daily experience, and feel more comfortable when returning to the school for events.

Giving a newly enrolling ELL student a Welcome Kit does much more than share information and academic materials. Offering a kit that includes school items and activities sends the message that staff members are very excited to have the student join the school and that they are dedicated to his/her academic success. A successful finish begins with a good start, and for many ELL students the Welcome Kit will be the first step in their journey to academic achievement and a high school diploma.
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Just a little.

Sirf Thori Si صرف تھوڑی سی

What's your name?

Aap Ka Naam Kya Hai? آپ کانام کیاہے؟

My name is ...

Mera Naam..... Hey میرانام۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ہے

Mr.../ Mrs..../ Miss...

Mohtaram/ Mohtarmah/Anisa محترم/محترمہ/آنسہ

Nice to meet you!

Aap Se Milker Khushi Huwi! !آپ سَے ملکر خوشی ہوًی

You're very kind!

Aap Bahut Meherban Hain آپ بہت مہربان ہیں

Where are you from?

Aap Ka Taaluq Kahan Se Hai? آپکا تعلق کہاں سے ہے؟

I'm from (the U.S/ Pakistan)

Mera Taaluq Amrika/Pakistan Se Hai میراتعلق امریکہ/پاکستان سے ہے

I'm (American)

Mein Amriki Hoon میں امریکی ہوں

Where do you live?

Aap Kahan Rahte Hain آپ کہاں رہتے ہیں؟

Did you like it here?

Kya Aap Ko Yahan Achchha Laga? کیا آپ کو یہاں اچھا لگا؟

Pakistan is a wonderful country

Pakistan Bahut Achchha Mulk Hai پاکستان بہت اچھا ملک ہے

What do you do for a living?

Aap Kya Kam Karte Hain? آپ کیا کام کرتے ہیں؟

I work as a (translator/ businessman)

Mein Mutarjim/Tajir Hoon میںمترجم /تاجر ہوں

I like Urdu

Mujhe Urdu Achchhi Lagti Hai مجھےاردو اچھی لگتی ہے

Oh! That's good!

Wah Bahut Achchha! !واہ بہت اچھا

How old are you?

Aap Ki Umar Kitni Hai? آپ کی عمر کتنی ہے؟

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.

Main Bees/Tees Saal Ka Hoon میری عمر بیس/تیس سال ہے

I have to go

Mujhe Jana Hai مجھے جانا ہے

I will be right back!

Main Foran Wapas Aaon ga! !میں فوراّ واپس آوں گا

Wish Someone Something

Good luck!

Allah Ka Fazal Ho !اللہ کا فضل ہو

Happy birthday!

Salgirah Mubarak !سالگِرہ مبارک

Happy new year!

Naya Saal Mubarak !نیا سَال مبارک

Merry Christmas!

Krismas Mubarak !کرسمَس مبارک

Congratulations!

Mubarak !مبارک

Enjoy! (for meals...)

Maze Karein مزےکریں

I'd like to visit Pakistan one day

Mai Eik Din Pakistan Jana Chahta Hun میں ایک دن پاکستان جانا چاہتاہوں

Say hi to John for me

Jon Ko Mera Salam Kehna جَون کو میرا سلام کہنا

Bless you (when sneezing)

Allah Rahm Kare اللہ رحم کرے

Good night and sweet dreams!

Shab Bakhair Aur Suhane Khuwab !شب بخیر اور سہانے خواب

Solving a Misunderstanding

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)

Maazrat Chahta Hun معزرت چا ہتا ہوں

Sorry (for a mistake)

Maaf Karna معاف کرنا

No Problem!

Koi Baat Nahi! !کوی بات نہیں

Can You Say It Again?

Kya App Ise Dobarah Keh Sakte Hain? کیا آپ اسے دوبارہ کہسکتےہیں؟

Can You Speak Slowly?

Kya Aap Ahistah Keh Saktay Hein? کیا آپ آہستہ کہسکتےہیں؟

Write It Down Please!

Barae Mihr bani Likhye! !براًےمہربانی لِکھیًے

I Don't Understand!

Main Samjah Nahi! !میں سمجھا نہیں

I Don't Know!

Mujhe Nahi Malum! !مجھے نہیںمعلوم

I Have No Idea.

Mujhe Andazah Nahi مجھے اندازہ نہیں

What's That Called In Urdu?

Use Urdu Main Kya Kehte Hain? اسے اردو میں کیا کہتے ہیں؟

What Does "gato" Mean In English?

Angrezi Main Lingua Kise Kehte Hain? انگریزئ میں لِنگواکِسے کہتے ہیں؟

What Is This?

Yeh Kya Hai? یہ کیا ہے؟

My Urdu is bad.

Meri Urdu Kharab Hai. میری اردو خراب ہے

I need to practice my Urdu

Mujhe Urdu Ki Mashq Karni Chahiye مجھے اردو کی مَشق کرنی چاہیے

Don't worry!

Pareshan Nahi Hon! !پریشان نہیں ہوں

Urdu Expressions and Words

Big/ Small

Bara/ Chota بڑا/چھوٹا

Today/ Now

Aaj/ Abhi آج/ابھی

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

Kal(Aney wala )/ Kal(Gurzra huwa) کل آنےوالا/کل گزراہوا

Yes/ No

Haan/ Nahi ہاں/نہیں

Here you go! (when giving something)

Yeh Lijiye یہ لیجیے

Do you like it?

Kya Yeh Aap Ko Pasand Aya? کیا یہ آپ کو پَسند آیا؟

I really like it!

Mujhe Yeh Bahut Pasand Aya! !یہ مجھےبہت پَسند آیا

I'm hungry/ thirsty.

Mujhe Bhuk/Piyas Lagrahi Hai مجھے بھوک/پیاس لَگ رہی ہے

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

Subah Main/ Shaam Main/Raat Main صبح میں/شام میں/رات میں

This/ That. Here/There

Subah Main/ Shaam Main/Raat Main یہ/وہ،یہاں/وہاں

Really!

Sach Main! !سچ میں

Hurry up!

Jaldi Karo! !جلدی کرو

What? Where?

Kya? Kidher? کیا؟کدہر؟

What time is it?

Abhi Kya Waqt Huwa Hai? ابھی کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟

Give me this!

Mujhe Yeh Dijiye/Dena! !مجھے یہ دیجیے/دینا

I love you!

Mai Aap Se Mohabbat Karta Hun! !میں آپ سے محبت کَرتا ہوں

I feel sick.

Meri Tabiyat Kharab Lag Rahi He میری طبعیت خراب لَگ رہی ہے

One, Two, Three

Eik, Do, Tin ایک،دو،تین

Four, Five, Six

Char, Panch, Che چار،پانچ، چھے

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

Saat, Aath, Nau, Das سات،ﺁﮢﮭ ،نو،دَس

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Bus thodaasaa. बस थोडासा

What's your name?

Aapka naam kyaa hai? आपका नाम क्या है

My name is ...

Meraa naam ...hai. मेरा नाम..... है ।

Nice to meet you!

Aapsey milkar khushi huee! आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई ।

You're very kind!

Aap bahut dayaloo hain! आप बहुत दयालू हैं ।

Where are you from?

Aap kahaan sey hain? आप कहाँ से हैं ।

I'm from (the U.S/ India)

Mein (amerika/ bhārata) se hoon. मैं (अम्रीका-भारत) से हुँ ।

I'm (American)

Mein amrikan hoon. मैं अम्रीकन हुँ ।

Where do you live?

Aap kahaan rehtey hain? आप कहाँ रहते हैं

India is a wonderful country

Bharat ek adbhut desh hai भारत एक अद्भुत देश है ।

What do you do for a living?

Aap kyaa kaam kartey hain? आप क्या काम करते हैं

Oh! That's good!

Yeh accha hai! यह अच्छा है ।

How old are you?

Aapkee umar kyaa hai? आपकी उमर क्या है

I have to go

Mujhey jaana hogaa मुझे जाना होगा ।

Wish Someone Something

Good luck!

Shubh Kaamnaayein शुभ कामनाएँ

Happy birthday!

Janamdin kee shubhaechaen जनमदिन की शुभेच्छाएँ

Happy new year!

Naaey saal kee shubhaechaen नए साल की शुभेच्छाएँ

Merry Christmas!

Christmas kee badhaaeeyaan क्रिसमस की बधाइयाँ

Congratulations!

Badhaaee ho! बधाई हो

Enjoy! (for meals...)

Bhog keejeeae भोग कीजिए

Bless you (when sneezing)

(No expression)

Good night and sweet dreams!

Shubh raatri शुभ रात्री ।

Solving a Misunderstanding

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)

Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं

No Problem!

Koee baat nuhee कोई बात नहीं ।

Can You Say It Again?

Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं

Can You Speak Slowly?

Kyaa aap dheerae baat karengae? क्या आप धीरे बात करेंगे

I Don't Understand!

Mujhey samajh mein nahi aataa. मुझे समझ में नहीं आता ।

I Don't Know!

Mujhey nahi maloom मुझे नहीं मालूम ।

What's That Called In Hindi?

Issey Hindi mein kyaa kahtey hain? इसे हिंदी में क्या कहते हैं ।

How Do You Say "Please" In Hindi?

Hindi mein "please" kaisey kahtey hain? हिंदी में "प्लीज" कैसे कहते हैं

What Is This?

Yeh kyaa hai? हिंदी में इसे क्या कहते हैं

My Hindi is bad.

Meri Hindi kucch khaas nahi hai. मेरी हिंदी कुछ खास नहीं है ।

Don't worry!

Chinta mat karo! चिंता मत करो ।

Hindi Expressions and Words

Good/ Bad/ So-So.

Accha/ Boora/ Theek-thaak अच्छा-बूरा-(ठीक-ठाक)

Big/ Small

Bada Chhota बडा-छोटा

Today/ Now

Aaj/ Abhi आज-अभी

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

Kal/ Kal कल-कल

Yes/ No

Haan/ Naa or Nuhi हाँ- ना-नहीं

Here you go! (when giving something)

Ye leejeeay (polite)/ Ye lo यह लीजीए- यह लो

Do you like it?

Kyaa aap ko yeh accha lagta hai? क्या आपको यह अच्छा लगता है

I really like it!

Mujhey yeh bahut accha lagta hai मुझे यह बहुत अच्छा लगता है।

I'm hungry/ thirsty.

Mujhey bhookh lagi hai/ Mujhey pyaas lagi hai मुझे भूक लगी है।

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

Subah ko/ Shaam ko/ Raat ko सुबह को- शाम को-रात को

This/ That. Here/There

Yeh/ woh. Yahaan/ wahaan यह-वह-यहाँ-वहाँ

Me/ You. Him/ Her.

Hum/ Tum. Voh/ Voh हम-तुम-वह-वह

Really!

Such mein? सच में

Hurry up!

Jaldi karo! जल्दी करो

What? Where?

Kyaa? Kahaan? क्या? कहां?

What time is it?

Kitney bajey hain? कितने बजे हैं ?

Give me this!

Mujhey ye cheez chaaheeye! मुझे यह चीज़ चाहिए।

I feel sick.

Meri Tabiyut kharaab hai. मेरी तबीयत खराब है।

I need a doctor

Mujhey Doctor kee zaroorat hai मुझे डाक्टर की जरुरत है।

One, Two, Three

Ek, Dow, Teen एक, दो, तीन

Four, Five, Six

Chaar, paanch, chhey चार, पांच, छः

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

Saat, Aath, Nao, Dus सात, आठ, नौ, दस

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Do you speak (English/ Vietnamese)?

Bạn có nói (tiếng Anh/ tiếng Việt) không?

Just a little.

Chỉ một chút.

What's your name?

Bạn tên gì?

Nice to meet you!

Rất vui được gặp bạn.

You're very kind!

Bạn thật tốt!

Where are you from?

Bạn từ đâu đến ( bạn quê ở đâu )?

I'm from (the U.S/ Vietnam)

Tôi đến từ...

I'm (American)

Tôi là người ( Mỹ,... )

Where do you live?

Bạn sống ở đâu?

I live in (the U.S/ Vietnam)

Tôi sống ở....

Did you like it here?

Bạn thích nơi đây chứ?

Vietnam is a wonderful country

.... là một đất nước tuyệt đẹp

What do you do for a living?

Bạn làm gì để kiếm sống?

I work as a (translator/ businessman)

Tôi làm ( phiên dịch viên / nhà kinh doanh ).

I like Vietnamese

Tôi thích tiếng nước...

I've been learning Vietnamese for 1 month

Tôi đã học tiếng (... ) được 1 tháng.

Oh! That's good!

Ồ! Tốt quá, giỏi quá!

How old are you?

Bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.

Tôi 23 tuổi.

I have to go

Tôi phải đi đây.

I will be right back!

Tôi sẽ quay lại ngay.

Wish Someone Something

Happy birthday!

Chúc mừng sinh nhật!

Happy new year!

Chúc mừng năm mới!

Merry Christmas!

Chúc giáng sinh vui vẻ!

Congratulations!

Chúc mừng!

Enjoy! (for meals...)

Ăn nào! ( only for meals )

I'd like to visit Vietnam one day

Tôi thích đến Việt Nam một ngày nào đó.

Say hi to John for me

Gửi lời chào hộ tôi đến John.

Bless you (when sneezing)

Chúa ban phước cho bạn.

Good night and sweet dreams!

Chúc ngủ ngon và có những giấc mơ đẹp!

Solving a Misunderstanding

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)

Xin lỗi, nhắc lại được không?

Sorry (for a mistake)

Xin lỗi!

Can You Say It Again?

Bạn có thể nhắc lại được không?

Can You Speak Slowly?

Bạn có thể nói chậm lại không?

Write It Down Please!

Làm ơn viết nó ra!

I Don't Understand!

Tôi không hiểu.

I Don't Know!

Tôi không biết.

I Have No Idea.

Tôi chẳng có ý kiến gì cả.

What's That Called In Vietnamese?

Cái đó gọi thể nào trong tiếng Việt?

What Does "gato" Mean In English?

Lingua nghĩa là gì trong tiếng Anh?

How Do You Say "Please" In Vietnamese?

Bạn nói Please thế nào trong tiếng Việt?

What Is This?

Cài này là gì?

My Vietnamese is bad.

Tên tiếng Việt của tôi xấu.

I need to practice my Vietnamese

Tôi cần thực hành tiếng Việt.

Vietnamese Expressions and Words

Good/ Bad/ So-So.

Tốt / xấu / bình thường

Today/ Now

Hôm nay / bây giờ

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

Ngày mai / hôm qua

Yes/ No

Có, vâng, đúng vậy, ừ / không

Here you go! (when giving something)

Của bạn đây.

Do you like it?

Bạn thích nó chứ?

I really like it!

Tôi thật sự thích nó.

I'm hungry/ thirsty.

Tôi đói / khát

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

Vào buổi sáng / tối/ ban đêm

This/ That. Here/There

Cái này / cái kia. Ở đây / ở đó

Me/ You. Him/ Her.

Tôi / bạn. Anh ấy / cô ấy

What time is it?

Mấy giờ rồi?

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.

10 giờ. 7 giờ 30 phút chiều

Give me this!

Đưa cho tôi cái này!

I feel sick.

Tôi cảm thấy mệt.

I need a doctor

Tôi cần đến bác sĩ.

Four, Five, Six

Bốn, năm, sáu

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

Bảy, tám, chín, mừơi

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Kami. کمی

What's your name?

Esm e shoma chist? اسم شما چیست ؟

My name is ...

Esm e man? اسم من ...

Mr.../ Mrs..../ Miss...

Aghaye.../Khanoome.../Doshizeh آقای ../خانم.../دوشیزه...

Nice to meet you!

Az molaghat e sham khosh vaghtam از ملاقات شما خوش وقتم

You're very kind!

Shoma kheyli mehrban hastid شما خیلی مهربان هستید

Where are you from?

Shoma ahleh koja hastid شما اهل کجا هستید

I'm from (the U.S/ Iran)

Man az (America/ Iran) hastam من از (آمریکا / ایران) هستم

I'm (American)

Man America i hastam من (آمریکایی) هستم

Where do you live?

Shoma koja zendegi mikonid? شما کجا زندگی میکنید

Did you like it here?

Man az inja khosham omade شما از اینجا خوشتون اومده

Iran is a wonderful country

Iran keshvar e jalebi Hast ایران کشور جالبی هست

What do you do for a living?

Shoghl e shoma chist? شغل شما چی هست؟

I like Farsi

Man az zaban e farsi khosham miayad من از زبان فارسی خوشم میآید

Oh! That's good!

Oh, che khoob! اوه ! خوبه

How old are you?

Chand salet hast? چند سالت هست؟

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.

Man (bist/ Si) sal daram من (بیست/سی) سال دارم

I have to go

Man bayad beravam من باید بروم

I will be right back!

Bar migardam! برمیگردم

Wish Someone Something

Good luck!

Mo'afagh bashed موفق باشید

Happy birthday!

Tavalodat mobarak تولدت مبارک

Happy new year!

Sal e no mobarak سال نو مبارک

Merry Christmas!

Kirismass Mobarak کریسمس مبارک

Congratulations!

Tabrik migoyam تبریک می گویم

Enjoy! (for meals...)

Berma'id بفرمایید

Say hi to John for me

Be John salam e man ra beresoonid به "جان" سلام من را برسونید

Bless you (when sneezing)

A'afiat bashad عافیت باشد

Solving a Misunderstanding

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)

Bebakhshid? ببخشید؟

Sorry (for a mistake)

Bebakhshid ببخشید

No Problem!

Moshkeli nist مشکلی نیست

Can You Say It Again?

Mish tekrar konid? میشه تکرار کنید ؟

Can You Speak Slowly?

Mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid میشه آهسته تر صحبت کنید

Write It Down Please!

Lotfan yaddasht konid لطفا یادداشت کنید

I Don't Understand!

Motavajjeh nemisham متوجه نمیشوم

I Don't Know!

Nemidanam نمیدانم

I Have No Idea.

Nazari nadaram نظری ندارم

What's That Called In Farsi?

Be Farsi chi misheh به فارسی چی میشه؟

What Does "moshkeli" Mean In English?

"moshkeli" be engilisi chi misheh? به انگلیسی چی میشه؟ "moshkeli"

What Is This?

In chieh? این چیه؟

My Farsi is bad.

Farsi e man bad ast فارسی من بد است

Don't worry!

Negaran nabashid نگران نباشید

Farsi Expressions and Words

Good/ Bad/ So-So.

Khoob/ bad/ motavaset خوب / بد / متوسط

Big/ Small

Bozorg/ khoochak بزرگ / کوچک

Today/ Now

Emrooz/ A'alan امروز/ الان

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

Farad/ dirooz فردا / دیروز

Yes/ No

Baleh/ nakheyr بله/نخیر

Here you go! (when giving something)

Befarmaid! بفرمائید

Do you like it?

Khoshet miad? خوشت میاد؟

I really like it!

Vaghe'an azash khosham miad واقعا ازش خوشم میاد

I'm hungry/ thirsty.

Man (goshneh/ Teshneh) am من "گشنه / تشنه" ام

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

Sobh/ asr/ shab صبح /عصر / شب

This/ That. Here/There

In/ a'an. Inja/ A'anja این / آن . اینجا / آنجا

Me/ You. Him/ Her.

Man/ to. Oo/ Oo (Him & Her are same) من / تو . او / او

Really!

Vaghea'an! واقعا

Look!

Negah kon! نگاه کن !

Hurry up!

Ajaleh kon! عجله کن !

What? Where?

Chi? Koja? چی؟ کجا؟

What time is it?

Sa'at chand ast? ساعت چند است؟

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.

Sa'at dah. hafto si daghigheh ye asr ساعت 10.هفت و سی دقیقه عصر

Give me this!

Ino be man bede! اینو به من بده

I love you!

Doset daram! دوست دارم

I feel sick.

Man ehsas e nakhoshi mikonam من احساس ناخوشی میکنم

I need a doctor

Man be Dr ehtiaj daram من به دکتر احتیاج دارم

One, Two, Three

Yek/ do/ she یک / دو / سه

Four, Five, Six

Chahar/ panj/ shesh چهار / پنج / شش

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

Haft / hasht/ noh/ dah هفت / هشت / نه / ده

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