Comments on: Bánh Mì Lá Lốt @ Xóm Đạo http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/ My boyfriend likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Raine http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-200 Raine Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:19:14 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-200 I just asked my mom, and after she tried very hard to explain what it meant to me, the words finally clicked in my head (I can't read vietnamese very well, but I speak it decent (: ) vui = fun nhu = emphasis type of word ex. "like" Tet = Lunar New Year. It means 'fun like Tet!' My mom says it usually isn't said alone, but goes along with some other phrases like "I had so much fun today, as fun as Tet is!'. Or something like that, I hope that helps somewhat. I just asked my mom, and after she tried very hard to explain what it meant to me, the words finally clicked in my head (I can’t read vietnamese very well, but I speak it decent (: )

vui = fun
nhu = emphasis type of word ex. “like”
Tet = Lunar New Year.

It means ‘fun like Tet!’ My mom says it usually isn’t said alone, but goes along with some other phrases like “I had so much fun today, as fun as Tet is!’. Or something like that, I hope that helps somewhat.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-197 Gastronomer Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:50:41 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-197 NOPE! Not even once!! I have an iron clad stomach ;-) On the other hand, The Astronomer got sick a couple of times, but nothing major. I will be in town for tet! Does your family ever say, "vui nhu tet"? I can't wait to see what that really means. NOPE! Not even once!! I have an iron clad stomach ;-) On the other hand, The Astronomer got sick a couple of times, but nothing major.

I will be in town for tet! Does your family ever say, “vui nhu tet”? I can’t wait to see what that really means.

]]> By: Raine http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-198 Raine Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:38:03 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-198 I'll be sure to continue following your blog! Does that mean you'll be there for Tet this year? My favorite time of the year (: Quick question, did you get sick often from eating the food? Whenever I converse with others who've recently gone on a trip to VN, they tell me they spent a lot of time in the bathroom ): I’ll be sure to continue following your blog! Does that mean you’ll be there for Tet this year? My favorite time of the year (: Quick question, did you get sick often from eating the food? Whenever I converse with others who’ve recently gone on a trip to VN, they tell me they spent a lot of time in the bathroom ):

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-199 Gastronomer Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:07:38 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-199 Raine - thanks so much for the kind words! I'll be in Vietnam for seven more months, so look out for some more tasty delights from the motherland ;-). Food memories are the best. Raine - thanks so much for the kind words! I’ll be in Vietnam for seven more months, so look out for some more tasty delights from the motherland ;-). Food memories are the best.

]]> By: Raine http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-194 Raine Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:34:45 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-194 I just wanted to thank you a lot for your wonderful website! I found it while reading another blog, and spent the whole day reading about your trip in VN. My parents are both from VN, but they came to America to start a new life, I showed some of my mom your posts, and she was overjoyed to see things from her homeland. Thanks so much (I also was able to practice reading a lot of viet (: ) I just wanted to thank you a lot for your wonderful website! I found it while reading another blog, and spent the whole day reading about your trip in VN. My parents are both from VN, but they came to America to start a new life, I showed some of my mom your posts, and she was overjoyed to see things from her homeland. Thanks so much (I also was able to practice reading a lot of viet (: )

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-195 Gastronomer Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:33:23 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-195 Thanks, Nhu! Merry Christmas to you too and have a wonderful New Year! Thanks, Nhu! Merry Christmas to you too and have a wonderful New Year!

]]> By: Nhu http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-196 Nhu Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:41:50 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/27/banh-mi-la-l%e1%bb%91t/#comment-196 Happy Holidays! hope you guys had a very merry Christmas :) Happy Holidays! hope you guys had a very merry Christmas :)

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