Intermediate - Hanoi (C0981)

现在是去酒店的路上。
xiànzài shì qù jiǔdiàn de lùshang.
We're on the way to the hotel now.
河内的摩托车很多,算是一个特色。
Hénèi de mótuōchē hěn duō, suàn shì yī ge tèsè.
There are lots of motorcycles in Hanoi. You could say it's a characteristic of the place.
唉,这儿有大排档,生意不错。是在卖牛肉粉吗?
éi, zhèr yǒu dàpáidàng, shēngyi bùcuò. shì zài mài niúròufěn ma?
Oh, there's a street restaurant here. Business is good. Are they selling beef pho?
越南这几年发展得很快,盖了好多摩天大楼。
Yuènán zhè jǐ nián fāzhǎn de hěn kuài, gài le hǎo duō mótiāndàlóu.
These past few years Vietnam has developed quickly. They've built a lot of skyscrapers.
不过城市里还是有很多老房子,有殖民地风格的,也有本土的。
bùguò chéngshì lǐ háishì yǒu hěn duō lǎo fángzi, yǒu zhímíndì fēnggé de, yě yǒu běntǔ de.
But there are still a lot of old houses in the city, some of them colonial style, others local style.
古典加现代,东方加西方,总之河内很有感觉。
gǔdiǎn jiā xiàndài, dōngfāng jiā xīfāng, zǒngzhī Hénèi hěn yǒu gǎnjué.
Classical mixed with modern, the east combined with the west; anyway, Hanoi is so atmospheric.
听说河内还有很多河,我怎么一条都没看见?
tīngshuō Hénèi hái yǒu hěn duō hé, wǒ zěnme yī tiáo dōu méi kànjiàn?
I hear that Hanoi also has lots of rivers. How come I haven't seen a single one yet?
司机说马上要到胡志明墓了,可惜晚上看不清。
sījī shuō mǎshàng yào dào Húzhìmíng mù le, kěxī wǎnshang kànbuqīng.
The driver said we are almost at Ho Chi Minh's grave. Too bad it's hard to see at night.
明天再来吧!
míngtiān zài lái ba!
Let's come back tomorrow!

Key Vocabulary

河内 Hénèi Hanoi
摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
suàn to be considered
特色 tèsè characteristic
大排档 dàpáidàng restaurant stall
牛肉粉 niúròufěn beef pho
越南 Yuènán Vietnam
发展 fāzhǎn to develop
gài to build
摩天大楼 mótiāndàlóu skyscraper
殖民地 zhímíndì colonial
风格 fēnggé style
本土 běntǔ local
古典 gǔdiǎn classic
现代 xiàndài modern
总之 zǒngzhī in a word
感觉 gǎnjué feeling
胡志明 Hú Zhìmíng Ho Chi Minh
tomb
看不清 kànbuqīng to not see clearly

Supplementary Vocabulary

zào to build
越南语 Yuènányǔ Vietnamese language
失望 shīwàng disappointed
重视 zhòngshì to attach importance to
原因 yuányīn reason
结果 jiéguǒ result
语系 yǔxì language family
广东话 Guǎngdōnghuà Cantonese language