Vietnamized words that were taken from English

[yellowrain87]

In modern Vietnamese, there are many words called "Vietnamized words" that were taken from English and pronounced in Vietnamese. These words are often about Western food, Western lifestyle and technology. Let's take a look at some of them :-)

1/ English: TV
Vietnamese: ti vi

2/ English: carrot
Vietnamese: cà rốt

3/ English: cabbage
Vietnamese: cải bắp

4/ English: jeep
Vietnamese: gíp

5/ English: automobile
Vietnamese: ô tô ("auto")

6/ English: radio
Vietnamese: ra dô

7/ English: gas
Vietnamese: ga

[getstarted]

They normally used "decommissioned" when they refer to military ships and planes.