# Elementary Vietnamese -- Lesson 07 # Binh Nhu Ngo, ISBN 0-8048-3207-2 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) giờ : hour, time mấy giờ : what time? đồng hồ : clock, watch đứng : to stand, to stop (of watches, clocks) theo : according to chạy : to run tức là : that is, that means rưỡi : (and a) half lấy : to take lấy đồng hồ : to set [one’s] watch đài : radio lúc : at bao lâu? : [for] how long ? gần : approximately, about nữa : half tiếng : hour hay : often, frequently muộn : late phút : minute giây : second chợ : to wait for đợi : to wait for đồng hồ chạy đúng : the watch runs exactly đồng hồ chạy chậm : the watch runs slow đồng hồ chạy nhanh : the watch runs fast đồng hồ đứng / chết : the watch has stopped (it’s dead) giáo sư : professor sống : to live ốm : to be sick # end