Vietglish

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Vietglish, Vinglish or Vietlish, is an informal term for a mixture of elements from Vietnamese and English. [1]

The term Vietglish is first recorded in 1969. Other colloquial portmanteau words for Vietlish include (chronologically): Vietglish (1992), Vinish (2003), Vinglish (2010) and Vietnamiglish (2016). [2]

This usage is said to be found in Vietnamese immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries.[ citation needed ] Borrowed English words are also commonly used in everyday Vietnamese both inside and outside Vietnam in informal contexts.[ citation needed ]

Sample Words
VietglishVietnameseHeader text
You're Xinh Quá/ You're XinhBạn thật dễ thươngYou're Cute (Xinh Quá means "so pretty" in normal Vietnamese)
You're Xạo QuáBạn nói dối / Bạn nói xạoYou're lying

References

  1. ↑ Minero, Luis (2006) "Globalização e Expansão Conscienciológica Através dos Idiomas." Conscientia 10(4):302-316.
  2. ↑ Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity. English World-wide, 39(1): 32. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam
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