Vietglish, Vinglish or Vietlish, is an informal term for a mixture of elements from Vietnamese and English.
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).
This usage is said to be found in Vietnamese immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries. Borrowed English words are also commonly used in everyday Vietnamese both inside and outside Vietnam in informal contexts.
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! Vietglish !! Vietnamese !! Header text
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| You're Xinh Quá/ You're Xinh || Bạn thật dễ thương || You're Cute (Xinh Quá means "so pretty" in normal Vietnamese)
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| You're Xạo Quá || Bạn nói dối / Bạn nói xạo || You're lying
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External links
- Viet Voice Magazine - Very Vietglish
- What are you speaking? Hey, it's just Vietglish archived version