Chapter 1A1
Tạm thời
For Now
Before you read
Kinship pronouns
Linh uses cháu for I when speaking to Bà Hạnh. Bà is a respectful older-woman title and also means grandmother.
Vietnamese descriptions
Quán nhỏ means a small shop. Vietnamese descriptions usually follow the noun.
Cà phê
Cà phê means coffee. Quán cà phê is a coffee shop.
Linh arrives.
Linh is in Sóc Trăng now.
This is a small, old coffee shop.
The door is not open yet.
Grandmother's photograph is in the shop.
Linh opens the door.
Linh says, "Grandma."
This is Linh's family shop.
Grandmother's photograph is in the shop now.
Linh says, "Hello, Grandma."
"I have come."
Ms. Hạnh is in the kitchen.
The kitchen is small and old.
Bread and coffee are here.
Ms. Hạnh says, "Good morning."
Linh says, "Good morning."
Ms. Hạnh says, "Bread. Coffee."
The coffee is good.
The bread is good.
Linh says, "The coffee is good."
Linh says, "Thank you."
Ms. Hạnh says, "You're welcome."
Ms. Hạnh opens the door.
The door is open now.
The shop is open.
Grandmother's photograph is in the shop.
Linh says, "The shop is open."
Ms. Hạnh says, "For now?"
Linh says, "For now."
Ms. Hạnh says, "Good coffee."
Linh says, "Good bread."
The little shop is open now.
Linh says, "For now, the shop is open."
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