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Dara
What's the difference between Châu Á and Châu âu?
Preydominator
Châu Á = Asia
Châu Âu = Europe
Dara
That means Europe? I thought Châu Âu would mean something like Northern Asia or Southern or Western Asia.
Ok, thanks for clarifying. icon_smile.gif
vIeTpRidEs_wOrLdWiDe
In case u didnt know

Cha^u Phi = Africa
Cha^u U'c = Australia (the continent)
quocthaibinhan
You can try to find an on line dictionary which most Viet sites got or better buy one - most Vietnamese people have at least one. I have several.
wasp
QUOTE (vIeTpRidEs_wOrLdWiDe @ Oct 29 2005, 12:07 PM)
In case u didnt know

Cha^u Phi = Africa
Cha^u U'c = Australia (the continent)
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YOu could use them on the other the way around too ...

A' Chau^=Asia
Phi Chau^=Africa
Uc' Chau^=Australia
My~ Chau^=America
etc..
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Preydominator
Yeah, but those words are less popular, because the reverse order is un-Viet, they're chinese. icon_twisted.gif
StephenDedalusFromAsia
I was wondering why everyone was saying it backwards from how I say it.
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