Comments for Language Hack http://www.languagehack.com Learn languages Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Vietnamese alphabet pronunciation, spelling words out loud by kristen http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-3130 kristen Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:15 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-3130 hey dalena! hey dalena!

]]> Comment on Pimsleur’s audiobook CDs online by Moroccan http://www.languagehack.com/2008/10/28/pimsleurs-audiobook-cds-online/#comment-2955 Moroccan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:14:53 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/10/28/pimsleurs-audiobook-cds-online/#comment-2955 Interesting list. I wonder if Pimsleur has any other dialect of Arabic other than Egyptian. Interesting list. I wonder if Pimsleur has any other dialect of Arabic other than Egyptian.

]]> Comment on Visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese: new English-language website by Jessica Lee http://www.languagehack.com/2008/04/13/visa-exemption-for-overseas-vietnamese-new-english-language-website/#comment-2238 Jessica Lee Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:31:49 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/04/13/visa-exemption-for-overseas-vietnamese-new-english-language-website/#comment-2238 According to Article 1 of the Regulation on visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 135/2007/QD-TTg of August 17, 2007, Vietnamese people that hold foreign passports and foreigners who are their wives, husbands and children are allowed to enter Vietnam without visa for less than 90 days. In order to be granted visa exemption certificates at Vietnamese representative offices abroad, overseas Vietnamese need conditions: * Foreign-issued permanent residence certificate (PRC) with the validity of at least six months since the date of entrance. * Visa exemption paper (VEP) is granted by Vietnamese appropriate authorities Those who expect to stay more than 90 days must apply for visa according to current stipulations before their entrance Vietnam visa exemption 1. Not more than 30 days: for citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos. 2. Not more than 15 days: for citizens of Japan and South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russian Federation (from 1 Jan 2009). 3. French citizens holding valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Vietnam and are allowed to stay for up 3 months at one time or on several visits within six months since their first immigration dates. Vietnamese citizens holding valid diplomatic passports also enjoy similar privileges. 4. Citizens of Chile and Vietnam holding valid diplomatic or official passports from one of the two countries are exempt from needing entry, exit and transit visas in the other's territory and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on each visit. 5. An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders signed between Vietnam and the Republic of Paraguay’s governments will take effect as from October 26, 2008 announced the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 6. Under the agreement which was signed on March 8, 2007 in Asuncion, the two countries’ diplomatic and official passport holders whose residence does not exceed 90 days will be exempted from visa. The agreement will also allow visa exemption throughout the term of office for those who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices or representatives of international organizations as well as members of their families. Sources:www.vietnamvisaonline.net According to Article 1 of the Regulation on visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 135/2007/QD-TTg of August 17, 2007, Vietnamese people that hold foreign passports and foreigners who are their wives, husbands and children are allowed to enter Vietnam without visa for less than 90 days. In order to be granted visa exemption certificates at Vietnamese representative offices abroad, overseas Vietnamese need conditions:
* Foreign-issued permanent residence certificate (PRC) with the validity of at least six months since the date of entrance.
* Visa exemption paper (VEP) is granted by Vietnamese appropriate authorities
Those who expect to stay more than 90 days must apply for visa according to current stipulations before their entrance
Vietnam visa exemption
1. Not more than 30 days: for citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos.
2. Not more than 15 days: for citizens of Japan and South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russian Federation (from 1 Jan 2009).
3. French citizens holding valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Vietnam and are allowed to stay for up 3 months at one time or on several visits within six months since their first immigration dates. Vietnamese citizens holding valid diplomatic passports also enjoy similar privileges.
4. Citizens of Chile and Vietnam holding valid diplomatic or official passports from one of the two countries are exempt from needing entry, exit and transit visas in the other’s territory and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on each visit.
5. An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders signed between Vietnam and the Republic of Paraguay’s governments will take effect as from October 26, 2008 announced the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

6. Under the agreement which was signed on March 8, 2007 in Asuncion, the two countries’ diplomatic and official passport holders whose residence does not exceed 90 days will be exempted from visa. The agreement will also allow visa exemption throughout the term of office for those who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices or representatives of international organizations as well as members of their families.

Sources:www.vietnamvisaonline.net

]]> Comment on Similarities between Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean by admin http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1886 admin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:49:36 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1886 That is true, midori is a kind of green, but 'ao' can mean either, in the spectrum of green to blue. That is true, midori is a kind of green, but ‘ao’ can mean either, in the spectrum of green to blue.

]]> Comment on Similarities between Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean by Alexander http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1883 Alexander Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:00:13 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1883 There are separate words for "green" and "blue" in Japanese: "midori" and "ao", respectively. There are separate words for “green” and “blue” in Japanese: “midori” and “ao”, respectively.

]]> Comment on Vietnamese pronunciation guide with audio samples of the six tones by pojohn http://www.languagehack.com/2007/11/13/vietnamese-pronunciation-guide-with-audio-samples-of-the-six-tones/#comment-1860 pojohn Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:44:43 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2007/11/13/vietnamese-pronunciation-guide-with-audio-samples-of-the-six-tones/#comment-1860 It is useful. Please come up with more. It is such a difficult thing to find anything to learn Vietnamese on the net. It is useful. Please come up with more. It is such a difficult thing to find anything to learn Vietnamese on the net.

]]> Comment on Similarities between Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean by Junjie http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1428 Junjie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:57:51 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/09/11/similarities-between-japanese-vietnamese-chinese-and-korean/#comment-1428 I'm also quite confused about qing meaning blue and green at the same time, but what about lan and lü? Are these two new words? Or is qing more something like "color of natural things"? I’m also quite confused about qing meaning blue and green at the same time, but what about lan and lü? Are these two new words? Or is qing more something like “color of natural things”?

]]> Comment on Vietnamese pronunciation guide with audio samples of the six tones by nolan http://www.languagehack.com/2007/11/13/vietnamese-pronunciation-guide-with-audio-samples-of-the-six-tones/#comment-1416 nolan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2007/11/13/vietnamese-pronunciation-guide-with-audio-samples-of-the-six-tones/#comment-1416 ngoc ngoc

]]> Comment on Vietnamese alphabet pronunciation, spelling words out loud by Phil http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-983 Phil Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:54:44 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-983 Sorry, mispelled "too". Great website BTW. Sorry, mispelled “too”. Great website BTW.

]]> Comment on Vietnamese alphabet pronunciation, spelling words out loud by Phil http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-982 Phil Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:53:12 +0000 http://www.languagehack.com/2008/06/03/vietnamese-alphabet-pronunciation-spelling-words-out-loud/#comment-982 Have you ever listened to Huong Lan when she sings in the Southern Vietnamese? The V sound is slightly different than just sounding like a "y", but a combination of "b" and "y" pronounced together. That is how you should correctly pronounce the "v" in Southern Vietnamese. But if you speak to quickly or are lazy, it just sounds like a "y". Have you ever listened to Huong Lan when she sings in the Southern Vietnamese? The V sound is slightly different than just sounding like a “y”, but a combination of “b” and “y” pronounced together. That is how you should correctly pronounce the “v” in Southern Vietnamese. But if you speak to quickly or are lazy, it just sounds like a “y”.

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