Vinish
Encyclopedia
Vinish, also known as Vietlish, Vietglish or Vietnamese English, is an informal term for a mixture
of elements from Vietnamese
and English
.
This usage is said to be found in 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. This has been flourishing since contact with the Western world (especially during the French colonial era) and mainstream global phenomenons.
Examples include (note the English translation and comments in parentheses) :
rađiô
tivi
xì căng đan
xe tăng
sốc
mát
Most of these words are simply words from English, recast into the Vietnamese alphabet
phonetically.
Code mixing
Code-mixing refers to the mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.Some scholars use the terms "code-mixing" and "code-switching" interchangeably, especially in studies of syntax, morphology, and other formal aspects of language...
of elements from Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
This usage is said to be found in 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. This has been flourishing since contact with the Western world (especially during the French colonial era) and mainstream global phenomenons.
Examples include (note the English translation and comments in parentheses) :
rađiô
- radio; used more often than truyền thanh
tivi
- TV; used more often than truyền hinh
xì căng đan
- scandal
xe tăng
- tank
sốc
- emotional shock
mát
- mad, crazy
Most of these words are simply words from English, recast into the Vietnamese alphabet
Vietnamese alphabet
The Vietnamese alphabet, called Chữ Quốc Ngữ , usually shortened to Quốc Ngữ , is the modern writing system for the Vietnamese language...
phonetically.