Hanoi Youth English Club

Dear Ha and Vicky_39

Should I cry now????? Because I am so tired and hate myself a lot….I am also taking the degree in spoken English country, but I got the big problem about speaking and writing English now….Maybe I have many Vietnamese friends and not much chance to make friends with other international students. Everyday when I wake up, think about my English I feel so shameful and seem to waste a huge amount of money here without an advance English level.
Both of you have already taken a while living and studying in other country, can you give me some advices on my problems????? :«« thank u so much

Hi HYECians,

Apollo has a conferene to introduce about IELTS_related information tomorrow from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at 176 Thai Ha Street, Hanoi.

This is a great opportunity for people who are planning to get an IELTS certificate or study abroad.

Let's come and join.

@Vicky_39
Thanks for your compliment. That's lovely. Your English is very precise too, really. Somehow I didn't notice you also came to Hyec last activity till I read through all your latest posts. My bad, hihi, there are a number of new faces lately thou. Hope I will have the chance to talk to you more the next time we meet again in person, will be after you're done with your course, I guess ?

Wish you the very best of luck and keep us posted, Hong. :-)

I used to be a "key contributor" at HYEC (let me call myself that way :D) more than 2 years ago but I haven't come back to HYEC since 2008 because I went abroad to study. This year, I've come back to Hanoi for a few weeks and managed to visit HYEC once (only once:( ) HYEC is always my HYEC-the only English club I've ever joined. I can feel the passion of the leader, key contributors and members of HYEC, and it seems to me that HYEC's members are more confident now…

But it's hard to find expressions or words that best describe my feeling at the time I entered the room yesterday. I felt as if the time had turned back and I would have seen memories again…

I'll definitely come back someday. Go ahead, "frog" guys and gals ^ ^ I love HYEC community <3

What a wonderful passage! I like you writing style - kind of pro :D Yes, smile and tear are somehow like two sides of a coin. Both co-exist in this life.

And I also found myself in your post. I think you are successful in bringing your message to us clearly and emotionally. Thanks!

Thank you :D I did have a great time playing games with new friends at HYEC yesterday night. I want to join HYEC every week but I can't… See u guys next year :) Hopefully, there will be more "key members" like you ^ ^

Hi Ngoc,
I'm happy you liked the post, and more important, you found yourself, to some extent, within. It is true that life is sometimes a daily struggle. "To live is to fight". I wish you will always be a brave soldier, sweetie. :-)

All the best.

long time no see all of guys and long time no go by this web (without the reasons)

Finding this paragraph quite by chance but I really like it which Ha said about Tears and Smiles, it is really touching you know, thank you for these words coming up at the right time because now I feel a littler bid tired and want to give up.

After reading through Ha's sharing, I know how hard the life is and it is a reality for all of us, not any exception. I can cry when I am upset, exhausted, lonely and sometimes hopeless…however the life is still continuous and we still have to take a further step in own life. A smile is very simple but in many situations the simple thing can lift us up and try to drag us forwards.

Stilllllll, there are a lot more reasons that make myself smile or cry. So what? That is life ! Deal with it !

Thank you again for your meaningful sharing, it is really valuable for me at least this moment.

Hong, don't worry, you're totally not a new member at all….Here am I, and I am as "old" as you..:)..So Mr Tung, Uyen..are..

You must have a lot of interesting things to tell us after your period of time studying abroad, rite?

I don't know whether I have recognized the wrong person ; however, I just only know one girl whose name is Hong..She's really cute, I think…and hope that it's you I'm talking about..:D

The weekly topic recently hasn't been posted on our website as usual..So, just come to HYEC tomorrow and discover what's waiting for you..

Cya,

Hi everyone!

My name is Hong. I was (kind of) an [active] member of HYEC about 3 years ago and enjoyed learning English with lovely and talented HYEC friends. I'm studying abroad (not an English-speaking country, though) but I'm in Hanoi now. I'll be leaving Hanoi next week so this Sunday is my only chance to visit HYEC. However I don't know the topic of this week and how HYEC's weekly activities are organized. Most people who know me have already gone so I'll definitely become a "new member". Hopefully, I'll have a great time with HYEC again. I'll appreciate it if any person in charge lets me know this week's topic.

Cheers

I wanna join HYEC,
E is the most important language, so I want to improve my English!
I need your help.Thanks alot!!!

@mabubeou: Hi Chi, chị nghĩ câu trả lời chung nhất cho câu hỏi lớn của em là thực hành (Pratice) đều đặn hàng ngày (từ 10-30 phút) thông qua (ít nhất) một trong các hình thức nghe, nói, đọc, viết. "Va chạm" thường xuyên với tiếng Anh (nghe bài hát, đọc một đoạn text, xem phim, sms với bạn bè bằng tiếng Anh, tham gia CLB tiếng Anh…) sẽ giúp em rút ra rất nhiều kinh nghiệm.

Chị chỉ có một lời khuyên nhỏ với những người mới học như em về từ vựng (vocabulary). Rất nhiều bạn chỉ "lướt qua" nghĩa đen (literal meaning) mà bỏ qua ngữ cảnh và cách sử dụng (context & usage). VD, nhiều bạn dùng 02 tính từ shy và ashamed sai vì nghĩ chúng đồng nghĩa, trong khi đây là "hai sự xấu hổ" hoàn toàn khác nhau, e.g1."I'm very shy of strangers." (xấu hổ khi gặp người lạ); e.g2."I'm so ashamed for having lied." (xấu hổ vì đã nói dối).

Tất nhiên, để chữ P (PRACTICE) quan trọng trên trở thành một thói quen, thì người học cần cả PATIENCE (kiên trì) và PASSION (sự yêu thích) nữa.

"Practice makes perfect". Take it serious and watch the magic happen, Chi ! :-)

@hanguyen1985: Em cám ơn chị nhiều!Em mới bắt đầu học Tiếng Anh nên còn mắc vô số lỗi.Điều chị nói cũng là điều mà em băn khoăn.Không biết làm thế nào để sử dụng tiếng Anh như tư duy người Anh, chứ không phải đi dịch từng chữ một.Nhiều từ cùng diễn đạt một nghĩa nhưng mà mỗi từ dùng trong mỗi hoàn cảnh cụ thể ,và có những sắc thái ý nghĩa khác nhau.Cũng như khi thân mật người ta dùng mẫu câu này nhưng khi trang trọng thì dùng mẫu câu khác,tuy cùng diễn đạt một ý.Em không biết làm thế nào để biết những cái đó.

@kokoro: Hi, I'm glad you are interested in joining our frog family. Very welcome ! As we often said to all new bees, registration is really quick and simple. Just come and see me ( Hà ), I'm temporarily in charge of this. See you on Sunday. :-)

Hi everyone, I came across HYEC topic on ttvnol today and everything about the club captured my interest right away :D Could anyone help me on how to register? thanks in advance!

@hoa_vantruong:
Thank you very much for helping me!Your attention (quan tâm ) and (tận tình _từ này em chưa tìm được danh từ) made me more relaxative when I go to club tomorrow.Again thank you very much!

@Chi:

I think your "saying Hello" is really friendly and close…That's exactly what HYEC expect from its members..:)

Hi Chi !

Welcome to HYEC…See you this Sunday at HYEC!!!

BTW, there's a very little mistake you've made "I am going to join HYEC on this Sunday."..
I'm sure a lot of Vietnamese students have at least one time had the same mistake as you did:
We never say "ON THIS + Day"; we just say "THIS +Day"..

For ex: your correct sentence must be "I'm going to join HYEC this Sunday".
This rule is also applied for NEXT: NEXT MONDAY, NEXT TUESDAY.
However, don't worry.As i say, this is a very small mistake..

Just come and join HYEC, we'll help each other get advanced together..:)

Oh, I've spoken too much..:D..Cya

Hi everybody!(Cho em hỏi là có cách chào nào khác không ạ?Hi.)
I am Chi,and I am going to join HYEC on this Sunday.I hope I will have your help.I am waiting for meeting all of you!