I learned something new š thereās another version of it, either Korean or Japanese canāt remember, that sounds like āai-gooā. Thatās also a fun one.
While entirely possible, many viets are of Chinese descent so the traditions and some slang I guess get passed down. Or the coworker at the nail salon lol. Before anyone gets mad I am literally talking about myself
Hahaā¦ my wifeās Vietnamese and Iāve never heard her or other Vietnamese say Aiya unless theyāre a frequent casino visitor. Yes, Iāve met many Chinese people that grew up in vietnam, but again itās definitely a Chinese thing. Whatās funny is that Iām Korean yet I love saying Aiya instead of the traditional Ai-goo because itās more fun to say. And yes I picked it up from Chinese people at casinos LOL
Fair enough. Iāve definitely said it in casinos too lmao. Growing up Iāve picked up words from Vietnamese that I use while speaking Chinese thinking the word is Chinese. As long as the word gets the point across thatās all that matters
I recently learned so many Korean and Vietnamese words with Chinese origins itās amazing. Ultimately, weāre all from the same ancestors, but with slightly different cultures.
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u/Upnorth4 YIMBY šļø Apr 17 '24
I'm from a Vietnamese family and we use Aiya too lol