Encyclopedia > Vinish

Article Content

Vinish

Vinish or Vietnamese English is a pidgin of Vietnamese and English, often found in immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries.

Some Vinish words, with English translation and comments in parentheses:

chi buga (cheeseburger)
may bay (airplane)
coca (Coca-Cola)
may tin (computer)
xe honda (motorcycle, because Honda is a common brand)
xe oto (car, auto)
ca rem (ice cream)

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

East Islip, New York

... 0.57% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 3.89% of the population are ...