Do you know what it is yet?

12:08 Mar 9, 2002
English to Vietnamese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: Do you know what it is yet?
When trying to guess the content of an illustration.
Rachael worcester


Summary of answers provided
5 +1Ban co biet do la cai gi khong?
Thu Do
5 -1Ban da doan duoc do la cai gi chua?
Kim VN


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Ban da doan duoc do la cai gi chua?


Explanation:
When trying to guess the content of an illustration.


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Note added at 2002-03-14 17:31:30 (GMT)
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\"Ban\" in Vietnamese language can\'t be as generic as \"You\" in English, since there are hundreds ways and situations to express \"you\" differently. However, in this case, my translation is based on the asker\'s given situation:\"When trying to GUESS the content of an illustration\". It would be more GENERIC to use \"biet\" in this case. Anyway, it doesn\'t change the meaning of the question at all. Let\'s our asker judge it.

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Note added at 2002-03-14 17:33:09 (GMT)
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\"Ban\" in Vietnamese language can\'t be as generic as \"You\" in English, since there are hundreds ways and situations to express \"you\" differently. However, in this case, my translation is based on the asker\'s given situation:\"When trying to GUESS the content of an illustration\". It would be more GENERIC to use \"biet\" in this case. Anyway, it doesn\'t change the meaning of the question at all. Let our asker judge it.

Kim VN
Local time: 05:15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eric Phillips: the use of "bạn" is too generic and "ðoán" means "guess" implying you are asking if the person has "guessed" what it is yet.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ban co biet do la cai gi khong?


Explanation:

The asker would like to ask if we know what it is. In this situation, he/she may show us a picture of an object, ask us to think for a while and then ask "Do you know what it is yet"?

Thu Do
Local time: 05:15

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agree  Kim VN
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