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Old 19-06-2010, 01:44 PM
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Re: Tieng Viet lovers club

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Originally Posted by jackbl View Post
Hi bro, i would like to kaypo a bit.

ban than=good/close friend

biet tam=gone without (leaving behind) a trace
Thanks Jackbl. In fact, I was so confused for a while because ban than has too meanings.

(1) bạn thân means good friend like you said,
(2) bản thân means self

Since she used "ban than minh", the meaning should be "myself". If she wanted to say my good friend, then it should be "ban than em"
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