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Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel.
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My name is Vân Vu and today I'm gonna take you guys to eat some exotic Vietnamese food and it's snails.
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So I'm getting hungry now and my friend is gonna be here soon so we gotta get going.
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This is my friend right here.
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Hi Chan!
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Vietnamese street style.
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Music Hi
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guys, we're in Ocdao right now.
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This is one of the most popular places for snails in Saigon, Vietnam.
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I ate here once and it was a long time ago.
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But as you guys can see, it's so crowded right here.
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Even on the weekdays, people still eat snails and everything.
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So it's a good sign, right?
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Because this place is so popular.
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size snails there are a lot of good seafood here like clams, scallops, shrimp and oyster so I'm gonna look at the menu and see what we're gonna get okay I'm gonna get the most popular ones for you guys so you can see
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Oh my gosh guys, this is snail's buffet right here.
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Before eating, we have to sanitize our hands first, okay?
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Here's the first dish and this is called okung.
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Oh cool, and it's stir-fried with garlic and chili and it's pretty spicy.
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So to eat this one, you would pick up the snail.
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Okay, and then you remove the shell right here.
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Oh, it's pretty hard to remove it.
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Okay, put it here.
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And then you would poke it.
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And then pull it out.
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Okay, and you see the brown part right here?
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Just take it out.
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Don't eat it.
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Because my mom said it's actually poop.
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So just don't eat it.
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And then we have a lot of sauce here.
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This is green chili, red chili, salt and pepper, and fish sauce.
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So I'm going to dip it in the red chili.
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Oh, it's spicy.
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My god, but it's really good the texture just like split But if I it has a cartilage Texture in it.
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It's just perfect.
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Okay guys moving on to the next dish This is cuttlefish teeth Yeah This is with chili and
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What is that like the fat part of the meat?
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I don't know what it's called but I would recommend you guys eat it with bread this is Vietnamese bread called bánh mi.
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Bánh mi is very crispy outside and very soft inside and you would dip it in here with the cuttlefish and just eat it
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Oh my gosh.
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Oh my gosh, this is so good.
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This is always my favorite here.
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The cuttlefish teeth is not as chewy.
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It almost tastes like oyster, I feel like.
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But it's a great texture with sweet and sour sauce and when you dip it with It's amazing.
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It's really good guys.
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Highly recommend this.
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This is one of my favorites.
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This is grilled snails with chili and Vietnamese coriander and coconut milk.
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To eat this one, you can't use the prong that we used before to poke it.
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You actually have to suck it and then the snail meat will fly out right into your mouth.
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So let me show you how to eat it, okay?
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See, there's nothing here.
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So you have to suck it.
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and you leave this part like the green brow part and toss it in the bin.
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The coconut milk is very creamy,
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very thick and it's sweet and it almost tastes like coconut milk no coconut curry and
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the snail is soft and it has a texture almost like an oyster last one is this giant giant snail this one compared to this one
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it's giant okay so this one is called a thigh it's a garlic snail with scallions and garlic and it looks so good I'm gonna give it a try right now I have never eaten it before so
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Mmm.
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It's definitely very chewy.
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It's chewer than squid.
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But it tastes really good.
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It's sweet.
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A little bit sour.
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I think it's from the sauce.
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And I can taste the chili, but it's not spicy at all.
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It's just perfect.
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It's just a little bit chewy.
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But overall, I think it's very, very good.
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We almost finished everything.
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I haven't experienced it for a long time.
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Like Vietnamese style of cuisine.
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People just drinking and eating snails, slowly eating snails, chilling with their friends and just enjoying their time here.
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And I think it is very special atmosphere here that you guys should try if you guys come to Saigon, Vietnam.
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And if you like this video, please give it a like.
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and don't forget to subscribe to my channel and hit that ring button so you won't miss the next interesting video about Vietnam.
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And now, bye.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Eating snails in Saigon, Vietnam”. Las palabras que más se repiten: snail, eat, chili, Vietnamese, coconut. Este vídeo tiene 79 frases y 794 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:27. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| snail sustantivo | /sneɪl/ | caracol, churo |
| chili sustantivo | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | chile, ají |
| coconut sustantivo | /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ | coco, laña |
| texture sustantivo | /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ | textura |
| chewy adjetivo | /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ | cauchudo, gomoso |
| cuttlefish sustantivo | /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/ | jibia, sepia |
| oyster sustantivo | /ˈɔɪ.stɚ/ | ostra |
| spicy adjetivo | /ˈspaɪsi/ | picante, picoso |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | Dios mío, caramba |
| garlic sustantivo | /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ | ajo |
| poke verbo | /poʊk/ | hurgar, hincar |
| sour adjetivo | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | avinagrado, acedado |
| dish sustantivo | /dɪʃ/ | vajilla |
| cartilage sustantivo | /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/ | cartílago, cartilágine |
| coriander sustantivo | /ˈkɔ.ɹiˌæn.dɚ/ | cilantro, coriandro |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Because my mom said it's actually poop.
- I think it's from the sauce.
- I haven't experienced it for a long time.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is called · is grilled |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have never eaten · haven't experienced |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most popular |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna take · gonna be · gonna look |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como gonna, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: cuttlefish /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snail /sneɪl/, spicy /ˈspaɪsi/, scallion [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], scallop /ˈskɑləp/, stir /stɝ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: sanitize /ˈsænətaɪz/, cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/, exotic /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como snail, chili, coconut.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.