On behalf of VLS, we would like to congratulate and announce the winners of the very first crossword on our Vietnamese For Expats page:

1. One free 40 hour Vietnamese Language class:

Mr. Amano Takeshi

2. Two free 20 hour Vietnamese Language classes:

Mr. Anthory Barnes

Ms. Laurel Yohe

3. Three free 6 hour Survival Vietnamese classes:

Mr. Ryan Conner

Mr. Hyo Shin Ahn

Flower Tiny

VLS will contact you in person to arrange the classes. In the meantime, please refer to our programs at http://www.vlstudies.com/programmes to have an idea about the courses that we are about to offer.

For those who haven’t won this time, we appreciate your time and effort and wish you luck on future quizzes. VLS will have a quiz every month as a part of our review lesson. So, we look forward to seeing your answers then.

Here is the answer key for the crossword:

 

1. Đảo Phú Quốc (Phu Quoc Island)

2. Cao Lầu (name of a local dish)

3. Quốc Tử Giám (name of Vietnam’s first university)

4. Hồ Hoàn Kiếm (Hoan Kiem Lake)

5. Rượu Cần (name of a wine)

6. Sông Hương (Perfume River)

7. Chao (name of a local dipping sauce)

8. Vịnh Hạ Long (Ha Long Bay)

9. Chợ nổi (floating market)

10. Sầu riêng (durian)

11. Thanh long (dragon fruit)

Keyword: Đất (Land) Nước (Water) Việt (Vietnam), an affectionate way to refer to Vietnam as a nation

Again, congratulations to all the winners!

VLS