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    When it comes to the gap between Vietnamese and English, there are a lot of things that get lost in translation.

    All it takes is a missed tone, a poorly placed word or a mispronunciation and the entire meaning of a sentence changes. But even when you’ve got all your words in order and your tones correct, the Vietnamese language still makes for some pretty interesting combinations.

    Here are just a few literal Vietnamese-to-English translations for your viewing pleasure:

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