Ta'c gia? Hoa`ng DDu+'c: 63 tuo^?i, cho bie^'t o^ng dda~ tu+`ng da.y ho.c ta.i que^ nha` va` ta.i My~: Ho.c lu+.c: ha^.u dda.i ho.c; Hie^.n cu+ tru' ta.i Westminster, California. Sau dda^y la` ba`i vie^'t ve^` nu+o+'c My~ dda^`u tie^n cu?a o^ng.

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             DDa^y la` mo^.t dde^` ta`i to^i muo^'n vie^'t tu+` la^u nhu+ng cha^`n chu+` ma~i, pha^`n vi` lu+o+`i bie^'ng, pha^`n vi` thie^'u tu+. tin kho^ng bie^'t vie^'t ra co' ba'o na`o chi.u dda(ng ba`i cu?a mi`nh kho^ng, kho^ng bie^'t co' ai chi.u ddo.c kho^ng va` vi` do du+. ma~i kho^ng bie^'t dda(.t tu+.a dde^` nhu+ the^' na`o cho go.n cho ddu'ng vo+'i y' muo^'n cu?a mi`nh. Nay nha^n ddo.c cuo^'n "Ru+`ng ma('m va(n nghe^." cu?a Vo~ DDi`nh, mo^.t ho.a si~ kie^m va(n si~ to^i sung su+o+'ng ti`m ddu+o+.c nhan dde^` ba`i vie^'t cu?a to^i pho?ng theo ba`i vie^'t cu?a o^ng Vo~ DDi`nh nhan dde^` "So^'ng o+? My~ vie^'t tie^'ng Vie^.t". To^i xin phe'p o^ng Vo~ DDi`nh ddu+o+.c dda.o va(n, thuo^?ng cu?a o^ng nguye^n con tu+.a dde^`, a` chi? su+?a la.i chu+~ "vie^'t" tha`nh chu+~ "no'i".

             Ca'ch dda^y mo^.t na(m to^i le^n San Jose du+. dda'm cu+o+'i ddu+'a cha'u, con co^ em ho.. Trong ca^u chuye^.n ha`n huye^n sau bu+~a a(n to^'i, co^ em cu?a to^i thua^.t la.i ca^u chuye^.n kha' vui, nha^n to^i khen tha(`ng cha'u qua My~ tu+` lu'c co`n be' ti' ma` va^~n no'i ddu+o+.c tie^'ng Vie^.t ma` la.i la` tie^'ng Hue^' nu+~a. Co^ em to^i ke^? ra(`ng trong mo^.t cuo^.c pho?ng va^'n nghe^` nghie^.p (Job interview) ngu+o+`i pho?ng va^'n dda.i die^.n cho co^ng ty la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam ne^n o^ng ta vui mie^.ng ho?i tha(`ng cha'u to^i o+? nha` no' no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t hay tie^'ng My~, tha(`ng cha'u dda~ vui ve? tra? lo+`i ra(`ng no' no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t. Ngu+o+`i pho?ng va^'n la.i ho?i:

             - Anh no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t vu`ng na`o?

             - To^i no'i tie^'ng Hue^' mo.i.

             Ngu+o+`i pho?ng va^'n cha`o thua vi` kho^ng bie^'t tie^'ng Hue^' mo.i la` tie^'ng vu`ng na`o. So^' la` cha'u to^i no'i tie^'ng Hue^' nhu+ng a^m ddie^.u pha la^~n gio.ng Hue^', gio.ng Sa`i Go`n va` gio.ng My~ tha`nh mo^.t thu+' tie^'ng lo+ lo+' ma` da^n Hue^' chu'ng to^i thu+o+`ng go.i ddu`a la` "Hue^' mo.i" do ca'c sa('c da^n vu`ng thu+o+.ng du o+? Hue^' no'i va` the^' co^ em cu?a to^i thu+o+`ng che^' nha.o tha(`ng con la`:

             - Mi no'i tie^'ng Hue^' mo.i.

             To^.i nghie^.p cha'u to^i cu+' nghi~ la` co' mo^.t thu+' tie^'ng Hue^' mo.i trong ngo^n ngu+~ Vie^.t Nam, do ddo' no' tra? lo+`i ngu+o+`i pho?ng va^'n la` no' no'i tie^'ng Hue^' mo.i la`m o^ng na`y cu+' nga^?n to` te cha(?ng bie^'t thu+' tie^'ng gi` va` o+? vu`ng na`o tre^n da?i dda^'t Vie^.t Nam.

             Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam tuy sinh so^'ng o+? My~ nhu+ng va^~n du`ng tie^'ng me. dde? dde^? giao thie^.p vo+'i nhau du` tie^'ng My~ co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i co`n tho^ng tha.o ho+n la` tie^'ng Vie^.t. DDa^y la` tru+o+`ng ho+.p ca'c thanh thie^'u nie^n sinh tru+o+?ng ta.i My~ hoa(.c qua My~ lu'c co`n be' khi chu+a co' mo^.t vo^'n lie^'ng tie^'ng Vie^.t kha'. Loa.i tie^'ng Vie^.t na`y kha' ly' thu'! Chu'ng ta nghe the^' he^. na`y no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t ta^'t pha?i phi` cu+o+`i. Nhu+ng dda^y la` mo^.t ca(n be^.nh ra^'t de^~ chu+~a. Chi? ca^`n mo^.t tho+`i gian chi.u kho' trau do^`i thi` se~ no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t lu+u loa't va` du`ng tie^'ng Vie^.t trong sa'ng ngay. To^i co' quen mo^.t o^ng ba'c si~ thu' y tru+o+'c dda^y dda~ tu+`ng giu+~ chu+'c vu. quan tro.ng trong Bo^. canh no^ng VNCH ne^n qua My~ ngay tu+` nhu+~ng nga`y so^i ddo^.ng na(m 1975. O^ng co' mo^.t va`i ddu+'a con sinh tru+o+?ng ta.i My~ ne^n co' the^? xem chu'ng nhu+ nhu+~ng tha(`ng My~ con va` to^i dda~ tu+`ng ddu+o+.c nghe nhu+~ng ddu+'a be' na`y no'i nhu+~ng ca^u tie^'ng Vie^.t tha^.t ngo^. nghi~nh nhu+:

             - Bo^' ba?o con canh chu+`ng kho^ng cho o^ng no^.i ngo^`i ngoa`i vu+o+`n la^u nhu+ng con no'i ma` no' kho^ng nghe no' cu+' ngo^`i ngoa`i ddo' ma~i. Hoa(.c la` khi co' ngu+o+`i go.i phone va`o thi` tha(`ng be' ba?o vo+'i me. no' ra(`ng:

             - Me. o+i co' o^ng na`o muo^'n me. ne`. Con no'i me. chu+a sa(~n sa`ng nhu+ng no' no'i la` no' muo^'n me. lie^`n ngay ba^y gio+`.

             Con nho? em cu?a tha(`ng be' la.i no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t tho^ng tha.o ho+n anh va` la.i co`n du`ng va(n pha.m mo^.t ca^y xanh do+`n nhu+:

             - Em muo^'n anh ca^`m (ha'i) cho em tra'i kia ki`a, no' ngo^`i tre^n ca'i ca`nh be^n kia ki`a.

             Chu'ng ta pha?i cha^'p nha^.n ca'ch no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t na`y cu?a con cha'u chu'ng ta va` co^' ga('ng da.y cho chu'ng no'i na(ng lu+u loa't ho+n. Nhu+ng tha^.t kho' cha^'p nha^.n thu+' tie^'ng Vie^.t lai ca(ng cu?a mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i Vie^.t chi? mo+'i so^'ng o+? My~ mo^.t va`i na(m ma` la.i o+? ta.i dda^'t Cali trong co^.ng ddo^`ng Vie^.t Nam ddo^ng nha^'t the^' gio+'i na`y. Ha`ng nga`y ho. no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t trong gia ddi`nh, trong xa~ ho^.i ho. cu~ng tie^'p xu'c vo+'i ddo^`ng hu+o+ng nhie^`u ho+n vo+'i ngu+o+`i My~. Lu+o+~i cu?a ho. cu~ng ne^'m toa`n nu+o+'c ma('m trong bu+~a a(n thu+o+`ng nha^.t ne^n chu'ng ta kho' co' the^? nghi~ la` lu+o+~i cu?a ho. dda~ bi. ri'u la.i ne^n kho^ng the^? no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t lu+u loa't ddu+o+.c nu+~a. To^i dda~ tu+`ng nghe ho. no'i mo^.t thu+' tie^'ng Vie^.t 7 pha^`n Vie^.t 3 pha^`n My~ hay la` tu+' lu.c tu+'c la` 6 Vie^.t 4 My~. Trong ca'c ca^u no'i bao gio+` ho. cu~ng co^' ga('ng che^m va`o mo^.t so^' tu+` ngu+~ My~ cu+' y nhu+ la` ho. dda~ que^n tie^'ng me. dde? va` trong lu'c no'i chuye^.n thi` tie^'ng My~ dda~ dde^'n tru+o+'c trong tri' o'c dda~ da`y dda(.c tie^'ng My~. Ho. muo^'n cho ta nghi~ la` ho. am hie^?u tie^'ng My~, la` ho. ra^'t gio?i tie^'ng My~. Nhu+ng cha(?ng le~ no'i chuye^.n vo+'i ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ma` la.i xa`i toa`n tie^'ng My~ ma` thu+.c ra ho. cu~ng chu+a dda.t dde^'n tri`nh ddo^. lu+u loa't tie^'ng My~ nhu+ ho. mo+ tu+o+?ng, ne^n ho. be`n cho.n phu+o+ng thu+'c khoe ta`i tie^'ng My~ ba(`ng ca'ch no'i nu+?a na.c nu+?a mo+~ tu+'c la` nu+?a My~ nu+?a Vie^.t tro^.n la.i vo+'i nhau tha`nh mo^.t thu+' tie^'ng lai ca(ng, dda^`u Ngo^ mi`nh So+? cha? ra ca'i qua'i gi`.

             Chu'ng ta ha~y nghe nhu+~ng pha't ngo^n sau dda^y dde^? tha^'y su+. ke^.ch co+~m, ke^nh kie^.u va` ddo^i khi la.i co`n dde^? lo`i ca'i do^'t ra nu+~a.

             DDa^y la` mo^.t ca'n su+. so+? xa~ ho^.i qua^.n Cam no'i chuye^.n vo+'i kha'ch ha`ng Vie^.t Nam, mo^.t ngu+o+`i kho^ng ra`nh tie^'ng My~:

             - Anh chi? ba'o ca'o cha^.m mo^.t nga`y la` to^i do something ro^`i. Nhu+ng ma` OK, anyway to^i cho anh mo^.t ca'i chance. OK dde^? anh try, OK cho next time, OK?

             Trong mo^.t ca^u nga('n ma` co^ OK ti'a lia nhu+ li'nh nha?y du` cu?a chu'ng ta ba('n su'ng dda.i lie^n thi` tha^.t he^'t cho^~ che^. La.i mo^.t ho^m to^i va`o mo^.t cu+?a hie^.u ba'n sa'ch, may ma('n ddu+o+.c nghe mo^.t o^ng chu? tie^.m no'i tie^'ng My~ vi vu't nhu+ the^' na`y.

             - Hie^.n nay to^i kho^ng the^? tra? lo+`i anh right now ddu+o+.c. But anyway to^i se~ write down cho anh mo^.t ca'i check. Anh ye^n chi' to^i se~ mail cho anh ngay today.

             Nghe nhu+~ng ca^u no'i cha('p va' nhu+ nhu+~ng cuo^.c ti`nh cu?a trai tu+' chie^'n ga'i giang ho^`, to^i bo^~ng muo^'n ba('t chu+o+'c hai nha^n va^.t Hu+'a Do, Sa`o Phu? be^n Ta`u cha.y vo^.i ve^` nha` dde^? ru+?a tai. Tie^'ng Vie^.t Nam ta ma` no'i dde^'n tri`nh ddo^. na`y thi` tha^.t "A^'y la` be^.nh na(.ng" kho^ng co`n thuo^'c chu+~a ddu+o+.c nu+~a. Thu+? tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng nga`y na`o ba.n cu~ng nghe nhu+~ng ca^u no'i ta? pi'n lu`, hu' ho^`n, ha(`m ba` la(`ng, loa.n xa` nga^`u nhu+ the^' thi` cha('c la` ba.n pha?i ddi kha'm lo^~ tai vi` bi. vie^m ma`ng nhi~. "Speak tie^'ng Vie^.t" nhu+ va^.y thi` cha(?ng kha'c na`o ta a(n ba'nh mi` vo+'i ma('m ruo^'c tro^.n vo+'i butter.

             To^i ddo^`ng y' la` co' nhu+~ng tu+` ngu+~ Vie^.t Nam du`ng kho^ng dda.t, kho^ng to+'i ba(`ng tie^'ng My~ thi` ta co' the^? du`ng tie^'ng My~ dde^? thay the^' cha(?ng ha.n nhu+: ddi shopping, ddi du+. party, go.i phone v.v... tra'i la.i to^i tha^'y di. u+'ng vo+'i thu+' tie^'ng Vie^.t lai ca(ng ke^nh kie^.u, nhu+ ddo^.ng mo^.t ti' la` Wow! My God! Hay Really hay I see v.v... tha^.m chi' co' ngu+o+`i la.i du`ng tie^'ng My~ mo^.t ca'ch ky` la. cha(?ng ha.n ho. dda~ du`ng tie^'ng Vie^.t ro^`i la.i ke`m theo tie^'ng My~ die^~n ta? cu`ng mo^.t y'. Vi' du. "Nhu+ng du` gi` thi` anyway..." hoa(.c la` "to^i dda~ co^' ga('ng try..." hay "Xin quy' vi. ddi follow theo sau to^i". Ca'c ba.n co' the^? nghe mo^.t ca^u nhu+ the^' na`y ma` kho^ng kho' chi.u thi` to^i xin dda^`u ha`ng ca? hai tay la^~n hai cha^n: "Me kho^ng co' free time dde^? talk cho you nghe. He.n you some day me se~ talk more ho+n, OK?" Nhu+~ng gi` to^i vie^'t tre^n dda^y la` muo^'n tri`nh ba`y vo+'i ca'c ba.n mo^.t khi'a ca.nh trong ddo+`i so^'ng tre^n dda^'t My~. Xin ba.n ddo.c xem nhu+ la` mo^.t ca^u chuye^.n kho^i ha`i. To^i kho^ng co' tham vo.ng da.y ddo+`i ma` chi? mong mang dde^'n cho ca'c ba.n mo^.t nie^`m vui nho nho? trong nhu+~ng lu'c tra` du+ tu+?u ha^.u. Ne^'u quy' vi. say yes thi` to^i thank kiu quy' vi. co`n ne^'u quy' vi. say No kho^ng ddo^`ng y' vo+'i to^i thi` to^i xin sorry quy' vi..

             See you later nhe' quy' vi..

Hoa`ng DDu+'c Tua^`n ba'o Tho+`i Ba'o so^' 633 Nga`y 6-3-2020