B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 32

Good News, Bad News

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Master the art of describing events that happen to you using Vietnamese passive voice markers.

  • Identify when to use 'được' for positive or neutral outcomes.
  • Recognize when to use 'bị' for negative or unwanted experiences.
  • Construct passive sentences naturally without needing an explicit agent.
Good news or bad? Let the verbs tell it.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

The passive voice with 'được' (positive) and 'bị' (negative). Expressing how things happen to you.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly distinguish between 'được' and 'bị' when describing personal experiences.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Check the outcome

Ask yourself: is this good or bad? If good, use 'được'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'
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Check the outcome

Before using 'bị', ask yourself: 'Is this outcome bad for me?' If yes, use 'bị'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'
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Check the sentiment

Always ask if the action is good or bad before choosing 'được' or 'bị'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent
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Check the outcome

Before using a marker, ask: is this good or bad?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

Vocabulaire clé (6)

được to receive/passive positive bị to suffer/passive negative khen to praise phạt to punish mất to lose tặng to give/gift

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Review Summary

  • Subject + được + [Verb]
  • Subject + bị + [Verb]

Erreurs courantes

You should not use a negative marker for a positive verb like 'praise'.

Wrong: Tôi bị khen.
Correct: Tôi được khen.

Passive sentences need a subject, even if it's 'I'.

Wrong: Được mất ví.
Correct: Tôi bị mất ví.

You cannot stack both markers together.

Wrong: Tôi bị được phạt.
Correct: Tôi bị phạt.

Next Steps

You've done an excellent job today! Keep practicing these markers in your daily conversations.

Listen to a Vietnamese news clip and identify 'được' and 'bị'.

Continue to: The Connector 'Mà'

Pratique rapide (10)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi được khen.
Praise is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'

Which is correct?

Xe của tôi ___ hỏng.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
A broken car is a negative event.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Choose the correct word.

Tôi ___ tặng quà sinh nhật.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Receiving a gift is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Fill in the blank.

Cô ấy ___ lừa mất tiền.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
Being cheated is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Select the correct passive sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kế hoạch bị hủy.
Cancellation is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tôi được bị ốm.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi bị ốm.
Illness is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'

Fill in the blank.

Tôi ___ mời dự tiệc.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Invitation is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi được quà.
Gifts are positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

Find the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tôi là bị mắng.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi bị mắng
Don't use 'là' with 'bị'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Select the correct passive sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Cửa được đóng.
Agentless passive should not have 'bởi'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, only for positive or neutral events.
No, it can mean 'to get' or 'can'.
No, only for negative events. Use 'được' for positive ones.
You can omit the agent. 'Tôi bị lừa' is perfectly fine.
Use 'được' for positive or neutral actions.
Use 'bị' for negative or unpleasant actions.
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