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)

Fill in the blank.

Anh ấy ___ phạt vì đi làm muộn.

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

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

Choose 'được' or 'bị'.

Giải thưởng ___ trao.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Awards are positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Choose 'được' or 'bị'.

Nhà ___ xây xong.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Building a house is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Fill in the blank with được or bị.

Tôi ___ khen vì làm tốt.

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

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

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'

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'

Choose 'được' or 'bị'.

Xe ___ mất.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
Losing a car is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

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

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'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tôi bị mời đi tiệc.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi được mời đi tiệc.
Being invited is positive.

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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