Comments on: Mot, Hai, Ba, YO (1, 2, 3, Cheers)! https://gogogovietnam.com/mot-hai-ba-yo-1-2-3-cheers/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vuong https://gogogovietnam.com/mot-hai-ba-yo-1-2-3-cheers/#comment-2098 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:24:51 +0000 https://gogogovietnam.com/?p=451#comment-2098 Isn’t the “yo” the southern pronunciation for “vo^,” meaning in or enter? The phrase means, 1,2,3, in! that is, everyone drink together. It’s a declaration of a collective joy.

“Cheers,” would be vui
“Salut” would be suc khoe
But the phonetic “yo!” could only be in!

]]> By: The Loop: the penultimate day | looking back https://gogogovietnam.com/mot-hai-ba-yo-1-2-3-cheers/#comment-893 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:20:37 +0000 https://gogogovietnam.com/?p=451#comment-893 […] Dinner wasn’t dinnertime without ‘happy water’. We experienced a slice of the happy water toast earlier on the loop but it was the last night when all of us sat down and really got into it. And […]

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