Eyes wide open, mouth wide open, listening to Con Market accent

(Baonghean.vn)- Speaking very fast, heavily and mainly using the local dialect makes people from other regions just stare in amazement. That is the voice of the people of Con market area (Thanh Chuong).

The voice of Con Market is famous as one of the typical accents of Nghe An because it has many dialects and dialects. Even the people here cannot explain why this land "produces" such a "characteristic" accent.

People in Con Market area discuss plans to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival for children

It is harvest season, in the rice fields running along Highway 46, farmers are busy harvesting their crops. “Va, moi di vong lo via!” (Oh, have you just come back from carrying rice?), “lo nha o nam ni duoc mai ta” (how many quintals of rice do you have this year?), “rong nha o reènh hen” (your field is so cool)… The words that rang out made our mouths drop open, going from one surprise to another.

People in Con market use their local accent to communicate every day.

Our "local" friend who accompanied us explained: The "standard" Con market accent is only found in three communes: Thanh Duong, Thanh Luong and Thanh Yen. The dialects and dialects of the three communes are basically the same, but the pronunciation is still slightly different in terms of intensity. For example, Thanh Luong uses the word "gai lo", while Thanh Yen uses the word "ghenh lo" (carrying rice). Some typical dialects of the Con market accent include: "rang rua - nang nua" (why), "han - hen" (used to refer to something very nice, very good), "gach - ghich" (brick), "dau kerosene - du hoa", "bap corn - cob ngau", "bo mad - bo den" (a black cow), "mai - may" (asking how much).

Children in the Con Market area speak the local dialect from a young age.

Besides the dialect, the language of Con market also uses many dialects. For example, a “bucket” is called a “radio”; a “yard” is called a “laugh”; a “like” is called a “sèm”; a “bowl” is called a “doi”, a “salt” is called a “moi”… Therefore, people from other regions who come to listen to the people of Con market talk, sometimes when they hear the pronunciation, they cannot understand the meaning.

Nguyen Phuong Thao (26 years old) has been away from home for more than 7 years, currently working in Japan, is a person who still retains the characteristic accent of Cho Con market.

The heavy pronunciation, fast intonation and use of many dialects created a strange, difficult-to-understand voice, causing many people to mistake it for a foreign language when they first hear it and have an extremely strong impression. There are also many humorous situations such as the story of buying chicken: Someone from another region came to Con market to sell chicken, the locals asked to buy "O oi, con ga ni mai" (Miss, how much is this chicken?) to which the seller insisted "This is a rooster".

When speaking to each other, people in Con market use the typical "queo" (speech) of their region, but when speaking to people from other communes, they still "try" to use common words. However, the unique accent is still unmistakable and is passed down as a spiritual "specialty".

Grandparents say, parents say and the children here all speak the Cho Con dialect, and it is passed down from generation to generation. There are even many people who have been away from home for many years, with mixed accents, but when they return home, they still speak with a strong Cho Con dialect. On social networks, many forums about the Cho Con dialect have been set up, mainly for people who are away from home, they talk and discuss the special accent of their hometown.

“Oh dear. How far have you come in cooking banh chung for the children?” (Miss. How far have you come in cooking banh chung for the children to eat on the full moon day?).

Nghe An, with the characteristic of being the second largest province in the country, is also famous for its many unique local accents. Among them, Cho Con accent is one of the most "famous" accents, making many people from far away impressed and many children who live far away remember it.

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