u/DingoMittens

Help with a few phrases

Hi friends, hoping to get help with a few things.

"I'm from America." Rosetta stone says "Tôi từ nước Mỹ đến" and google translate says "tôi đến từ Mỹ." Is one more common or more correct, or are they basically the same?

"That's my daughter." Does "Đây là con gái tôi" work when my daughter is an adult? I'm using Rosetta stone, and the pics are all children! Similar question, "Em ấy hai mươi sáu tuổ." Is em the right pronoun if I'm talking about my adult daughter?

How about "he's my older brother" when we're both in our 50s? "Đây là ảnh trai em" because I'm younger than my brother? Or does it depend who I'm talking to? What pronoun would I use (instead of em) if I'm talking to someone my age? What about if I'm talking to someone in their 30s?

Thanks!

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u/DingoMittens — 3 days ago

I'm using Rosetta Stone. It shows pictures of people eating different things, like pizza or whatever else. It will have text like "họ đang ăn cơm." So does that mean "they're eating rice" or just "they're eating"?

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u/DingoMittens — 15 days ago