some of them
In the later part of the 19th century, Vietnam was a French colony. France, like all colonial powers, forced its language on the Vietnamese people, and ties to France remain to this day. This is the same reason people in Argentina speak Spanish, or people in the US speak English--in these countries, the native languages just never managed to keep any sort of foothold. Former French colonies have a tendency for the people to speak French as a secondary rather than primary languages, since they mostly kept French in only governmental capacities.
There are approximately 76 million native Vietnamese speakers worldwide. Additionally, there are millions of other people who speak Vietnamese as a second language.
This sentence translates to "Do you know how to speak Vietnamese?"
As of 2019, there are approximately 1.5 million people in the United States who speak Vietnamese as their primary language. This makes Vietnamese one of the most spoken languages in the U.S. after English, Spanish, and Chinese.
To speak is "parler" in French.
The Catholic religion and the French language was second to Vietnamese religion/language during the war. When we met a (South) Viet National in the field, if he didn't speak English, he could sometimes speak French.
Because Vietnam used to be a French colony.
In the later part of the 19th century, Vietnam was a French colony. France, like all colonial powers, forced its language on the Vietnamese people, and ties to France remain to this day. This is the same reason people in Argentina speak Spanish, or people in the US speak English--in these countries, the native languages just never managed to keep any sort of foothold. Former French colonies have a tendency for the people to speak French as a secondary rather than primary languages, since they mostly kept French in only governmental capacities.
she is mixed between vietnamese and french
No
The French were a foreign power occupying Vietnam. The Vietnamese wanted their independence.
There are approximately 76 million native Vietnamese speakers worldwide. Additionally, there are millions of other people who speak Vietnamese as a second language.
Yes, she claims that she speaks fluent Vietnamese.
Nope
This sentence translates to "Do you know how to speak Vietnamese?"
Tôi không nói tiếng Việt tốt.
because Vietnam was a French colony and the Vietnamese population at the time was forced to learn and speak French. Even though the French are gone now a lot of French historical monuments remain. Most of the people of the now grand-parent generation speak French. The signs on the bus in Hanoi are still in French. However, French is loosing its popularity at the expense of English.