Vietnamese Grammar Bank
HOW TO SAY SHOULD IN VIETNAMESE
In Vietnamese, the concept of “should” is expressed using a specific structure, easy to learn in the early stages of language learning.
We teach you how to use “nên” and “Nên làm gì” in every day conversation.
NÊN || SHOULD
Expressing should in Vietnamese can be done by using the word nên right before the verb.
PATTERN
Subject + nên + verb
| Tôi nên đi học | I should go to school |
| Anh ấy nên đi làm | He should go to work |
| Chị ấy nên ngủ 8 tiếng mỗi ngày | She should sleep 8 hours everyday |
NEGATIVE FORM
To create a negative sentence and turn should into shouldn’t, add “không” before “nên”:
PATTERN
Subject + không nên + verb
| Tôi không nên đi học | I shouldn’t go to school |
| Anh ấy không nên đi làm | He shouldn’t go to work |
| Chị ấy không nên ngủ 8 tiếng mỗi ngày | She shouldn’t sleep 8 hours everyday |
NÊN LÀM GÌ? || WHAT SHOULD I DO?
This is how you can ask a question with “nên”:
PATTERN
Subject + nên + làm gì?
| Bạn nên làm gì mỗi ngày? Tôi nên đi học mỗi ngày | What should you do everyday? I should go to school |
| Anh ấy nên làm gì mỗi ngày? Anh ấy nên đi làm mỗi ngày | What should he do everyday? He should go to work |
| Chị ấy nên làm gì mỗi ngày? Chị ấy nên ngủ 8 tiếng mỗi ngày | What should she do everyday? Sheshould sleep 8 hours everyday |
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FAQs
How to say should in Vietnamese?
Expressing should in Vietnamese can be done by using the word nên right before the verb.
Subject + nên + verb
Tôi nên đi học. I should go to school
Anh ấy nên đi làm. He should go to work
How to say should not in Vietnamese?
To create a negative sentence and turn should into shouldn’t, add “không” before “nên”:
Subject + không nên + verb
Tôi không nên đi học. I shouldn’t go to school
Anh ấy không nên đi làm. He shouldn’t go to work
How to make a question with nên?
This is how you can ask a question with “nên”:
Subject + nên + làm gì?
Bạn nên làm gì mỗi ngày? What should you do everyday?
Tôi nên đi học mỗi ngày. I should go to school
Is Vietnamese SVO or SOV?
The Vietnamese language structure is SVO, meaning sentences are built according to Subject + Verb + Object.
Learn more about the Vietnamese sentence structure here.
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