Vietnamese Grammar Bank
HOW TO USE VIETNAMESE ADJECTIVES
Vietnamese adjectives are pretty easy to use once you understand the sentence structures required to form sentences.
We teach you 3 simple sentence structures to start using Vietnamese adjectives immediately.
SUBJECT + ADJECTIVE
You can add one or more adjectives behind the subject to make a statement about a person, an animal, a thing, or an event.
PATTERN
Subject + Adjective
NOTE || Add “và” between 2 or more adjectives
Please check the lesson about Vietnamese Negation to learn how to make a negative sentence with adjectives.
For example:
| Tôi đẹp | I am pretty |
| Anh ấy dễ thương | He is cute |
| Trời nóng và nắng | The weather is hot and sunny |
View More Examples:
| Mùa đông lạnh và khô | Winter is cold and dry |
| Phở ngon và rẻ | Pho is delicious and cheap |
| Con mèo màu đen | Cat is black |
NOUN + ADJECTIVES
Add one or more than one adjective behind a noun to indicate more details about an object in an SVO sentence.
Check out the most basic Vietnamese sentence structures here.
PATTERN
Subject + Adjective
For example:
| Tôi ăn tô phở nóng và rẻ | I eat a hot and cheap Pho |
| Anh ấy thích matcha lạnh và ngọt | He likes a cold and sweet matcha |
| Chị ấy không thích đầm dài và sặc sỡ | She doesn’t like a colorful and long dress |
View More Examples:
| Bạn gái cần 1 tô Phở xưa | Girlfriend needs a bowl of traditional Pho |
| Ba tôi làm việc với máy tính cũ | My father works with an old PC |
| Họ mua sắm ở siêu thị to | They go shopping at a big supermarket |
ADJECTIVE + KHÔNG?
To make a question with an adjective, you can use the structure below:
PATTERN
Adjective + “không”?
For example:
| Đẹp không? | Is it beautiful? / Am I beautiful? |
| Lạnh không? | Is it cold? / Are you cold? |
| Nóng không? | Is it hot? / Are you hot? |
View More Examples:
| Ngon không? | Is it delicious? |
| Ổn không? | Is it okay? / Are you okay? |
| Rẻ không? | Is it cheap? |
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FAQs
How to use adjectives with a subject?
You can add one or more adjectives behind the subject to make a statement about a person, an animal, a thing, or an event.
Subject + Adjective
NOTE || Add “và” between 2 or more adjectives
For example:
Tôi đẹp. I am pretty
Anh ấy dễ thương. He is cute
Trời nóng và nắng. The weather is hot and sunny
How to use adjectives with a noun?
Add one or more than one adjective behind a noun to indicate more details about an object in an SVO sentence.
Subject + Adjective
For example:
Tôi ăn tô phở nóng và rẻ. I eat a hot and cheap Pho
Anh ấy thích matcha lạnh và ngọt. He likes a cold and sweet matcha
Chị ấy không thích đầm dài và sặc sỡ. She doesn’t like a colorful and long dress
How to make questions with adjectives?
To make a question with an adjective, you can use the structure below:
Adjective + “không”?
For example:
Đẹp không? Is it beautiful? / Am I beautiful?
Lạnh không? Is it cold? / Are you cold?
Nóng không? Is it hot? / Are you hot?
How to use adverbs in Vietnamese?
You can add an adverb behind the verb to indicate a state or a level of an action.
Verb + Adverb
For example:
Tôi hát hay. I sing well
Anh ấy nấu ăn vào buổi sáng. He cooks in the morning.
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You can add an adverb behind or in front the adjective to indicate a level of characteristics.
Adjective + Adverb
Đẹp hú hồn! Amazingly beautiful!
Lạnh tê tái! Frozenly cold!
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Learn more about Vietnamese adverbs here.
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