How to use adjectives in Vietnamese

How to use adjectives in Viet­namese

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Vietnamese? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Vietnamese lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Vietnamese adjectives.

Viet­namese adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in Vietnamese are placed after the noun.

Examples

người đàn bà bé nhỏ
the small woman
người đàn bà trẻ trung
the young woman
người đàn bà u sầu
the sad woman
người đàn bà giàu có
the rich woman
người đàn bà nghèo khổ
the poor woman
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Vietnamese is the official language of the Republic of Vietnam where it is spoken by 65 million people. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Vietnamese would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Viet­namese

Learn to get by in Vietnamese with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Vietnamese phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Cuối tuần vui vẻ !
Have a nice weekend !
Chúc một buổi tối tốt đẹp!
Have a nice evening !
Chúc một ngày tốt đẹp!
Have a nice day !
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Viet­namese

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Vietnamese adjectives lớn, and già (big, small, old). Using the nouns quyển sách, cái ghế and cánh cửa (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Vietnamese adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives lớn, and già with the nouns quyển sách, cái ghế and cánh cửa you can move on to Step 8 (Vietnamese Verbs).

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