Vietnamese Adjectives

Welcome to the second Vietnamese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Vietnamese to help you practice your daily phrases.

black màu đen

grey màu xám

white màu trắng

blue màu xanh

green màu xanh

yellow màu vàng

red màu đỏ

brown màu nâu

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Vietnamese
my house is white [noun + adjective] ngôi nhà của tôi màu trắng
your country is big [noun + adjective] quốc gia của bạn thì lớn
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] sách mới thì đắt tiền
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] chúng tôi đang hạnh phúc ở đây
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] cô ấy có ba con chó nhỏ
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ngôn ngữ này thì rất dễ
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] tôi có một nhà kính nhỏ

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold lạnh

hot nóng

cloudy âm u

rainy trời mưa

snowy phủ tuyết

sunny nắng

windy gió lộng

warm ấm áp

Conversation in Vietnamese

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Vietnamese
hi chào
how are you? bạn khoẻ không?
I'm good, thank you tôi khoẻ, cám ơn
and you? còn bạn?
what is your name? bạn tên gì?
my name is Maya tôi tên là maya
nice to meet you hân hạnh được biết bạn

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