Degree words

Mức độ · Beginner · 4 examples

Pattern

rất + adj · adj + quá / lắm

Rất goes before an adjective: rất đẹp (very beautiful). Quá and lắm go after it: đẹp quá, đẹp lắm. Hơi means “a little” and goes before: hơi mệt (a bit tired). Use không … lắm for “not very”.

Tip: Quá is often exclamatory: “Ngon quá!” means “So delicious!”

Examples

Phở rất ngon.
The phở is very delicious.
Đẹp quá!
So beautiful!
Tôi hơi mệt.
I'm a bit tired.
Món này không cay lắm.
This dish isn't very spicy.

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Exercises built from the examples above.