Vietnamese quá Usage (Too/Very)
quá is commonly used to mean "too" or "very" and is an essential Vietnamese structure for learners.
Quick explanation
Quick explanation
quá is commonly used to mean "too" or "very" and is an essential Vietnamese structure for learners.
English meanings
- too
- very
Grammar pattern
Examples
1
Món này ngon quá!
This dish is too delicious!
2
Trời nóng quá.
The weather is too hot.
How to use it
quá is placed after adjectives and often expresses "too..." or strong exclamation. It conveys more emotion than rất and is common in spoken language.
- The basic structure is adjective + quá.
- Commonly used in spoken exclamations.
- The tone can be strong and may not suit formal descriptions.
Compared with English
Compared with English
In English, "too" often expresses excess or strong feeling, while "very" is more neutral. Similarly, quá after an adjective shows strong emotion or excess.
Common mistakes
Món này quá ngon.
Món này ngon quá.
For exclamation "too delicious," quá is placed after the adjective.
Báo cáo này tốt quá.
Báo cáo này rất tốt.
For formal evaluation, rất tốt is preferred; quá sounds more like strong spoken emotion.
Commonly confused grammar
Practice
Multiple choice
Which sentence sounds like a spoken exclamation "too delicious"?
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Multiple choice
Which sentence sounds like a spoken exclamation "too delicious"?
- Món này ngon quá!
- Món này rất ngon.
- Món này ngon lắm trong báo cáo.
Answer: Món này ngon quá!
Explanation: Adjective + quá is commonly used for exclamations.
Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank: Món này ngon ____!
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Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank: Món này ngon ____!
Answer: Món này ngon quá!
Explanation: The basic structure is adjective + quá.
English to Vietnamese
Translate "This dish is too delicious!" into Vietnamese.
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English to Vietnamese
Translate "This dish is too delicious!" into Vietnamese.
Answer: Món này ngon quá!
Explanation: Use quá in the same structure as the example.
True or false
Is this sentence correct? Món này quá ngon.
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True or false
Is this sentence correct? Món này quá ngon.
Answer: False
Explanation: For exclamation "too delicious," quá is placed after the adjective.
Correction
Correct this sentence: Quá đẹp cái áo này.
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Correction
Correct this sentence: Quá đẹp cái áo này.
Answer: Cái áo này đẹp quá.
Explanation: In exclamations, quá is placed after the adjective.