VocabularyLesson
30 Most Useful Vietnamese Adjectives You Must Know
Learn 30 common Vietnamese adjectives, including words for size, colour, personality and feeling, with example sentences you can start using straight away.
Adjectives are important to know if you want to describe something.
In Vietnamese, adjective is called tính từ.
Here are some basic Vietnamese adjectives you should know for basic conversations.
30 Must-know adjectives
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| good | tốt |
| bad | xấu |
| big | lớn |
| small | nhỏ |
| long | dài |
| short | ngắn |
| fast | nhanh |
| slow | chậm |
| expensive | mắc |
| cheap | rẻ |
| new | mới |
| old | cũ |
| young | trẻ |
| old | già |
| hot | nóng |
| cold | lạnh |
| early | sớm |
| late | trễ |
| rich | giàu |
| poor | nghèo |
| right / correct | đúng |
| wrong | sai |
| difficult | khó |
| easy | dễ |
| simple | đơn giản |
| strong | mạnh |
| weak | yếu |
| interesting | thú vị |
| boring | chán |
| free | miễn phí |
How is it?
We can use adjectives to answer the question "How's it?". Here are some examples.
Example
QBài kiểm tra thế nào?
How's the test?
ANó khó lắm.
It's very difficult.
Example
QChị Lan chạy nhanh không?
Can Lan run fast?
AKhông. Chị ấy chạy chậm.
No. She runs slow.