đẹp
[ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ]
The Vietnamese word for nice is đẹp.
The word đẹp is used to describe things that are attractive or beautiful to the eye. It specifically refers to visual attractiveness, such as the appearance of a person, an object or a scene.
Meaning: attractive, friendly (adj)
Which one should you use?
While đẹp focuses on visual beauty, other words are used depending on the context of 'nice'. Use tốt when 'nice' refers to a person's good character or the high quality of an object. If you want to describe a person as 'nice' in the sense of being sweet, charming or cute, use dễ thương. For slang, you might use ngầu to mean 'cool' or 'nice' regarding something trendy or impressive or xịn to describe something 'nice' in terms of high quality or being impressive.
How does it change in a sentence?
To add emphasis to đẹp to mean 'so nice' or 'so beautiful', you can place the particle quá immediately after it, forming đẹp quá.
Did you know?
- The word dễ thương for a 'nice' or 'cute' person literally translates to 'easy to love'.
- Depending on the region, a person might use đẹp mã to describe someone who is 'nice' looking but lacks a good character.
- To say something is 'nice' in terms of high quality, using xịn can imply that the object is not just good, but also potentially expensive or luxurious.
Examples in context
- Nó trông thật đẹp.It looks really nice.This sentence demonstrates the use of đẹp to describe how something looks.Tatoeba #4786140 by tucm, translation #4500785 by CK
- Căn nhà đó trông đẹp.That house looks nice.This sentence shows how đẹp can be used to describe a house.Tatoeba #1548731 by trieuho, translation #49382 by Swift
- Buổi diễu binh đẹp thế!What a nice military parade!This sentence illustrates using đẹp to describe a military parade.Tatoeba #13715078 by leucammieuvu, translation #13714284 by zogwarg
- Bức tranh này rất đẹp.This painting is very nice.
- Cái áo này ngầu quá!This shirt is so cool!
- 16 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lan and Nam are looking at a new piece of clothing.
- LanChiếc váy này đẹp quá!This dress is so nice!
- NamỪ, nó rất hợp với bạn.Yes, it suits you very well.
- LanBạn thấy màu sắc thế nào?What do you think of the colors?
- NamMàu xanh này nhìn rất đẹp.This blue looks very nice.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry đẹp, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
