dễ thương quá!
[ze˦ˀ˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˦]word by word
dễ thương quá! is the Vietnamese way to say "so cute!"
You can use this exclamation to describe people, animals or objects. It is also appropriate for describing an endearing action or behavior. While dễ thương quá! is a standard way to express this, you can also use the synonym đáng yêu quá! to mean "so lovely/adorable!" Other related terms include đáng yêu, which means "worthy of love" and xinh xắn, which means "pretty" or "lovely".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of dễ thương (cute/lovely) and quá (so/too/very).
Which one should you use?
While dễ thương quá! is the standard exclamation, you can replace quá with quá trời to create the phrase dễ thương quá trời!, which expresses an even higher intensity, similar to saying "so incredibly cute!"
How does it change in a sentence?
To intensify the exclamation, you can replace the word quá with quá trời.
Did you know?
- The word dễ in dễ thương originally comes from a Chinese word meaning 'easy'. In this context, being 'cute' literally means it is 'easy' to love or feel affection for someone.
- When using dễ thương quá trời!, the word trời means 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is used here as an intensifier, similar to how an English speaker might say 'goodness' or 'my god'.
- In Southern Vietnam, you might hear people add the particle nè to the end of the phrase, turning it into dễ thương quá nè! This small addition makes the exclamation feel more intimate, gentle, and soft to the listener.
Examples in context
- Khi bé cười thì thật đáng yêu quá!When the baby smiles, it's so cute!
- Em bé này thật xinh xắn!This baby is so cute!
- Con chó nhỏ này dễ thương quá!This little dog is so cute!
- Con mèo này dễ thương quá!This cat is so cute!
- Em bé đó dễ thương quá!That baby is so cute!
- Chiếc váy này dễ thương quá!This dress is so cute!
Example conversation
Lan and Nam are looking at a photo of a puppy.
- LanNhìn con chó này kìa, dễ thương quá!Look at this dog, so cute!
- NamĐúng là nó rất dễ thương.It really is very cute.
- LanMình muốn nuôi một con như vậy.I want to raise one like that.
- NamLan sẽ rất thích nó đấy.You will love it, Lan.
