How to Say "Too Much" in Vietnamese

quá nhiều

[kwaː˧˦ ɲiəw˨˩]word by word

The English phrase "too much" is translated into Vietnamese as quá nhiều.

quá nhiều is used as an adverb to express that an amount is excessive.

Meaning: excessively (adv)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of quá, meaning "too" or "excessively" and nhiều, meaning "many" or "much".

The word quá can be used independently before an adjective to mean "too [adjective]", such as quá nóng (too hot).

Vietnamese has a specific word quá chén, which literally means 'too many cups', used as a polite euphemism for being drunk.
When ordering food, saying quá nhiều might actually sound like you are complaining to the chef, so learners should use cho nhiều một chút to ask for 'a bit more' instead.
The word quá in quá nhiều shares the same Han-Viet root as the Chinese character 過, which can also mean 'to pass' or 'to cross' a boundary.

Quá nhiều là quá nhiều.
Too much is too much.
This sentence shows how to use the phrase in a tautological way with quá nhiều.
Tatoeba #14032312 by nhuttan2004, translation #14018840 by rul
Bạn ăn quá nhiều bánh mì.
You eat too much bread.
This sentence demonstrates the use of quá nhiều when describing an amount of food.
Tatoeba #13594879 by leucammieuvu, translation #13592824 by maaster
Hôm qua bạn ăn quá nhiều.
You ate too much yesterday.
This sentence shows the use of quá nhiều to refer to an amount of action or consumption in the past.
Tatoeba #13657133 by leucammieuvu, translation #13656620 by dnswrsrx
Anh ấy uống quá nhiều rượu tối qua.
He drank too much alcohol last night.
Cô ấy mặc quần áo quá đà hôm nay.
She's dressed too outrageously today.
24 more sentences on Tatoeba

Minh is feeling tired at home after work.

Sources

IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (quá, nhiều) and can differ in connected speech.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries nhiều, quá, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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