rất đẹp
[zət̚˧˦ ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ]word by word
The Vietnamese phrase for "very pretty" is rất đẹp.
This phrase is used to describe someone or something that is highly attractive or pleasing to look at.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of rất meaning "very" and đẹp meaning "beautiful" or "pretty".
Which one should you use?
While you can use rất đẹp, the word đẹp can stand alone to mean "beautiful" or "pretty" without needing an intensifier.
How does it change in a sentence?
While rất đẹp is grammatically correct, a common way to express "very" in spoken Vietnamese is to place lắm after the adjective, resulting in đẹp lắm.
Did you know?
- Vietnamese has a specific term đẹp mã, which translates to 'beautiful horse' but actually means someone who is only pretty on the surface or a 'pretty face' without substance.
- When praising someone's beauty, a Vietnamese speaker might use the word duyên, which refers to a 'grace' or 'charm' that is considered more important than being đẹp.
- When talking about a landscape or scenery, Vietnamese speakers often use the word thơ after an adjective, such as đẹp thơ, to mean 'poetically beautiful'. It suggests the view looks like it belongs in a poem.
Examples in context
- Rất đẹp!Very pretty!This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase rất đẹp.Tatoeba #13465084 by leucammieuvu, translation #13401015 by frpzzd
- Phương trông rất xinh đẹp trong bộ váy đó.Phuong looks very pretty in that dress.
- Những bức tranh trong triển lãm này thật rất đẹp.The paintings in this exhibition are really beautiful.
- Cô bạn của tôi trông xinh lung linh trong chiếc váy mới.My friend looks stunning in her new dress.
- Bông hoa này rất đẹp.This flower is very pretty.
- Phong cảnh ở đây rất đẹp.The scenery here is very pretty.
Example conversation
Tuấn and Mai are walking in a flower garden.
- TuấnMai ơi, nhìn kìa, vườn hoa rất đẹp!Mai, look, the flower garden is very pretty!
- MaiĐúng vậy, nó thật là tuyệt.That's right, it is truly wonderful.
- TuấnEm thấy những bông hồng này thế nào?How do you find these roses?
- MaiChúng rất đẹp và thơm nữa.They are very pretty and fragrant too.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (rất, đẹp) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
