bạn hôi quá
[ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ hoj˧˧ kwaː˧˦]word by word
The phrase "you stink" in Vietnamese is translated as bạn hôi quá.
This phrase is used to tell someone that their body or breath has an unpleasant smell.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bạn (you), hôi (smelly/stinky) and quá (too much/very).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word hôi is an adjective that can also function as a verb meaning "to have an unpleasant odor."
Did you know?
- While bạn means 'you', using it to tell someone bạn hôi quá can feel unnaturally formal or distanced. In real life, Vietnamese speakers usually replace bạn with a kinship term based on age and gender to avoid sounding robotic.
- Telling someone bạn hôi quá is considered an extremely blunt and harsh social act in Vietnam. To be polite, people will often describe the smell as 'strange' or 'strong' rather than using the word hôi.
- The word bạn in this phrase originates from the Sino-Vietnamese character 伴, which historically refers to a companion or partner.
Examples in context
- Bạn hôi quá!You stink!
- Sau khi tập gym, bạn hôi quá.After the gym, you stink.
- Đừng lại gần, bạn hôi quá.Don't come close, you stink.
Example conversation
Hùng just came back from playing soccer.
- HùngTôi về rồi đây!I'm home!
- LanKinh quá, bạn hôi quá Hùng ơi!Gross, you stink, Hùng!
- HùngTại tôi vừa đá bóng xong.It's because I just finished playing soccer.
- LanVậy thì mau đi tắm đi.Then go take a shower quickly.
