Grammar
In this chapter, we learn three Question words: Đâu, Nào, Mấy
1. Asking about places with “ĐÂU”
“Đâu” is used as a question word referring to places.
In other words, “Đâu” = “Where”
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| – Trong ảnh này, đâu là bạn? | In this picture, where are you? |
| – Bạn sinh ra ở đâu? | Where were you born? |
| Literally: | You were born where? |
| – Bạn đến từ đâu? | Where are you from? |
| Literally: | You are from where? |
| – Anh muốn đi đâu? | Where do you want to go? |
| Literally: | You want to go where? |
As you can see, “Ở đâu” and “Từ đâu” are two variations of “Đâu“.
They are formed by adding prepositions before “đâu“:
- “Ở” means “in/at“
- “Từ” means “From“
2. Asking for specific information with “NÀO”
“Nào” means “which”, and is often used when a person wants to ask for a specific kind of information.
Structure: N + nào = Which + N
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| – Bạn chọn môn nào? | Which subject do you choose? |
| Literally: | You choose WHICH subject? |
| – Bạn đến từ nước nào? | Which country do you come from? |
| Literally: | You are from WHICH country? |
| – Quyển sách nào là của bạn? | Which book is yours? |
| – Anh là người tỉnh nào? | Which town are you from? |
| Literally: | You are the person of which town? |
3. Asking about numbers with “MẤY”
“Mấy” indicates the quantity and is often used for questions about numbers.
Normally the person asking the question is expecting a small number.
For large numbers, we use “bao nhiêu” which we will learn in the future chapters.
Structure: Mấy + N = How many + N
| Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|
| – Con mấy tuổi? | How old are you, kid? |
| Literally: | Kid, how many years old are you? |
| – Bạn biết mấy thứ tiếng? | How many languages do you know? |
| Literally: | You know how many languages? |
| – Lớp học có mấy sinh viên? | How many students are in the class? |
| Literally | The class has how many students? |
| – Mấy người sẽ tới đây? | How many people will come here? |
To answer these questions, you will need numbers. Here are some basic ones:
- Không: 0
- Một: 1
- Hai: 2
- Ba: 3
- Bốn: 4
- Năm: 5
- Sáu: 6
- Bẩy/Bảy: 7
- Tám: 8
- Chín: 9
- Mười: 10
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