In this lesson, we will get to know about adverbs of frequency in Vietnamese. These adverbs indicate the frequency of specific actions. They are common words in communication in Vietnamese language, used in both spoken and written contexts.
Adverbs of frequency indicate the frequency of specific actions
In Vietnamese language, people usually use frequency adverbs while communicating, in both formal and informal contexts.
Adverb of frequency |
Meaning |
---|---|
Luôn luôn/luôn |
Always |
Suốt |
Always/Keep doing something several times |
Lúc nào [chủ ngữ] cũng |
Always/Keep doing something several times |
Hoài |
Always/Keep doing something several times |
Thường xuyên |
Usually |
Hay |
Usually |
Thường/thường hay |
Usually |
Thỉnh thoảng |
Sometimes |
Đôi khi/đôi lúc |
Sometimes |
Không hay |
Not usually |
Hiếm khi/Hiếm khi nào |
Rarely/Hardly |
Rất ít khi |
Very rarely |
Không bao giờ |
Never |
Example |
Meaning |
---|---|
Tôi thường đi ăn tối ở ngoài. |
I usually go out for dinner. |
Mẹ tôi hiếm khi đi mua sắm. |
My mother rarely goes shopping |
Tôi luôn luôn đến lớp đúng giờ. |
I always go to school on time. |
Em gái tôi hay dậy trễ. |
My younger sister usually wakes up late. |
To mean “I always go to school on time”, you can say “Tôi luôn đi học đúng giờ”
There are some structures that the adverbs of frequency are at the beginning of the sentence. One of them is: Lúc nào [subject] cũng [V]
Example |
Meaning |
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Lúc nào ông ngoại tôi cũng dậy sớm nhất nhà. |
My grandfather always wakes up the earliest in my family. |
Thỉnh thoảng Khoa mới đi bơi. |
Khoa sometimes go swimming. |
Đôi lúc, tôi cảm thấy cô đơn. |
Sometimes I feel lonely |
Hiếm khi nào họ cãi nhau. |
They rarely have arguments. |
The adverbs of frequency that are usually at the end of a sentence include: suốt, hoài, cứ … suốt, cứ … hoài
Example |
Meaning |
Cô ấy cứ thức khuya suốt. |
She is always staying up late. |
Cậu ấy cứ ra ngoài vào ban đêm hoài. |
He is always going out at night. |
To mean “She is always staying up late”, you can say “Cô ấy cứ thức khuya suốt”
Above is the knowledge regarding adverbs of frequency in Vietnamese, including their definition, usage and different positions in a sentence. From this, you can either apply them when you communicate with Vietnamese people or use them in your written texts. We hope this lesson has brought you useful and practical understandings of this topic for your learning Vietnamese.
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