quá xá
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Definition
- Adverb (informal, colloquial):
- Excessively, extremely, to a great degree: Used to emphasize the high intensity or degree of a state or action, often with a sense of being beyond the normal or expected level.
- Very much, a lot: Expresses a large quantity or a strong feeling.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Bài tập này quá xá khó! (This homework is extremely difficult!)
- Tôi thích bộ phim đó quá xá! (I liked that movie so much!)
- Cô ấy giận anh ta quá xá. (She is incredibly angry with him.)
Advanced Usage
- "quá xá là": Used for even stronger emphasis, similar to "so very" or "extremely".
- Cái áo này đẹp quá xá là đẹp! (This shirt is so very beautiful!)
- Often used in exclamations to convey strong personal feeling or evaluation, not just objective measurement.
- Ngon quá xá! (It's so incredibly delicious!)
Variants and Related Words
- Quá (adv): Too, very. A more standard and less emphatic synonym.
- Quá đắt (Too expensive).
- Cực kỳ (adv): Extremely. A more formal synonym.
- Cực kỳ quan trọng (Extremely important).
- Thái quá (adj/phr): Excessive, over the top. Refers more to the nature of something being excessive rather than just intensifying an adjective.
- Phản ứng thái quá (An excessive reaction).
Synonyms
- Rất: Very.
- Vô cùng: Immensely, infinitely.
- Hơi bị: (Slang) Pretty, quite, very.
Notes on Usage
- Register: This is a highly colloquial and informal word, commonly used in Southern Vietnamese dialects and in casual spoken language. It is generally not appropriate for formal writing or speeches.
- Emphasis: It adds a stronger emotional emphasis than the standard "rất" (very) or "quá" (too).
- Position: It typically follows the adjective or verb it modifies.
- The reference phrase "" translates perfectly to "" or "," demonstrating its core function as an intensifier.
- (thông tục) Excessvie, exaggerated