Definition

1. Demonstrative pronoun:

   • That much, that many: Used to indicate a specific, often limited, quantity or degree that is being pointed out or is understood from the context. It often implies the amount is not large or is just as stated.

2. Determiner:

   • That much, that many: Used before a noun to specify the quantity being referred to, which is typically visible, known, or has just been mentioned.

Usage Examples

• As a pronoun:

  • Tôi chỉ cần bây nhiêu. (I only need that much.)
  • Chỉ có bây nhiêu thôi sao? (Is there only that much?)

• As a determiner:

  • Nó có bây nhiêu tiền. (He has that much money.)
  • Tôi đã mua bây nhiêu cam. (I bought that many oranges.)

Advanced Usage

• "bây nhiêu đó": That much right there, that exact amount. Adds emphasis or finality.

  • Tôi cho anh bây nhiêu đó thôi, không hơn. (I'll give you that much and no more.)

• Used in comparative or explanatory contexts to equate amounts.

  • Nó làm được bây nhiêu, tôi cũng làm được bây nhiêu. (He can do that much, I can do that much too.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bao nhiêu: An interrogative pronoun meaning "how much" or "how many." It is the question form to which bây nhiêu can be an answer.

  • Anh cần bao nhiêu? - Tôi cần bây nhiêu. (How much do you need? - I need that much.)

• Nhiêu: A colloquial shortening often used in southern Vietnamese, similar in function to bấy nhiêu or bao nhiêu in certain contexts.

Synonyms

• That much: Referring to an uncountable quantity.
• That many: Referring to a countable quantity.
• That amount: A more formal equivalent.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Có bây nhiêu mà đòi ăn xài: (To have only that much but want to spend lavishly.) Criticizes someone living beyond their means.

  • Hắn có bây nhiêu mà đòi ăn xài như đại gia. (He has only that much but wants to spend like a tycoon.)

• Bây nhiêu đó cũng đủ: (That much is also enough.) Expresses contentment or sufficiency with a modest amount.

  • Không cần nhiều, bây nhiêu đó cũng đủ rồi. (No need for a lot, that much is enough.)

1. That much, that many
   • chỉ có bây nhiêu tiền thôi
     there is only that much money