Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pleasant to hear, melodious: Describes sounds, music, or voices that are agreeable, pleasing, or harmonious to the ear.
   • Reasonable, sensible, palatable: Describes words, opinions, or suggestions that are acceptable, logical, and easy to agree with or accept.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giọng nói của cô ấy rất dễ nghe. (Her voice is very pleasant to hear.)
  • Bài hát này có giai điệu dễ nghe. (This song has a pleasant melody.)
  • Lời khuyên của anh ấy khá dễ nghe. (His advice is quite reasonable/palatable.)
  • Đề xuất đó nghe có vẻ dễ nghe đấy. (That proposal sounds sensible.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm cho dễ nghe": to make something sound better or more acceptable.
  • Anh ấy cố gắng diễn đạt lại vấn đề để làm cho nó dễ nghe hơn. (He tried to rephrase the issue to make it more palatable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dễ chịu (adj): pleasant, comfortable (can refer to senses or feelings).
• Hợp lý (adj): reasonable, logical.
• Êm tai (adj): pleasing to the ear (often more specific to sound than 'dễ nghe').

Synonyms

• Êm ái (adj): gentle, mild (often for sound or tone).
• Phải chăng (adj): reasonable, fair.

Related Idioms

• "Nói nghe được": to say something acceptable or reasonable.
  • Ít ra anh ta cũng nói nghe được vài điều. (At least he said a few reasonable things.)
• "Xuôi tai": pleasing to the ear (similar to 'dễ nghe' for sound or speech).
  • Những lời nịnh hót nghe rất xuôi tai. (Flattering words are very pleasing to the ear.)

1. Pleasant to the ears, palatable
2. Reasonalble, sensible