dễ ăn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Easy to eat: Describes food that is soft, tender, or has a texture that makes it easy to chew and swallow.
- Easy to deal with/accept: Describes something (like a situation, condition, or offer) that is acceptable, agreeable, or not difficult to handle.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Món cháo này rất dễ ăn. (This porridge is very easy to eat.)
- Giá cả ở đây khá dễ ăn. (The prices here are quite acceptable / reasonable.)
- Anh ấy là người dễ ăn, không khó tính đâu. (He is an easy-going person, not picky at all.)
Advanced Usage
- "dễ ăn dễ ngủ": An idiom meaning "easy to eat, easy to sleep," often used to describe a child who is healthy and has no problems with eating or sleeping, or more broadly, a carefree, untroubled life.
- Đứa bé này dễ ăn dễ ngủ, bố mẹ đỡ vất vả. (This child eats and sleeps well, so the parents have less trouble.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dễ (adj): Easy.
- Ăn (v): To eat.
- Dễ chịu (adj): Pleasant, comfortable. (Shares the connotation of being agreeable but is broader in application.)
- Dễ tính (adj): Easy-going (specifically about a person's character).
Synonyms
- Dễ nhai/Dễ nuốt (for food): Easy to chew/Easy to swallow.
- Dễ chấp nhận: Easy to accept.
- Hợp lý: Reasonable.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(This section is less common for adjectives in Vietnamese, but here are common collocations.) - Có vẻ dễ ăn: Seems easy to handle/accept. - Đề nghị của họ có vẻ dễ ăn. (Their proposal seems acceptable.)
Related Idioms
- "Dễ ăn thì dễ tiêu, khó ăn thì khó tiêu": A proverb meaning "What is easy to eat is easy to digest; what is hard to eat is hard to digest." It implies that things that are easy to accept or deal with will have smooth consequences, while difficult things will lead to complications.
- Cứ chọn phương án đơn giản, dễ ăn thì dễ tiêu mà. (Just choose the simple option; easy to accept means easy to handle later.)