khớ
Definition
- Adverb:
- Pretty well, quite enough: "khớ" indicates a satisfactory or acceptable degree, meaning something is fairly good or sufficient in quantity or quality. It is a colloquial phonetic variant of "khá."
- Quite, rather: Used to modify adjectives or verbs to express a moderate, positive degree.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Kể cũng khớ đấy. (That's pretty good, I must say.)
- Con cá khớ to. (The fish is quite big.)
- Anh ấy làm khớ lắm. (He did it quite well.)
- Tiền này cũng khớ rồi. (This amount of money is quite enough.)
Advanced Usage
- "khơ khớ" (reduplicative form): This is the reduplicated form of "khớ," softening its meaning. It conveys a sense of "fairly," "pretty," or "reasonably," often with a slightly more casual or folksy tone.
- Công việc tiến hành khơ khớ. (The work is progressing fairly well.)
- Nhà nó cũng khơ khớ. (His house is pretty nice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khá (adj/adv): The standard word meaning "quite," "rather," "fairly good." "Khớ" is a colloquial variant of this.
- Cô ấy hát khá hay. (She sings quite well.)
- Kha khá (adj/adv): A common reduplicative form similar to "khơ khớ," meaning "pretty," "considerable," "a fair amount."
- Anh ấy tích lũy được kha khá tiền. (He has saved up a fair amount of money.)
Synonyms
- Tạm được: Passable, acceptable.
- Cũng được: Also okay, not bad.
- Khỏe (in some Northern dialects, colloquial): Fine, good (in the sense of sufficient or satisfactory).
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Khớ" and especially "khơ khớ" are primarily used in colloquial speech and informal contexts. They are less common in formal writing.
- Regional Use: These forms are widely understood but belong to the informal, spoken register of Vietnamese.
- Function: They are used similarly to "khá" but often carry a more conversational or nuanced tone, sometimes implying a pleasant surprise or a satisfactory minimum.
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Pretty well, quite enough.
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