lá lảu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Fluent; proficient; glib: Describes a person's ability to speak a language or recite something very smoothly, easily, and often rapidly, sometimes implying a superficial or rehearsed quality rather than deep understanding.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cậu ấy nói tiếng Anh lá lảu như người bản xứ. (He speaks English fluently like a native speaker.)
- Đừng tin hắn, hắn chỉ lá lảu nói cho qua chuyện thôi. (Don't believe him; he's just glibly talking to get through the matter.)
- Đứa bé đọc lá lảu cả bài thơ dài. (The child recited the long poem fluently.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a nuanced connotation. While it indicates smoothness, it can sometimes suggest that the speech is overly smooth, rehearsed, or lacking in genuine substance or feeling.
- Bài phát biểu nghe rất lá lảu, nhưng chẳng có cảm xúc gì. (The speech sounded very glib, but it had no emotion.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lưu loát (adj): Fluent; eloquent. This is a more common and generally positive synonym for fluency without the potential negative connotation of superficiality.
- Cô ấy nói tiếng Pháp rất lưu loát. (She speaks French very fluently.)
Synonyms
- Fluent: Able to speak or perform smoothly and readily.
- Glib: Fluent but insincere and shallow.
- Proficient: Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Related Idioms
- Nói lá lảu như máy: To talk fluently/non-stop like a machine. Emphasizes rapid, uninterrupted, and sometimes mechanical speech.
- Cô phát thanh viên nói lá lảu như máy. (The announcer spoke rapidly and fluently like a machine.)