phải
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Right (direction): Refers to the side that is opposite left, typically the side of the dominant hand.
- Right (correct/just): Indicates something that is correct, proper, or morally just.
- Right side (of material): Refers to the front, outer, or smoother side of a fabric or object.
Verb:
- Must / Have to: Expresses obligation, necessity, or requirement.
- To be affected by / To suffer: Indicates being subjected to, experiencing, or contracting something, often negative.
Particle:
- Used in tag questions: Used at the end of a sentence to form a question tag, similar to "right?" or "isn't it?".
- To affirm / Yes: Used to express agreement or affirmation, meaning "yes" or "correct".
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Direction):
- Rẽ phải ở ngã tư. (Turn right at the intersection.)
- Adjective (Correct):
- Làm như thế là phải. (Doing it that way is right.)
- Verb (Obligation):
- Tôi phải hoàn thành bài tập. (I must finish the homework.)
- Verb (To be affected):
- Nó phải một trận ốm nặng. (He contracted a serious illness.)
- Particle (Tag question):
- Anh đi làm, phải không? (You go to work, right?)
- Particle (Affirmation):
- "Đây là nhà của cô ấy?" – "Phải." ("Is this her house?" – "Yes.")
Advanced Usage
- "phải chi" / "giá phải": Expresses a wish or regret, meaning "if only".
- Phải chi hôm qua trời không mưa. (If only it hadn't rained yesterday.)
- "phải lòng": To fall in love with someone.
- Anh ấy đã phải lòng cô bạn cùng lớp. (He fell in love with his classmate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bên phải (n): The right side.
- Hãy đứng sang bên phải. (Please stand on the right side.)
- Lẽ phải (n): Reason, what is right and just.
- Hãy hành động theo lẽ phải. (Act according to reason.)
Synonyms
- Must / Have to: bắt buộc, cần.
- Right (correct): đúng, chính xác.
- Right (direction): hữu (formal, literary).
Related Idioms
- Vừa đôi phải lứa: A well-matched couple; perfectly suited for each other.
- Họ quả là vừa đôi phải lứa. (They are truly a perfect match.)
- Nói phải củ cải cũng nghe: Said of reasoning so correct and persuasive that anyone would listen.
- Anh ấy nói phải củ cải cũng nghe. (He speaks so reasonably that even a turnip would listen.)
adj
- right
- điều phảia right thing
- cảm thán.all right
- phải, anh vềall right just go home
verb
- must, should
- phải làm tròn nhiệm vụone must fulfil one's duty to be given to be affected by
- phải bệnhto be affected by a disease