Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Excessively, extremely: Used to emphasize that a quality, state, or degree is far beyond the normal or expected level. It intensifies the adjective or verb it modifies.

Usage

• Position: Typically placed after the adjective or verb it modifies.
• Function: Serves as an intensifier, similar to "very," "extremely," or "excessively" in English, but often with a stronger, more colloquial emphasis.
• Tone: Common in Southern Vietnamese speech. It conveys a strong, sometimes exaggerated feeling and is often used in exclamations.

Usage Examples

• With Adjectives:
  • Bài hát này hay quá chừng! (This song is extremely good!)
  • Cô ấy đẹp quá chừng. (She is excessively beautiful.)
• With Verbs:
  • Tôi nhớ quá chừng. (I miss you terribly / an awful lot.)
  • Nó thích quá chừng. (He/She likes it an extreme amount.)

Advanced Usage

• "quá chừng là": An even more emphatic form, often used for dramatic effect.
  • Cái bánh này ngon quá chừng là! (This cake is incredibly delicious!)
• Used to express a degree that is almost unreasonable or beyond measure.
  • Tham vọng quá chừng. (Excessive ambition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quá (adv): Very, too. A more standard and less emphatic intensifier.
  • Quá đẹp! (Very beautiful!)
• Quá thể (adv, Southern Vietnamese): Extremely, exceedingly. A close synonym with similar usage and regional flavor.
  • Vui quá thể! (Extremely fun!)
• Cực kỳ (adv): Extremely. A more formal synonym.
  • Cực kỳ thú vị. (Extremely interesting.)

Synonyms

• Vô cùng: Immensely, infinitely.
• Hết sức: Utterly, to the utmost.
• Tột cùng: To the extreme.

Related Phrases

• Quá đỗi (adv): Exceedingly, immensely. A literary synonym.
  • Quá đỗi ngạc nhiên. (Exceedingly surprised.)
• Quá mức (adv/adj): Excessive, excessively. Often carries a negative connotation of going beyond acceptable limits.
  • Tốn kém quá mức. (Excessively costly.)

Related Idioms

• Quá lắm rồi: That's too much already! (An expression of frustration or a limit being reached.)
• Quá sức chịu đựng: Beyond endurance.

1. Excessively, extremely
   • Hay quá chừng!
     Extremely interesting!