quá

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

1. exclaiming

   adverb

   so, really

   After an adjective, in speech: nóng quá!, it's so hot!

   • Trời ơi, nóng quá!

     Oh, it's so hot!

   • Em nói tiếng Việt hay quá!

     You speak Vietnamese so well!

   A1Grammar: So …! and too …: quá after or before

2. too much

   adverb

   too

   Before the adjective it means more than you want: quá mắc, too expensive. After it, quá exclaims instead: mắc quá!, so expensive!

   • Saigon

     Cái này quá mắc.

     Hà Nội

     Cái này quá đắt.

     This is too expensive.

   • Đừng làm việc quá nhiều.

     Don't work too much.

   A2