Significado
Stating the need for food
Contexto cultural
Food is a primary love language. Saying you are hungry is often an invitation for someone to care for you or for a group to bond. People might be slightly more indirect. They might say 'Đến giờ cơm rồi nhỉ?' (It's rice time, isn't it?) instead of 'Tôi đang đói'. Southerners are often more direct and casual. They might use 'nè' at the end to sound friendlier. Young people use 'đói' as a meme or a reason to go 'food hunting' (đi food tour).
Drop the 'Tôi'
In casual conversation, just say 'Đang đói quá' to sound more like a local.
Avoid 'là'
Never say 'Tôi là đói'. It's the most obvious sign of a beginner.
Significado
Stating the need for food
Drop the 'Tôi'
In casual conversation, just say 'Đang đói quá' to sound more like a local.
Avoid 'là'
Never say 'Tôi là đói'. It's the most obvious sign of a beginner.
Use 'Bụng'
Adding 'bụng' (stomach) makes you sound much more fluent: 'Đang đói bụng nè'.
The Greeting
If someone asks 'Ăn cơm chưa?', they aren't always asking if you're hungry; it's just a 'Hello'.
Teste-se
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I am hungry' to a friend?
A: Tôi là đói. B: Tôi đang đói. C: Tôi đói cơm.
B is correct because it uses the progressive marker 'đang' without the incorrect copula 'là'.
Fill in the missing word to show you are currently hungry.
Tôi ___ đói quá!
'đang' is the marker for a current state or action.
Complete the dialogue between two friends.
An: 12 giờ rồi, đi ăn không? Bình: Đi chứ! ______.
The context of 'Đi chứ!' (Let's go!) implies the speaker is hungry.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
Phrase: 'Con đang đói quá mẹ ơi!'
The use of 'Con' and 'mẹ' indicates a child-mother relationship.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosA: Tôi là đói. B: Tôi đang đói. C: Tôi đói cơm.
B is correct because it uses the progressive marker 'đang' without the incorrect copula 'là'.
Tôi ___ đói quá!
'đang' is the marker for a current state or action.
An: 12 giờ rồi, đi ăn không? Bình: Đi chứ! ______.
The context of 'Đi chứ!' (Let's go!) implies the speaker is hungry.
Phrase: 'Con đang đói quá mẹ ơi!'
The use of 'Con' and 'mẹ' indicates a child-mother relationship.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasYes, 'Tôi đói' is perfectly correct. 'Đang' just adds emphasis that it's happening right now.
In Vietnamese, it's a stative verb, which functions like an adjective but doesn't need a copula (to be).
You can say 'Tôi đói lả' or 'Tôi đói rã rời'.
Use 'hơi': 'Tôi hơi đói'.
Not among friends, but in formal settings, it's better to be indirect.
It's just a more specific way to say 'hungry', literally 'hungry in the stomach'.
Yes, 'đói khát quyền lực' is the correct term for that.
The opposite is 'no' (full).
Say 'Mọi người đói chưa?'
No, Vietnamese usually relies on context or words like 'đã' for the past.
Frases relacionadas
đói bụng
synonymhungry stomach
thèm ăn
similarcraving food
no rồi
contrastfull already
ăn cơm
builds onto eat a meal
