Đây là máy ảnh mới.

In Vietnamese, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• máy ảnh mới = new camera
• literally: camera new

This is a very common pattern in Vietnamese:

• nhà lớn = big house
• xe đẹp = beautiful car

So máy ảnh mới follows normal Vietnamese word order.

Là works like the verb to be in sentences that identify or define something.

So in Đây là máy ảnh mới, là links Đây and máy ảnh mới:

• Đây = this / here is
• là = is
• máy ảnh mới = a new camera / the new camera

A useful pattern is:

Đây là + noun phrase
= This is + noun phrase

For example:

• Đây là giáo viên. = This is a teacher.
• Đây là bạn tôi. = This is my friend.

In this exact pattern, Đây là ..., you normally keep là.

So:

• Đây là máy ảnh mới. = natural
• Đây máy ảnh mới. = not natural / generally incorrect

However, in other types of Vietnamese sentences, là is often not used where English uses to be:

• Máy ảnh mới. = The camera is new.
• Nhà lớn. = The house is big.

So learners often notice that Vietnamese sometimes uses là, and sometimes does not. In identification sentences like Đây là ..., it is normally used.

Vietnamese does not use articles the same way English does. There is no direct equivalent that must always appear for a, an, or the.

So máy ảnh mới can mean:

• a new camera
• the new camera

The exact meaning depends on context.

Vietnamese often leaves definiteness unstated unless it needs to be made clearer by context, demonstratives, classifiers, or other words.

That is why Đây là máy ảnh mới can sound natural without any separate word for a or the.

Good question. Vietnamese classifiers are common, but they are not always required.

You can say:

• Đây là máy ảnh mới.
• Đây là cái máy ảnh mới.

Both are possible. The version without cái is perfectly natural in many contexts.

Adding cái can make the noun phrase feel a bit more concrete or conversational, but it is not always necessary. With some nouns, classifiers appear more often than with others, and usage can vary by context and speaking style.

So for a learner, the simplest takeaway is:

• máy ảnh mới = normal
• cái máy ảnh mới = also possible, often a bit more explicit

It is written as two syllables: máy ảnh, but together they form one noun meaning camera.

Many Vietnamese words are made of more than one syllable, and spaces are written between syllables. So you should not assume that each written chunk is a completely separate word in the English sense.

Historically and literally:

• máy = machine
• ảnh = image/photo

Together, máy ảnh means camera.

So when reading Vietnamese, it helps to think in terms of word groups, not just individual written syllables.

In this sentence, đây means something like this or here is this.

Pattern:

• Đây là ... = This is ...

By contrast, này usually comes after a noun to mean this:

• máy ảnh này = this camera

So compare:

• Đây là máy ảnh mới. = This is a new camera.
• Máy ảnh này mới. = This camera is new.

So đây is used when introducing or pointing something out, while này modifies a noun directly.

Yes. Một can be added if you want to make the meaning clearly a / one.

• Đây là máy ảnh mới. = This is a new camera.
• Đây là một máy ảnh mới. = This is a new camera / This is one new camera.

In many everyday situations, Vietnamese simply leaves out một unless the speaker wants to emphasize number or make the noun phrase sound a little more explicit.

So both are possible, but the version without một is very common and natural.

No. Mới has several common uses in Vietnamese.

In máy ảnh mới, it means new and functions as an adjective.

But in other contexts, mới can mean things like:

• just / recently
• only then
• part of expressions involving time or sequence

For example, learners may later see mới used in ways that do not mean new at all.

In this sentence, though, the structure is clear:

• máy ảnh mới = new camera

So here mới is simply an adjective describing the noun.

A careful pronunciation would be roughly:

• Đây — mid-level tone
• là — low falling tone
• máy — high rising tone
• ảnh — glottalized broken rising tone
• mới — high broken/rising tone

For English speakers, the hardest parts are often:

• đ in Đây: this is like a regular d sound, not the English th
• ảnh: the vowel and tone can be tricky
• tone accuracy: each syllable has its own tone, and changing it can change the word

A rough approximation is possible, but it is best to listen to native audio because Vietnamese tones are very important.

It is related, but not exactly the same.

• Đây là máy ảnh mới. = This is a new camera.
• Máy ảnh này mới. = This camera is new.

The first sentence identifies something: you are pointing it out and saying what it is.

The second sentence talks about a specific camera and describes it as new.

So both are correct, but they have different sentence structures and slightly different focuses.

Yes, definitely. It is one of the most useful beginner patterns in Vietnamese.

You can use it to identify people or things:

• Đây là nhà tôi. = This is my house.
• Đây là em tôi. = This is my younger sibling.
• Đây là sách mới. = This is a new book.

So Đây là + noun phrase is a very practical pattern to learn early.