Tôi mong cậu ổn.

me

Breakdown of Tôi mong cậu ổn.

• cậu: you (informal, peer)
• ổn: fine; okay
• mong: to hope

Questions & Answers about Tôi mong cậu ổn.

What does each word in Tôi mong cậu ổn. mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Tôi = I
• mong = hope / wish
• cậu = you (used for a familiar person, often around your age, depending on relationship)
• ổn = okay / fine / all right

So the sentence means something like I hope you’re okay or I hope you’re doing okay.

Why is there no word for are in the sentence?

Vietnamese often does not use a verb like to be in the same way English does.

In English, you say:

• you are okay

In Vietnamese, it is very common to just say:

• cậu ổn = you okay / you’re okay

So ổn works like a predicate adjective here, and no separate word for are is needed.

Is Tôi mong cậu ổn. natural Vietnamese?