Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe.

Breakdown of Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe.

chúng tôi
we
mọi người
the people
khỏe
healthy; strong
mong
to hope

Questions & Answers about Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe.

What does chúng tôi mean here, and how is it different from chúng ta?

Chúng tôi means we, but it does not include the listener.

So in this sentence, Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe, the speaker is talking on behalf of a group and addressing other people outside that group.

Compare:

  • chúng tôi = we excluding you
  • chúng ta = we including you

That difference is very important in Vietnamese and is often more specific than English we.

What does mong mean in this sentence?

Mong means something like to hope, to wish, or to earnestly want.

In this sentence, it gives a warm, sincere feeling:

  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe = We hope everyone is well / healthy

Compared with some similar words:

  • mong = hopeful, heartfelt, often a bit warm or formal
  • hy vọng = hope; very common and neutral
  • muốn = want; more direct, less suitable here

So mong fits well when expressing goodwill toward other people.

What does mọi người mean?

Mọi người means everyone or everybody.

It refers to all the people being addressed or talked about. Even though English everyone is grammatically singular, in Vietnamese mọi người is a collective expression and behaves naturally with context rather than strict singular/plural agreement.

In this sentence:

  • mọi người = everyone
  • khỏe = healthy / well

So mọi người khỏe means everyone is well/healthy.

Why is there no word for is/are in mọi người khỏe?

Vietnamese often does not use a verb like English to be in sentences with adjectives.

So:

  • Mọi người khỏe literally looks like everyone healthy
  • but it naturally means Everyone is healthy / well

This is completely normal Vietnamese grammar.

A few similar examples:

  • Tôi mệt = I am tired
  • Cô ấy đẹp = She is beautiful
  • Họ vui = They are happy

So khỏe can act like the main predicate by itself.

What exactly does khỏe mean? Is it healthy or well?

Khỏe can mean both healthy and well, depending on context.

Common uses:

  • Bạn có khỏe không? = Are you well?
  • Tôi khỏe. = I’m fine / well.
  • khỏe mạnh = healthy, strong

In Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe, khỏe suggests being well, in good health.

In English, the best translation could be:

  • We hope everyone is well
  • We hope everyone is healthy

Both are reasonable.

Is this sentence natural Vietnamese, or would a native speaker say it differently?

The sentence is understandable, but many native speakers would say it a little differently to sound more natural or complete.

More natural versions include:

  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe mạnh.
  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người đều khỏe.
  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người luôn khỏe mạnh.

Why?

  • khỏe mạnh sounds fuller and more natural when wishing someone good health
  • đều emphasizes all
  • luôn adds the sense of always

So your sentence is grammatical enough to understand, but in real-life Vietnamese, one of the versions above may sound smoother.

Why isn’t đều used after mọi người?

Đều means all in the sense of uniformly / without exception.

You can say:

  • Mọi người khỏe = Everyone is well
  • Mọi người đều khỏe = Everyone is well / Everyone, without exception, is well

So đều is optional here. It adds emphasis, but the sentence still makes sense without it.

Vietnamese often leaves out words that are understood from context.

Could I use hy vọng instead of mong?

Yes, you can, but the tone changes slightly.

  • Chúng tôi hy vọng mọi người khỏe = We hope everyone is well
  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe = We hope/wish that everyone is well

In many situations, hy vọng sounds a bit more neutral and standard for hope. Mong often sounds a little more heartfelt, gentle, or literary.

In everyday speech, some speakers may prefer:

  • Chúng tôi hy vọng mọi người đều khỏe or
  • Mong mọi người khỏe mạnh
Can chúng tôi be left out?

Yes, sometimes.

Vietnamese often omits subjects when they are already clear from context.

For example:

  • Mong mọi người khỏe mạnh. = Hope everyone is well/healthy.

This sounds very natural in messages, letters, greetings, or announcements.

Including chúng tôi makes it more explicit:

  • Chúng tôi mong mọi người khỏe mạnh.

That can sound more formal, more collective, or more official.

What is the word order of this sentence?

The basic structure is:

  • Chúng tôi = we
  • mong = hope
  • mọi người = everyone
  • khỏe = well / healthy

So the pattern is:

subject + verb + object/content + predicate

A very literal breakdown would be:

  • We
    • hope
      • everyone
        • well

Natural English then becomes:

  • We hope everyone is well

So even though the Vietnamese sentence looks shorter and drops is, the overall meaning lines up closely.

How should I pronounce the tricky words in this sentence?

A few words here may be difficult for English speakers:

  • chúng: the vowel and final -ng may take practice
  • tôi: pay attention to the vowel sound; it is not exactly like English toy
  • mọi: be careful with the dot-below tone on
  • khỏe: this is especially tricky because of the consonant cluster kh and the hỏi tone

A few pronunciation tips:

  • kh is like a breathy k sound, similar to the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch for some learners
  • khỏe has the hỏi tone, which can be hard at first
  • mọi has the nặng tone, which is short and heavy
  • tôi has a level tone

If your tones are not perfect yet, people may still understand you from context, but mọi and khỏe are worth practicing carefully because tone mistakes can change the sound a lot.

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