Hướng dẫn viên đang thuyết minh.

The guide is giving a guided explanation.

Breakdown of Hướng dẫn viên đang thuyết minh.

• đang: currently
• hướng dẫn viên: the guide
• thuyết minh: to give a guided explanation

Questions & Answers about Hướng dẫn viên đang thuyết minh.

What does hướng dẫn viên mean as a whole, and why is it made of three parts?

Hướng dẫn viên means tour guide or guide.

It is built from:

• hướng dẫn = to guide / give instructions
• viên = a person associated with a job or role

So hướng dẫn viên literally means something like guiding-person, which becomes guide or tour guide in natural English.

In modern Vietnamese, hướng dẫn viên is usually learned as a fixed noun meaning guide, especially in tourism.

What does đang do in this sentence?

Đang marks an action as in progress right now or ongoing at the relevant time.

So:

• thuyết minh = explain / narrate / give commentary
• đang thuyết minh = is explaining / is giving commentary

That is why the sentence corresponds to an English present continuous idea such as is explaining.

Vietnamese does not always need a word like đang to talk about the present, but using it makes the ongoing nature clearer.

What does thuyết minh mean here?