Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm.

Because Vietnamese usually puts modifiers after the noun they describe.

So:

• hành lý = baggage, luggage
• ký gửi = checked, sent through check-in

Together, hành lý ký gửi means checked baggage.

This noun-first pattern is very common in Vietnamese:

• xe buýt nhanh = fast bus
• cà phê đá = iced coffee
• hành lý ký gửi = checked baggage

English often goes modifier + noun, but Vietnamese often goes noun + modifier.

In this sentence, ký gửi is the standard travel term for checked in or checked baggage.

Learners do not need to interpret it too literally every time, but the pieces are roughly:

• ký = sign/register
• gửi = send/deposit

In airport usage, hành lý ký gửi is the normal opposite of:

• hành lý xách tay = carry-on luggage

So the most natural understanding is simply checked baggage.

It behaves like a modifier of the noun hành lý.

In other contexts, ký gửi can act more verbally, but here it works like an adjective-like descriptive phrase:

• hành lý ký gửi = baggage that has been checked in

So for learning purposes, it is best to treat hành lý ký gửi as one set phrase.

Literally:

• đến = arrive, come
• chậm = slow, late

Together, đến chậm means arrive late.

With baggage, this naturally means the baggage arrives late or is delayed in arriving.

So even though chậm by itself can mean slow, in this sentence the natural meaning is late, not physically slow.

Because in Vietnamese, words like chậm often come after the verb they modify.

So:

• đến chậm = arrive late

This is the normal word order.

English says late arrival or arrive late, but Vietnamese typically keeps the adverb-like element after the verb:

• nói nhanh = speak quickly
• về muộn = return late
• đến chậm = arrive late

Yes. It is a complete sentence.

Structure:

• Hành lý ký gửi = subject
• đến chậm = predicate

Vietnamese often allows very compact sentences, especially in announcements, signs, and service situations. So this kind of short sentence sounds natural.

Because Vietnamese does not use a word like English is in this kind of structure.

The sentence does not need a copula here because đến chậm is already a predicate meaning arrives late.

So Vietnamese can simply say:

• Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm.

There is no need to add là. In fact, là would be wrong here.

No specific tense is marked. Vietnamese often leaves time unstated unless it matters.

So Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm could mean different things depending on context:

• The checked baggage arrived late
• The checked baggage is arriving late
• The checked baggage comes late

If you want to make time clearer, you can add time markers:

• Hành lý ký gửi đã đến chậm. = The checked baggage arrived late.
• Hành lý ký gửi sẽ đến chậm. = The checked baggage will arrive late.

Usually context tells you which time is meant.

It can be singular or plural. Vietnamese nouns usually do not change form for number.

So hành lý can mean:

• baggage
• a piece of baggage
• luggage
• bags

Context decides.

If a speaker wants to be more specific, they can add a number word or classifier, but in many airport-style sentences that is unnecessary.

Yes, but it is a little different in nuance.

• đến chậm = arrives late
• bị chậm = is delayed

Both can work, but đến chậm focuses on the late arrival itself, while bị chậm focuses more on the baggage being affected by a delay.

So:

• Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm. = The checked baggage arrives late.
• Hành lý ký gửi bị chậm. = The checked baggage is delayed.

Both are natural depending on context.

Often yes, depending on region and style.

Possible alternatives:

• đến muộn
• đến trễ
• đến chậm

All can mean arrive late.

Very roughly:

• muộn is very common and standard
• trễ is also common, especially in southern usage
• chậm can suggest delay or slowness in arriving

In an airport or service context, đến chậm sounds natural.

A useful breakdown is:

• Hành — low falling tone
• lý — rising tone
• ký — rising tone
• gửi — hỏi tone
• đến — rising tone
• chậm — heavy tone

A rough word-by-word guide:

• hành lý → luggage
• ký gửi → checked in
• đến chậm → arrive late

A learner should especially watch:

• the final consonant in chậm
• the tone in gửi
• the contrast between hành and lý

Yes.

• hành lý ký gửi = checked baggage
• hành lý xách tay = carry-on baggage

This is a very useful airport vocabulary pair, and many learners memorize them together.