Lan sẽ uống cà phê vào sáng mai.

Lan will drink coffee tomorrow morning.

Breakdown of Lan sẽ uống cà phê vào sáng mai.

• Lan: Lan
• uống: to drink
• cà phê: the coffee
• sẽ: will
• sáng: the morning
• vào: at
• mai: tomorrow

Questions & Answers about Lan sẽ uống cà phê vào sáng mai.

Why is sẽ used in this sentence?

In Vietnamese, sẽ typically indicates a future action. It's like saying will in English to show that something hasn't happened yet but is expected to happen.

What does vào mean here, and why is it used before sáng mai?

Vào can mean at, on, or in depending on context. Here it indicates at a specific point in time, much like on Tuesday or in the morning in English. It clarifies that sáng mai (tomorrow morning) is when the action of drinking coffee will happen.

Why do we say uống cà phê instead of something like cà phê uống?

In Vietnamese, the verb (uống) usually comes before the direct object (cà phê). This word order is more natural in Vietnamese: uống (verb) + cà phê (object). Switching them around doesn't fit normal Vietnamese syntax.

Why don't we need an article, like a coffee or the coffee, in Vietnamese?

Vietnamese generally does not use articles the same way English does. Instead of a or the, Vietnamese relies on context or classifiers (like cái, con, etc.) if specificity is needed. For something like cà phê, no article is required.

Is Lan just a given name, or does it have another meaning in Vietnamese?

Lan is a common Vietnamese given name—it's also the word for orchid in Vietnamese. But in this sentence, it's just being used as a person's name.