Buổi tối rất lạnh.

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Breakdown of Buổi tối rất lạnh.

• rất: very
• buổi tối: the evening
• lạnh: cold

Questions & Answers about Buổi tối rất lạnh.

What does buổi mean in buổi tối?

buổi is a classifier or time-period marker. It literally means “session” or “period” and is used with parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening). So buổi tối specifically means “the evening” or “evening time.”

Why do we say buổi tối instead of just tối?

Both are possible, but buổi tối emphasizes the time block “evening” (around sunset until early night). tối alone can also mean “evening” in casual speech, but buổi tối is more standard when making a general statement about that part of the day.

Why isn’t there a verb like “is” between buổi tối and rất lạnh?

Vietnamese often omits the copula (like English “is”) when linking a subject to an adjective. Instead of saying buổi tối là rất lạnh, you simply say buổi tối rất lạnh (“the evening is very cold”).

What role does rất play in the sentence, and where is it placed?

rất is an adverb meaning “very.” It always precedes the adjective it modifies. Here, rất intensifies lạnh, so rất lạnh means “very cold.”

Can we replace rất with other intensifiers?

Yes. Instead of , you can say (placing after the adjective for “very” or “really”), or (using after the adjective to mean “so cold” or “too cold”).