Learn Hardcore Vietnamese: Lan nói cuối tuần này cô ấy rảnh, nên muốn đi mua áo khoác và một cái ô mới. - Lan said she is free this weekend, so she wants to go buy a jacket and a new umbrella.

Breakdown of Lan nói cuối tuần này cô ấy rảnh, nên muốn đi mua áo khoác và một cái ô mới.

Why is nói used here? Does it mean say or said?

Nói basically means to say / to speak. In this sentence, it can be understood as either says or said, depending on context.

Vietnamese verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do. So:

You figure it out from context, time words, or the situation being described.

Why is there no word for that after Lan nói?

In Vietnamese, the word that is often omitted after verbs like nói.

So:

naturally means:

If you want, Vietnamese can include words like rằng or là in some contexts, but they are often unnecessary in everyday speech.

For example:

These are possible, but the original sentence sounds very natural without them.

What does cuối tuần này mean exactly?

Cuối tuần này means .