Đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.

don't

Breakdown of Đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.

• quên: to forget
• mang: to bring
• hộ chiếu: the passport

Questions & Answers about Đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.

What does đừng mean here?

Đừng is used to tell someone not to do something. It is very common in negative commands and reminders.

So:

• đừng quên = don’t forget

A useful pattern is:

• đừng + verb

Examples:

• Đừng lo. = Don’t worry.
• Đừng nói vậy. = Don’t say that.

In this sentence, đừng makes the whole thing a reminder: Don’t forget...

Why is there no word for you in the sentence?

Vietnamese often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

So instead of saying something like You, don’t forget to bring your passport, Vietnamese can simply say:

• Đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.

The listener understands that the speaker is talking to them.

If you wanted to include a pronoun, you could, depending on who you are speaking to:

• Anh đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.
• Chị đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.
• Em đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.
• Bạn đừng quên mang hộ chiếu nhé.

But in everyday speech, leaving it out is very natural.

How does quên work in this sentence?

Quên means to forget.