Cá này khá ngon.

this

Breakdown of Cá này khá ngon.

• ngon: delicious
• khá: quite
• cá: the fish

Questions & Answers about Cá này khá ngon.

What does each word in Cá này khá ngon do?

• cá = fish
• này = this
• khá = quite, fairly, pretty
• ngon = delicious, tasty

So the structure is literally something like fish this quite tasty.

Why is there no word for is?

Vietnamese often leaves out the verb to be when talking about qualities.

So instead of saying This fish is quite tasty, Vietnamese simply says:

Cá này khá ngon
Literally: This fish quite tasty

This is very normal in Vietnamese.

Why does này come after cá instead of before it?

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này (this) usually come after the noun.

So:

• cá này = this fish
• nhà này = this house
• người này = this person

This is the normal word order in Vietnamese, even though it feels reversed compared with English.

What does khá mean exactly?