Món này có ớt.

This dish has chili pepper.

Breakdown of Món này có ớt.

• này: this
• món: the dish
• có: to have
• ớt: the chili pepper

Questions & Answers about Món này có ớt.

What does món mean here?

Món means a dish, food item, or course. In món này, it refers to this dish.

It is very common in Vietnamese to use món when talking about prepared food, especially in restaurants or when discussing dishes in general.

• món này = this dish
• món đó = that dish

Why is này after món instead of before it?

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun.

So:

• món này = this dish
• món đó = that dish
• món kia = that dish over there

This is the normal Vietnamese word order, even though English does it the other way around.

What does có mean in this sentence?

Có often means to have, but in this sentence it is best understood as contains or has in it.

So Món này có ớt literally means:

• This dish has chili
• or more naturally, This dish contains chili

Vietnamese often uses có in this simple way to say that something includes an ingredient.

Does ớt mean chili or spicy?