Món này khá cay.

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Breakdown of Món này khá cay.

• món: the dish
• khá: quite
• cay: spicy

Questions & Answers about Món này khá cay.

What does món mean here?

In this sentence, món means dish or food item.

So Món này means this dish or this food.

A few related words:

• món ăn = dish, food item
• món này = this dish
• món kia = that dish

By itself, món often refers to an individual prepared dish, especially when talking about meals or restaurant food.

Why does này come after the noun instead of before it?

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

So:

• món này = this dish
• món kia = that dish

This is different from English, where we say this dish.

A very common pattern is:

noun + này/kia/đó

• người này = this person
• nhà này = this house
• xe đó = that vehicle

What does khá mean in this sentence?