Questions & Answers about Nơi này vắng vẻ, không đông vui.
Vietnamese often does not use a verb like to be when describing something with an adjective.
So:
- Nơi này vắng vẻ = This place is deserted / quiet
- Nơi này không đông vui = This place is not lively / bustling
This is very normal in Vietnamese. Adjectives can act like predicates by themselves.
Compare:
- Trời nóng. = The weather is hot.
- Cô ấy đẹp. = She is beautiful.
You do not need a separate word meaning is here.
Nơi này literally means this place.
- nơi = place
- này = this
So Nơi này vắng vẻ means This place is deserted/quiet.
It is close in meaning to here, but not exactly the same grammatically.
For example:
- Nơi này vắng vẻ. = This place is deserted.
- Ở đây vắng vẻ. = It’s deserted here.
Both are natural, but:
- nơi này focuses on the place itself
- ở đây focuses more on location: here
Also, nơi can sound a little more neutral or slightly more formal/literary than chỗ.