Nhiệt độ khá cao.

The temperature is quite high.

Breakdown of Nhiệt độ khá cao.

• khá: quite
• nhiệt độ: the temperature
• cao: high or tall

Questions & Answers about Nhiệt độ khá cao.

Why is there no word for is in Nhiệt độ khá cao?

Vietnamese often does not use a verb equivalent to to be in simple descriptive sentences.

So:

• Nhiệt độ = temperature
• khá cao = quite high

Together, Nhiệt độ khá cao naturally means The temperature is quite high.

This is very common in Vietnamese:

• Trời đẹp = The weather is nice / It is nice out.
• Cô ấy cao = She is tall.

What does khá mean here?

Khá is an adverb meaning something like quite, fairly, or rather.

In Nhiệt độ khá cao, it softens the statement a little compared with just saying Nhiệt độ cao.

Roughly:

• cao = high
• khá cao = quite/fairly high
• rất cao = very high

So khá suggests a noticeable degree, but usually less strong than rất.

Why does khá come before cao?

In Vietnamese, degree words such as khá, rất, and hơi usually come before the adjective they modify.

So:

• cao = high
• khá cao = quite high
• rất cao = very high
• hơi cao = a little high

This is the normal Vietnamese word order: modifier + adjective