Questions & Answers about Ẩm thực đường phố ở chợ đêm rất ngon.
What does each word in Ẩm thực đường phố ở chợ đêm rất ngon mean?
A natural breakdown is:
- ẩm thực = cuisine, food, gastronomy
- đường phố = street
- ẩm thực đường phố = street food / street cuisine
- ở = at, in
- chợ đêm = night market
- rất = very
- ngon = delicious, tasty
So the structure is basically:
- [Street food] [at the night market] [very delicious]
One small nuance: ẩm thực can sound a bit broader or more formal than just food. It can suggest cuisine or food culture, not only individual dishes.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
Because Vietnamese often does not use a copula like is/are before adjectives.
In English:
- The street food is delicious.
In Vietnamese:
- Ẩm thực đường phố ... rất ngon.
The adjective ngon can directly describe the subject without needing là.
So:
- Món này ngon. = This dish is delicious.
- Chợ đông. = The market is crowded.
A common learner mistake is to insert là before adjectives:
- ❌ Ẩm thực đường phố ở chợ đêm là rất ngon.
That sounds unnatural. Là is usually used with nouns, not with adjectives like .