Đồ nướng này rất thơm.

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này (this) usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• đồ nướng này = this grilled food
• literally: grilled food this

This is a very common word order in Vietnamese:

• cái bàn này = this table
• người đó = that person
• cuốn sách này = this book

So the placement of này is completely normal.

Đồ nướng means grilled food, barbecue, or roasted/grilled dishes, depending on context.

Breakdown:

• đồ = stuff, things, food items, dishes
• nướng = to grill / roast

Together, đồ nướng is a common food expression for grilled items in general.

It does not have to mean only one specific piece of food. It can refer to grilled food as a category or a dish being talked about in context.

Vietnamese often does not use a verb like to be when describing something with an adjective.

So:

• Đồ nướng này rất thơm. literally: This grilled food very fragrant.

In natural English, we must say is, but Vietnamese usually does not need it here.

This is normal with adjectives such as:

• đẹp = beautiful
• ngon = delicious
• thơm = fragrant
• đắt = expensive

For example:

• Cô ấy đẹp. = She is beautiful.
• Món này ngon. = This dish is delicious.

Rất means very.

It comes before the adjective it modifies:

• rất thơm = very fragrant
• rất ngon = very delicious
• rất đẹp = very beautiful

So in this sentence:

• Đồ nướng này rất thơm.
• This grilled food is very fragrant.

The structure is:

noun phrase + rất + adjective

Not exactly.

Thơm mainly means:

• fragrant
• aromatic
• smelling good

So this sentence focuses on the smell of the grilled food, not directly its taste.

Compare:

• thơm = smells good
• ngon = tastes good / delicious

So:

• Đồ nướng này rất thơm. = This grilled food smells very good / is very fragrant.
• Đồ nướng này rất ngon. = This grilled food is very delicious.

A food item can be both:

• Đồ nướng này rất thơm và ngon.
• This grilled food is very fragrant and delicious.

Not really in the usual sense.

In this sentence, đồ is better understood as a noun meaning something like:

• things
• stuff
• items
• food items

It is part of the expression đồ nướng.

It is different from common classifiers like:

• cái
• con
• chiếc
• cuốn

So đồ nướng is more like a set phrase meaning grilled food / grilled stuff, rather than a classifier + noun structure.

Yes, and it may even sound more specific in some contexts.

• đồ nướng này = this grilled food / this barbecue stuff
• món nướng này = this grilled dish

Món often refers to a dish or menu item, while đồ is broader and more general.

So:

• món nướng này rất thơm sounds like you are talking about a particular grilled dish
• đồ nướng này rất thơm can sound a bit more general

Both are possible, but the nuance is slightly different.

It can cover both grilled and roasted, depending on context.

In food vocabulary, nướng is often used for food cooked over fire, charcoal, or high heat, so English translations may vary:

• grilled
• roasted
• barbecued

For many learners, grilled is the safest everyday translation in a sentence like this, but context matters.

The structure is:

[noun phrase] + [degree word] + [adjective]

So:

• Đồ nướng này = this grilled food
• rất = very
• thơm = fragrant

Full structure:

Đồ nướng này rất thơm.

This pattern is extremely common in Vietnamese:

• Cà phê này rất ngon. = This coffee is very tasty.
• Nhà đó rất đẹp. = That house is very beautiful.
• Bài này rất khó. = This lesson is very difficult.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Đồ ≈ doh with a falling tone
• nướng ≈ something like nướng / noo-uhng with a rising tone
• này ≈ nai with a low falling tone
• rất ≈ zut or rut depending on dialect, with a sharp stopped ending
• thơm ≈ thuhm / therm with a level tone

A few useful notes:

• đ is pronounced like English d
• th in Vietnamese is an aspirated t, not the English th sound
• final -t in rất is unreleased, so it stops abruptly
• tones matter a lot, especially on đồ, nướng, and này

If you are learning pronunciation, it is best to listen to native audio, because Vietnamese vowels and tones are hard to capture with English spelling.

Yes. That is completely natural.

• Đồ nướng này thơm. = This grilled food is fragrant.
• Đồ nướng này rất thơm. = This grilled food is very fragrant.

Adding rất just increases the intensity.

In casual speech, Vietnamese also often uses other intensifiers, such as:

• thơm lắm = very fragrant / smells great
• thơm quá = so fragrant
• thơm ghê = really fragrant

So there are many natural ways to express emphasis.

It depends on context.

Đồ nướng is somewhat broad, so it can refer to:

• one grilled dish
• a portion of grilled food
• grilled food in general
• several grilled items together

Vietnamese often relies on context more than English does for number.

If you want to be more specific, you could use:

• món nướng này = this grilled dish
• những món nướng này = these grilled dishes

So the original sentence is natural, but slightly flexible in meaning.