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In daily conversation, we often find ourselves observing the appearance of people or things and making guesses about them. In this lesson, we will introduce how to express your subjective judgments based on the appearance of people and things.
“It looks ~ / It seems ~ / It appears ~” = “~ có vẻ (như) ~”
“Có vẻ” is equivalent to “it looks ~” or “it seems ~” in English. Since “có” means “to have” and “vẻ” means “appearance,” together “có vẻ” literally means “to have the appearance of ~” or “to look/seem ~.” Please remember it this way.
Structure:
* Note: If the predicate is a noun, add “là” before the noun.
Example Sentences:
① Món ăn này có vẻ ngon.
This dish looks delicious.
② Nhà hàng này có vẻ đắt.
This restaurant looks expensive.
③ Anh ấy có vẻ đang rất tập trung.
He seems very focused.
④ Ông ấy có vẻ là người nước ngoài.
He seems to be a foreigner.
⑤ Chị ấy có vẻ trẻ hơn tuổi thật.
She looks younger than her actual age.
⑥ Anh ấy có vẻ không hiểu tiếng Việt.
He doesn’t seem to understand Vietnamese.
⑦ Chị ấy có vẻ nói được nhiều ngoại ngữ.
She seems able to speak many foreign languages.
QUIZ
Choose the appropriate word from the box and fill in the blanks.
| buồn: (Adj) sad | khó: (Adj) difficult | đồ cay: (Noun) spicy food | tốt: (Adj) good | mưa:(Verb) to rain |
① Ngày mai, trời có vẻ sẽ ___ .
Tomorrow, the weather seems to ___.
② Ông ấy có vẻ không thích ___ .
He doesn’t seem to like ___.
③ Món ăn này có vẻ ___ cho sức khỏe.
This dish seems ___ for health.
④ Chị ấy có vẻ ___ .
She seems ___.
⑤ Tôi dự định học tiếng Việt nhưng tiếng Việt có vẻ ___ .
I planned to study Vietnamese, but Vietnamese seems ___.