So sánh: quy tắc, ví dụ và bài tập | Vietnamese Grammar A1

So sánh

A1 — Tính từ & Mô tả

Comparisons: hơn (more), nhất (most), bằng (equal)

Can make comparisons using hơn, nhất, and bằng

Comparisons: hơn (more), nhất (most), bằng (equal)

Examples

Hà Nội lạnh hơn Sài Gòn. — Hanoi is colder than Saigon.
Phở là món ăn ngon nhất! — Pho is the most delicious dish!
Cà phê không đắt bằng trà. — Coffee is not as expensive as tea.

Tính từ & Mô tảA1

Comparisons

Comparisons: hơn, nhất, bằng

Learning Goal

Can make comparisons

Exam Skills:NóiViết

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Hà Nội lạnh hơn Sài Gòn.

Hanoi is colder than Saigon.

Phở là món ăn ngon nhất!

Pho is the most delicious dish!

Cà phê không đắt bằng trà.

Coffee is not as expensive as tea.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

So sánh — Comparisons

Vietnamese comparisons use simple words after adjectives — no changing the adjective form!

Type	Pattern	Example
Comparative	A + adj + hơn + B	Phở ngon hơn bún. (Pho is more delicious than bun.)
Superlative	A + adj + nhất	Phở ngon nhất! (Pho is the most delicious!)
Equal	A + adj + bằng B	Anh cao bằng em. (He is as tall as her.)
Less	A + không + adj + bằng B	Bún không ngon bằng phở. (Bun is not as delicious as pho.)

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Adding comparative endings to adjectives or word order issues. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Try to add '-er'/'-est' to adjectives. Vietnamese just adds hơn/nhất after the unchanged adjective. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German modifies adjectives (-er/-sten). Vietnamese keeps the adjective intact.

Common Error Patterns

Modified the adjective for comparison

Vietnamese adjectives never change. Just add hơn (more), nhất (most), bằng (equal) after the unchanged adjective.

Hà Nội lạnh hơn Sài Gòn.

Hanoi is colder than Saigon.

lạnh hơn = colder (cold + more). The adjective lạnh stays unchanged!

Phở là món ăn ngon nhất!

Pho is the most delicious dish!

ngon nhất = most delicious (delicious + most). nhất = superlative marker, always after adjective.

Cà phê không đắt bằng trà.

Coffee is not as expensive as tea.

không...bằng = not as...as. đắt = expensive. Negative equality comparison.

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Frequently asked questions

When is So sánh used?: Vietnamese comparisons use simple words after adjectives — no changing the adjective form!
What are common mistakes with So sánh?: Adding comparative endings to adjectives or word order issues. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Try to add '-er'/'-est' to adjectives. Vietnamese just adds hơn/nhất after the unchanged adjective. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German modifies adjectives (-er/-sten). Vietnamese keeps the adjective intact. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian modifies adjectives (красивее, красивейший). Vietnamese: đẹp hơn, đẹp nhất. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech uses -ější/-ší. Vietnamese is simpler: just add hơn/nhất.