quá

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adverbverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [kwaː˧˦]Huế [kwaː˨˩˦]Saigon [waː˦˥] browser voice

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quárisingsắc

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quá means too; very; extremely.

Chinese characters: 過

Meanings of quá in English

Adverb

very, excessively
- lâu quá không gặplong time no see

Verb

to exceed

Words with quá

Example sentences with quá

Nó còn quá trẻ để đi học. She is too young to go to school.
Con gà đó bị nấu quá chín. The chicken is overcooked.
Sami đã quá say để lái xe. Sami was too drunk to drive.
Đừng có rầu rĩ quá như thế. Cheer up.
Quá dễ để tôi giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
Quá dễ để tao giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
Cô ấy có quá nhiều bạn trai. She has too many boyfriends.
Nó quá phức tạp đối với tôi. It's too complicated for me.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過. Doublet of qua.

Frequently asked questions

What does quá mean in English?

quá (adverb) means "too; very; extremely".

How do you pronounce quá?

IPA: Hanoi [kwaː˧˦]; Saigon [waː˦˥]. Tones: quá — rising tone (sắc).

Is quá a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quá is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 過.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.