Interrogative pronouns in Vietnamese grammar are a fundamental component for asking questions. They function the same way as English’s “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how.” Unlike English, however, Vietnamese interrogative pronouns do not change due to their positions in the sentence. They remain the same whether they are at the beginning, middle or end of a sentence.
Exercise 1: Use the appropriate Vietnamese interrogative pronoun in the following sentences
1. *Bįŗ”n* lĆ ai? (Who)
2. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* lĆ ai? (Who)
3. Anh įŗ„y *Äang lĆ m* gƬ? (What)
4. Bįŗ”n *muį»n Än* gƬ? (What)
5. *ChĆŗng ta* Äang į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
6. *Bįŗ”n* sį»ng į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
7. *Hį»* Äang Äi ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
8. *Bįŗ”n* Äįŗæn khi nĆ o? (When)
9. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* vį» khi nĆ o? (When)
10. *Anh įŗ„y* hį»c vĆ o lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
11. *ChĆŗng ta* lĆ m tįŗ”i sao? (Why)
12. *Hį»* khĆ³c vƬ sao? (Why)
13. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* buį»n vƬ sao? (Why)
14. *Bįŗ”n* thĆch nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
15. *ChĆŗng ta* sįŗ½ lĆ m nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
2. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* lĆ ai? (Who)
3. Anh įŗ„y *Äang lĆ m* gƬ? (What)
4. Bįŗ”n *muį»n Än* gƬ? (What)
5. *ChĆŗng ta* Äang į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
6. *Bįŗ”n* sį»ng į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
7. *Hį»* Äang Äi ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
8. *Bįŗ”n* Äįŗæn khi nĆ o? (When)
9. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* vį» khi nĆ o? (When)
10. *Anh įŗ„y* hį»c vĆ o lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
11. *ChĆŗng ta* lĆ m tįŗ”i sao? (Why)
12. *Hį»* khĆ³c vƬ sao? (Why)
13. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* buį»n vƬ sao? (Why)
14. *Bįŗ”n* thĆch nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
15. *ChĆŗng ta* sįŗ½ lĆ m nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
Exercise 2: Supply the correct Vietnamese interrogative pronoun in the given sentences
1. *Anh* tĆŖn gƬ? (What)
2. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
3. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn lĆ m gƬ? (What)
4. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y lĆ ai? (Who)
5. *ChĆŗng ta* Äang į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
6. *Hį»* Äįŗæn khi nĆ o? (When)
7. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y į» nhĆ vĆ o lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
8. *Anh* khĆ“ng Äi vƬ sao? (Why)
9. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* khĆ³c vƬ sao? (Why)
10. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn Äįŗæn nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
11. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y mua hĆ ng nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
12. *ChĆŗng ta* sįŗ½ Äi lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
13. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* Äįŗæn vį»i ai? (Who)
14. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn gįŗ·p ai? (Who)
15. *Anh* įŗ„y lĆ ai? (Who)
2. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
3. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn lĆ m gƬ? (What)
4. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y lĆ ai? (Who)
5. *ChĆŗng ta* Äang į» ÄĆ¢u? (Where)
6. *Hį»* Äįŗæn khi nĆ o? (When)
7. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y į» nhĆ vĆ o lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
8. *Anh* khĆ“ng Äi vƬ sao? (Why)
9. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* khĆ³c vƬ sao? (Why)
10. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn Äįŗæn nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
11. *Bįŗ”n* įŗ„y mua hĆ ng nhĘ° thįŗæ nĆ o? (How)
12. *ChĆŗng ta* sįŗ½ Äi lĆŗc nĆ o? (When)
13. *CĆ“ įŗ„y* Äįŗæn vį»i ai? (Who)
14. *ChĆŗng ta* nĆŖn gįŗ·p ai? (Who)
15. *Anh* įŗ„y lĆ ai? (Who)