cái

for objects

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: cai

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. for objects

    classifier

    The general classifier for things, between a number or này and the noun: một cái bàn, a table; cái áo này, this shirt. When you don't know a thing's own classifier, cái is the best guess.

    Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others

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