cây
tree · for long objects · kilometre
Typed without accents: cay
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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tree
nountree, plant
A1
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for long objects
classifierThe classifier for plants and for long, thin things: cây viết a pen, cây dù an umbrella, cây chuối a banana tree. Saigon uses it more than Hà Nội, which often says cái or chiếc.
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Can I borrow a pen?
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It's raining, so take an umbrella with you.
A2Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others
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kilometre
nounkilometre, km
Short for cây số, in casual speech.
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How many more kilometers is it?
A2casual