cây

tree · for long objects · kilometre

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: cay

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. tree

    noun

    tree, plant

    A1

  2. for long objects

    classifier

    The 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.

    A2Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others

  3. kilometre

    noun

    kilometre, km

    Short for cây số, in casual speech.

    A2casual

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