ngôi

Meaning

1. for houses

   classifier

   A classifier for houses, temples, schools and stars: ngôi nhà, ngôi chùa, ngôi sao. Common in writing; in speech a house is often căn nhà.

   • Ngôi chùa này rất đẹp.

     This pagoda is very beautiful.

   • Tối nay trên trời có nhiều ngôi sao quá.

     There are so many stars in the sky tonight.

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