trái
fruit · for fruit
Typed without accents: trai
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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fruit
nounSaigon's word for a fruit, also put before a fruit's name: trái xoài, trái cam. Hà Nội says quả.
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Our mango tree has lots of fruit this year.
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What is this fruit called?
In Hà Nội you say quả.
A1Saigon only
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for fruit
classifierGoes before a fruit or another round thing in Saigon speech: một trái cam, trái banh (a ball). Hà Nội says quả.
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Three mangoes for me, please.
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This mango is so sweet!
In Hà Nội you say quả.
A2Saigon onlyGrammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others
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