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cô

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Hanoi [ko˧˧]Huế [kow˧˧]Saigon [kow˧˧] browser voice
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cô means you (to a young woman or female teacher); aunt; Miss.

Chinese characters: 姑

Meanings of cô in English

Pronoun

  1. humorous, ironic you, Missy or young lady ≈ cô nương
  2. I/me, your paternal aunt
  3. I/me, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of your parents
  4. you, my paternal aunt
  5. you, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of my parents
  6. familiar you, a female who's (presumably) slightly younger than me ≈ em
  7. honorific you, my young mistress, my old master's daughter
  8. formal, in fiction or translation you, a young adult woman ≈ chị
  9. unfriendly you, my wife with whom I'm not happy
  10. literary she/her, that young adult woman

Pronoun

  1. I/me, your older female teacher
  2. you, my older female teacher
  3. you, my or my child's female teacher who's (presumably) as old as or younger than me
  4. you, my child's female teacher who's (presumably) slightly older than me
  5. she/her, my/your/our female teacher

Pronoun

  1. humble I/me

Noun

  1. a paternal aunt (father's sister)

Noun

  1. abbreviation, informal short for cô giáo (“female teacher”)

Words with cô

cô ấycô bécô gáicô giáocô nươngsư côcô tacô đơncô dâucô báccô cacô emcô hồncô liêucô lậpcô nhicô quạnhcô tịchcô đặccô đọng

Synonyms and antonyms of cô

Synonyms

o

Antonyms

cháuconanhtôiem

Example sentences with cô

  • Hai má của cô đỏ rực lên. Her cheeks were bright red.
  • Bạn tôi thích kem sô cô la. My friend likes chocolate ice cream.
  • Mary làm rơi bút chì của cô. Mary dropped her pencil.
  • Chào Meg, dạo này cô thế nào? Hello, Meg, how have you been?
  • Marilyn Monroe chết khi cô 36 tuổi. Marilyn Monroe died when she was 36 years old.
  • Mary lên xe máy của cô. Mary hopped on her motorcycle.
  • Xin cô gọi tôi là Philip. Please call me Philip.
  • Cô là Mary có đúng không? Are you Mary?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姑.

Frequently asked questions

What does cô mean in English?

cô (pronoun) means "you (to a young woman or female teacher); aunt; Miss".

How do you pronounce cô?

IPA: Hanoi [ko˧˧]; Saigon [kow˧˧]. Tones: cô — level tone (ngang).

Is cô a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cô is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 姑.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.