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con gái

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Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]Huế [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦]Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥] browser voice
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con gái means girl; daughter.

Classifier: người — e.g. một người con gái (one girl)

Meanings of con gái in English

Noun

  1. girl (young female)
  2. daughter

Synonyms and antonyms of con gái

Synonyms

cô gái

Example sentences with con gái

  • Mary là con gái út của Tom. Mary is Tom's youngest daughter.
  • Cô ấy gọi cho con gái mình. She called her daughter.
  • Ông ấy tức giận với con gái. He's mad at his daughter.
  • Chúng tôi có ba đứa con gái. We have three daughters.
  • Nữ hoàng có ba người con gái. The queen had three daughters.
  • Con gái cũng thủ dâm phải không? Do girls also masturbate?
  • Đó là các con gái tôi. Those are my daughters.
  • Con là con gái của mẹ. You're my daughter.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, con gái could be written as 𡥵𡛔. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compound of con (“child”) + gái (“female”).

Frequently asked questions

What does con gái mean in English?

con gái (noun) means "girl; daughter".

How do you pronounce con gái?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]; Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]. Tones: con — level tone (ngang), gái — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with con gái?

Common classifiers: người — for example "một người con gái" (one girl).

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.