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con trai

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]Huế [kɔŋ˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
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Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

con trai means boy; son.

Meanings of con trai in English

Noun

  1. boy (young male)
  2. son (a male person in relation to his parents)

Example sentences with con trai

  • Con trai của cô ấy đã chết. Her son is dead.
  • Con trai của anh ấy đã chết. His son is dead.
  • Tôi thất vọng về con trai tôi. I am disappointed in my son.
  • Con trai phải biết nghe lời cha. A son must obey his father.
  • Con trai họ tên là John. Their son's name is John.
  • Con trai tôi sống ở Paris. My son lives in Paris.
  • Loại con trai gì thế không biết ! What a kind boy he is!
  • Tom và Mary muốn có hai con trai. Tom and Mary want to have two sons.

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 trai could be written as 𡥵𤳆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

con + trai.

Frequently asked questions

What does con trai mean in English?

con trai (noun) means "boy; son".

How do you pronounce con trai?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]; Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]. Tones: con — level tone (ngang), trai — level tone (ngang).

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.