How do you say “girl” in Vietnamese?

“Girl” in Vietnamese is con gái (girl), cô gái (girl), gái (female).

Vietnamese words for “girl”

• con gáiListennoun
  Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦] · Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]con level gái rising

  girl; daughter

  for “girl” meaning: A female child.

  • Đám con gái cười.The girls laughed.
• cô gáiListennoun
  Hanoi [ko˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦] · Saigon [kow˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]cô level gái rising

  girl

  for “girl” meaning: A female child.

  • Cô gái đã mở cửa.The girl opened the door.
• gáiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ɣaːj˦˥]gái rising

  female; wife of; Mrs

  for “girl” meaning: A female child.

  • Mary là một bé gái xinh đẹp.Mary is a beautiful girl.

Related Vietnamese words

• bóng hồngListennoun

  girl; woman

• béListennoun

  small; little; tiny

• mắmListennoun

  Vietnamese salted; fermented fish or shrimp

• nhỏListennoun

  small; little

• nho nhỏListennoun

  small; little

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.