Vietnamese Plural

Welcome to the fourth Vietnamese lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book cuốn sách

books sách

car xe ô tô

cars xe ô tô

tree cây

trees cây

flower hoa

flowers hoa

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Vietnamese
I speak one language [singular form] tôi nói một ngôn ngữ
we speak three languages [plural noun] chúng tôi nói ba ngôn ngữ
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] ông đã thăm nhiều nước
they are happy now [plural pronoun] bây giờ họ hanh phúc lắm
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] cô ta có năm đôi giày đỏ
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] tôi muốn một bánh sandwich không hành

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman người phụ nữ

women phụ nữ

man người đàn ông

men đàn ông

house nhà

houses nhà

cup tách

cups tách

cow con bò

cows những con bò

horse con ngựa

horses những con ngựa

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Vietnamese by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Vietnamese
Help giúp tôi với!
Call the ambulance kêu xe cứu thương!
I need a doctor tôi cần gặp bác sỹ
Where is the closest pharmacy? nhà thuốc tây gần nhất ở đâu?
Are you okay? anh có sao không?
I am sick tôi bị bệnh
Call the police kêu cảnh sát!

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