cô gái xinh đẹp
[ko˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦ sïŋ˧˧ ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ]word by word
The English phrase "beautiful girl" is translated into Vietnamese as cô gái xinh đẹp.
You can use this phrase to describe a young woman who is physically attractive. If you wish to refer to a beautiful woman more poetically or use it as a noun meaning "a beauty," you may use người đẹp.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase cô gái xinh đẹp follows the Vietnamese pattern of placing the adjective after the noun. It is composed of cô gái, meaning "girl" and xinh đẹp, meaning "beautiful".
Which one should you use?
For a more poetic comparison, you can use cô gái xinh như hoa, which means "girl as beautiful as a flower". If you want to refer to a "beautiful young woman" in a more formal way, use người con gái đẹp.
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Examples in context
- Mọi người đều đang nhìn cô gái xinh đẹp.Everyone is looking at the beautiful girl.This sentence shows how to use cô gái xinh đẹp in a sentence describing people looking at her.Tatoeba #11328484 by chaule3, translation #11328481 by chaule3
- Đó là một cô gái xinh đẹp.That is a beautiful girl.
- Tôi muốn làm quen với cô gái xinh đẹp ấy.I want to get to know that beautiful girl.
Example conversation
Hùng and Hương are walking in a park.
- HùngNhìn kìa, có một cô gái xinh đẹp quá!Look, there is such a beautiful girl!
- HươngĐúng vậy, cô ấy mặc váy rất đẹp.That's true, she is wearing a very beautiful dress.
- HùngHương thấy cô gái xinh đẹp đó thế nào?Hương, what do you think of that beautiful girl?
- HươngTôi thấy cô ấy rất dễ thương.I think she is very cute.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (cô, gái, xinh, đẹp) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cô, gái, xinh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
