đôi mắt
[ʔɗoj˧˧ mat̚˧˦]word by word
The English phrase "eyes" is translated into Vietnamese as đôi mắt.
đôi mắt is used to refer to the organs of the body that allow a person or animal to see. In Vietnamese, when referring to a person's eyes as a feature, it is most natural to use the classifier đôi to indicate the pair.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of đôi (pair) and mắt (eye).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word mắt can be used on its own to mean "eye" or "eyes" depending on the context, whereas đôi mắt specifically emphasizes the pair.
Did you know?
- In Vietnamese, the word mắt is used to describe the 'eyes' of a pineapple or the 'nodes' of a bamboo stalk.
- The word mắt for 'eye' is a distant relative of the word mặt for 'face', as they are doublets originating from the same ancestral roots.
- While mắt refers to the eye, it is also the name for the 'eye' of a needle or the center of a storm in Vietnamese.
Examples in context
- Mary có đôi mắt đẹp.Mary has beautiful eyes.This sentence is useful for describing someone's physical appearance using đôi mắt.Tatoeba #13666170 by leucammieuvu, translation #5427245 by CK
- Cô ấy có đôi mắt xanh.She has green eyes.This sentence is useful for describing the color of someone's đôi mắt.Tatoeba #9163555 by dotheduyet1999, translation #1463505 by CM
- Tôi nghĩ đôi mắt đã đánh lừa tôi.I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.This sentence is useful for expressing a feeling of being deceived by what one sees using đôi mắt.Tatoeba #6535211 by Hung, translation #323753 by CK
- Cô bạn mới của tôi có mắt mèo thật cuốn hút và đẹp đến kinh ngạc!My new friend has such fascinating and stunning cat's eyes!
- Em bé nhỏ ấy có đôi mắt to và đáng yêu, lúc nào cũng đem lại niềm vui cho mọi người xung quanh.That little baby has big and adorable eyes, always bringing joy to everyone around.
- Trong nghệ thuật Việt Nam, người ta thường tạo nên những bức chân dung đẹp bằng cách vẽ kỹ lưỡng chi tiết từ mắt đến mũi, miệng, và các đường nét khác trên khuôn mặt.In Vietnamese art, people often create beautiful portraits by drawing intricate details from the eyes to the nose, mouth, and other facial features.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hùng and Hương are looking at a photo of a cute kitten.
- HùngCon mèo này có đôi mắt thật lớn.This kitten has very large eyes.
- HươngĐúng vậy, đôi mắt nó trông thật đáng yêu.That's right, its eyes look so adorable.
- HùngTôi thích nhìn vào đôi mắt của nó.I love looking into its eyes.
- HươngNó thực sự rất dễ thương.It is truly very cute.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (đôi, mắt) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mắt, đôi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
