(trái, quả) nho
The English word "grape" is translated into Vietnamese as (trái, quả) nho.
nho refers to the fruit itself. You can also use related forms to describe things associated with the fruit: màu nho or (màu) nho means the color grape, and (vị) nho means the flavor grape.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term for a raisin is nho khô, which literally translates to "dry grape".
Which one should you use?
While nho is the core noun for the fruit, you use classifiers to specify quantity. quả nho or trái nho is used to mean "a grape", whereas adding the word những before the noun phrase, as in những quả nho, expresses the plural "grapes".
Is it said differently in some regions?
The choice of classifier depends on the region of Vietnam. In Northern Vietnamese dialects, quả nho is more common, while in Southern Vietnamese dialects, the classifier trái is more frequently used, resulting in trái nho.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify a single grape, you use the classifier quả or trái before the noun nho. To express the plural "grapes", you can add the word những before the noun phrase.
Did you know?
- The word nho is a Sino-Vietnamese word derived from the Chinese character 儒, which is more commonly associated with 'Confucian scholars' than with fruit.
- While nho means grape in Vietnamese, in the Pacoh language, nho refers to a wild berry that is inedible.
- Vietnamese requires a classifier like quả or trái to count grapes, as the noun nho cannot typically stand alone when specifying a quantity.
Examples in context
- Bạn có muốn ăn nho không?Do you want to eat grapes?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grape” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
