người Ireland
The Vietnamese term for the Irish people is người Ireland.
The term người Ireland is used to refer to the people of Ireland. If you wish to refer to the Irish language specifically, you should use a different term.
Meaning: the language (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The word người means 'person' or 'people'.
Which one should you use?
While người Ireland refers to the people, you should use tiếng Ireland when you want to talk about the Irish language.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase người Ireland is used to describe the Irish person or people.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use người Ireland to refer to the Irish language. Use tiếng Ireland instead.
Did you know?
- Because Vietnam uses a Latin-based alphabet, the word 'Ireland' is borrowed directly into the phrases người Ireland and tiếng Ireland without being phoneticized into Vietnamese spelling.
- The word người used in người Ireland shares a distant ancestor with the word for the 'pupil' of the eye, ngươi. Both words stem from a root describing a living entity.
- The word tiếng used in tiếng Ireland can mean both 'language' and 'sound' or 'noise'.
Examples in context
- Anh ấy là người Ireland.He is Irish.
Example conversation
Mai and Tuấn are talking about foreign languages.
- MaiTuấn, bạn có thích tiếng người Ireland không?Tuấn, do you like Irish?
- TuấnCó, tôi thấy nó rất thú vị.Yes, I find it very interesting.
- MaiNó khó hơn tiếng Anh nhiều.It is much harder than English.
- TuấnĐúng vậy, nhưng tôi vẫn muốn học.That's true, but I still want to learn it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries người, CC BY-SA 4.0.
