con trai
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Definition
- Noun:
- Son: A male child in relation to his parents.
- Boy: A male child or young man.
Usage
- The word "con trai" is a common noun used to refer to a male offspring or a young male person. It is neutral in tone.
- It is often used in possessive structures (e.g., ) to specify whose son or boy is being referred to.
Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy có một con trai và một con gái. (He has one son and one daughter.)
- Mấy con trai đang chơi đá bóng trong sân. (The boys are playing soccer in the yard.)
- Đây là con trai tôi. (This is my son.)
Advanced Usage
- "con trai cưng": beloved/darling son.
- Nó là con trai cưng của cả gia đình. (He is the beloved son of the whole family.)
- "con trai cả": eldest/first-born son.
- Anh ấy là con trai cả trong nhà. (He is the eldest son in the family.)
- "con trai nuôi": adopted son.
- Họ rất yêu thương con trai nuôi của mình. (They love their adopted son very much.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trai (noun/adjective): Can mean "male," "young man," or "unmarried man." It is also used as an adjective meaning "male" (e.g., - rooster, literally 'male chicken').
- Con (noun): A general classifier for animals and young children. Combined with "trai," it specifically means "son" or "boy."
- Cậu con trai: A common, slightly more descriptive phrase for "son" or "the boy."
- Cậu con trai đó rất ngoan. (That boy is very well-behaved.)
Synonyms
- Thằng bé (noun): A colloquial and familiar term for a young boy (can be impolite in formal contexts).
- Đứa con trai (noun): Similar to "con trai," often used for emphasis ("that boy").
- Nam nhi (noun): A more literary or old-fashioned term meaning "a real man" or "manly man," focusing on masculine qualities, not specifically a son.
Related Phrases
- Con một trai: An only son.
- Họ chỉ có một con một trai. (They have only one son.)
- Nhà có con trai: To have a son (in the family).
- Họ mong nhà có con trai. (They hope to have a son in the family.)
- Son, boy
- Adolescent