Definition

1. 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.)

1. Son, boy
2. Adolescent