Definition

1. Noun:
   • Quotation marks: A pair of punctuation marks, typically " " or ' ', used to enclose direct speech, a quotation, or a word or phrase used in a special or non-literal sense.

Usage

• Primary Function: To indicate the beginning and end of a direct quotation or a piece of cited text.
• Stylistic Use: To highlight a word or phrase being discussed, to denote irony or sarcasm, or to indicate the title of a short work (e.g., a chapter, song, or article).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giáo viên nói, "Hãy mở sách trang 10." (The teacher said, "Open your books to page 10.")
  • Từ "thông minh" trong câu này được đặt trong ngoặc kép. (The word "smart" in this sentence is placed in quotation marks.)
  • Anh ấy gọi đó là một "chiến thắng", nhưng tôi không đồng ý. (He called it a "victory," but I disagree.)

Advanced Usage

• Nested Quotations: When a quote appears within another quote, single quotation marks (' ') are often used inside double quotation marks (" ").

  • Cô ấy hỏi, "Bạn có nghe anh ấy nói 'Tôi sẽ đến' không?" (She asked, "Did you hear him say 'I will come'?")

• Scare Quotes: Using quotation marks to express doubt, irony, or to distance the writer from a term.

  • Các "chuyên gia" đó đã đưa ra lời khuyên sai lầm. (Those "experts" gave the wrong advice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dấu ngoặc kép: The full term for "quotation marks" in Vietnamese.
• Ngoặc đơn (Parentheses, round brackets): Punctuation marks ( ) used to enclose supplementary information.
• Ngoặc vuông (Square brackets): Punctuation marks [ ] often used in academic writing for clarifications within a quote.

Synonyms

• Dấu trích dẫn (Quotation marks)
• Dấu nháy kép (Double quotes - a common colloquial term)

Related Phrases

• Đặt trong ngoặc kép: To put in quotation marks.

  • Hãy đặt câu trích dẫn đó trong ngoặc kép. (Put that quotation in quotation marks.)

• Mở ngoặc kép / Đóng ngoặc kép: Open quotation marks / Close quotation marks.

  • Nhớ đóng ngoặc kép ở cuối câu. (Remember to close the quotation marks at the end of the sentence.)

1. Quotation marks, quotes, inverted commans
   • Để một câu trích dẫn vào ngoặc kép
     To put a quotation between quotation marks