Definition

1. Noun:
   • The bride's family: Refers specifically to the family of the bride in the context of a wedding or marriage.
   • The bride's side (of guests): Refers to the guests attending a wedding who are relatives, friends, or associates of the bride.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà gái rất hài lòng với chú rể. (The bride's family is very pleased with the groom.)
  • Trong đám cưới, bàn dành cho nhà gái được trang trí rất đẹp. (At the wedding, the table for the bride's side was decorated beautifully.)
  • Theo phong tục, nhà trai phải đến thăm nhà gái trước ngày cưới. (According to tradition, the groom's family must visit the bride's family before the wedding day.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đại diện nhà gái": Representative(s) of the bride's family.

  • Ông chú của cô dâu sẽ là đại diện nhà gái phát biểu. (The bride's uncle will be the representative of the bride's family to give a speech.)

• "Phía nhà gái": The bride's side.

  • Phía nhà gái đã chuẩn bị rất nhiều quà cưới. (The bride's side has prepared many wedding gifts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà trai (n): The groom's family; the groom's side (of guests). This is the direct counterpart to "nhà gái".

  • Nhà trai và nhà gái cùng thảo luận về lễ cưới. (The groom's family and the bride's family discussed the wedding ceremony together.)

• Gia đình cô dâu (n): The bride's family. This is a more descriptive synonym.

  • Gia đình cô dâu đón tiếp nhà trai rất nồng hậu. (The bride's family welcomed the groom's family very warmly.)

Synonyms

• Bên cô dâu: The bride's side. (A more casual way to refer to the same group).
  • Bên cô dâu có khoảng 50 khách mời. (The bride's side has about 50 guests.)

Related Phrases

• Đằng nhà gái: (Colloquial) On the bride's side/family.
  • Mọi chi phí trang trí sẽ do đằng nhà gái lo. (All decoration costs will be covered by the bride's side.)

Related Idioms

• "Rước dâu từ nhà gái": To fetch the bride from her family's home. (A key ritual in traditional Vietnamese weddings).
  • Đoàn nhà trai sẽ đến rước dâu từ nhà gái lúc 8 giờ sáng. (The groom's procession will come to fetch the bride from her family's home at 8 a.m.)

1. Bride's family
2. Bride's [family] guest