{"id":3854,"date":"2025-02-28T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:43:44","slug":"grammar15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.dev.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/grammar15\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar15: “Please give me ~” & “Please allow me to ~” (Cho t\u00f4i ~)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When shopping or ordering food at a restaurant, the phrase “please give me ~”<\/strong> is commonly used to express what you want. In Vietnamese, classifiers are used to distinguish different types of objects. In this lesson, we will introduce how to correctly express what you want in Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

The “Cho t\u00f4i ~” (Please give me ~)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentence structure:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cho<\/strong><\/span> + First-person pronoun <\/strong>(t\u00f4i, anh,…)+ noun<\/strong> ( with classifier attached)<\/span><\/div>\n

Explanation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the above structure, “Cho t\u00f4i ~”<\/strong> means “Please give me ~”<\/strong>. Normally, a second-person subject is placed before “cho”<\/strong>, but in this case, the subject can be omitted.
\nThe word “cho”<\/strong> is a verb meaning “to give”<\/strong>, so a literal translation of the phrase would be “You, please give me ~”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Example Sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2460 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 email.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please give me your email address.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2461 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please give me this book.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2462 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please give me your phone number.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Classifiers (Measure Words) in Vietnamese<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Vietnamese classifiers function similarly to the definite article “the”<\/strong> in English while also serving as measure words<\/strong>. Below is a summary of commonly used classifiers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Classifier<\/strong><\/th>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/th>\nExamples<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
con<\/strong><\/td>\nLiving beings<\/td>\ncon ch\u00f3 (dog), con m\u00e8o (cat), con c\u00e1 (fish)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c\u00e1i<\/strong><\/td>\nInanimate objects<\/td>\nc\u00e1i b\u00e0n (table), c\u00e1i t\u00fai (bag), c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 (house)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ly<\/strong><\/td>\nGlass, drink containers<\/td>\nly tr\u00e0 (cup of tea), ly c\u00e0 ph\u00ea (cup of coffee)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c\u00e2y<\/strong><\/td>\nTrees, long\/thin objects<\/td>\nc\u00e2y b\u00fat bi (pen), c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7n (electric pole)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cu\u1ed1n \/ quy\u1ec3n<\/strong><\/td>\nBooks<\/td>\ncu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch (book), quy\u1ec3n truy\u1ec7n tranh (comic book)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Counting Numbers (0\u2013100) in Vietnamese
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\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Numbers 11 and above<\/strong> \u2192 “m\u01b0\u1eddi” (10) comes first, followed by a single-digit number.<\/li>\n
  • Special Case:<\/strong> For 15<\/strong>, instead of using “n\u0103m”, the form “l\u0103m”<\/strong> is used.<\/li>\n
  • Tens (20, 30, etc.)<\/strong> \u2192 Instead of “m\u01b0\u1eddi”, the word “m\u01b0\u01a1i”<\/strong> is used after the leading digit.<\/li>\n
  • Numbers 21, 31, etc. \u2192 the word “m\u1ed1t” is used instead of “m\u1ed9t”.
    \nFollowing these rules, you can count up to 100 (m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m)<\/strong> in Vietnamese.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Expanding the “Cho t\u00f4i ~” Sentence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    To give more details about what you want, you can add classifiers<\/strong> and numbers<\/strong> to the sentence.<\/p>\n

    Sentence Structure:
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Cho<\/span> + First-person pronoun + Numbers + Nouns<\/strong> (with classifier attached)<\/div>\n
    \u00a0<\/div>\n
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    Example Sentences:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u2460 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> 2 ly tr\u00e0.
    \n\u3000 Please give me two cups of tea.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2461 Cho anh<\/span> 1 ly c\u00e0 ph\u00ea.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please give me one cup of coffee.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2462 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> 5 cu\u1ed1n v\u1edf.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please give me five notebooks<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    “Cho t\u00f4i ~” with Verbs (Requesting Permission to Do Something)<\/span>
    \nSentence structure:
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Cho t\u00f4i\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> +\u00a0 Verbs\u00a0 +\u00a0 Complement or Objects<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
    \u00a0<\/div>\n
    \n

    Example Sentences:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u2460 Cho t\u00f4i<\/span> g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please allow me to order.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2461 Cho ch<\/span>\u1ecb m\u1eb7c th\u1eed c\u00e1i \u00e1o n\u00e0y.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please allow me to try on this shirt.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2462 Cho anh<\/span> \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y.
    \n\u00a0 \u00a0 Please allow me to exchange these pants.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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