No. 846 in Vietnamese
co
The Vietnamese word "cô" means "aunt," "miss," or "teacher" depending on context.
In a sentence
Em có một cuốn sách mới.
I have a new book.
In this sentence, 'có' is used to mean 'to have' or 'to possess'.
Bạn có muốn đi xem phim không?
Do you want to go to watch a movie?
Here, 'có' is part of the structure used to form a question implying both possibility and invitation.
Cô ấy có thể chơi piano rất hay.
She can play the piano very well.
In this case, 'có' is part of the verb phrase 'có thể', meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'.
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