No. 923 in Vietnamese
mái
"Roof" or "cover."
In a sentence
Mái nhà của chúng tôi được lợp bằng ngói.
The roof of our house is covered with tiles.
In this sentence, 'mái' refers to the roof of a house or building, signifying a structure that covers the top of a space.
Con gà mái đang đẻ trứng trong chuồng.
The hen is laying eggs in the coop.
Here, 'mái' is used to specify a female bird, particularly in this context, a hen.
Mái tóc dài óng ả của cô ấy thật đẹp.
Her long, shiny hair is very beautiful.
In this example, 'mái tóc' is a common phrase used to describe someone's head of hair, denoting a poetic sense of beauty.
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