No. 1 in Vietnamese
và
"Và" means "and" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi mua táo và cam ở siêu thị.
I bought apples and oranges at the supermarket.
In this sentence, 'và' is used as an enumerative conjunction to combine two nouns ('apples' and 'oranges') in a list.
Con mèo và con chó này rất thân thiện.
The cat and the dog are very friendly.
Here, 'và' serves as a coordinator to connect two subjects ('the cat' and 'the dog') in the sentence.
Cô ấy học rất giỏi, và cô ấy cũng rất thân thiện.
She studies very well, and she is also very friendly.
In this case, 'và' connects two clauses with related ideas, acting as a transitional conjunction.
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