Va li có tay cầm và bánh xe.

Here, có means has.

Vietnamese uses có for both:

• existence: there is / there are
• possession: have / has

In Va li có tay cầm và bánh xe, the subject is va li, so có is showing possession: the suitcase has a handle and wheels.

Vietnamese usually does not use articles like English does.

So va li can mean:

• a suitcase
• the suitcase
• sometimes suitcases in general

The exact meaning depends on context.

If you want to be more specific, Vietnamese can add other words, for example:

• một va li = a suitcase
• va li này = this suitcase
• va li đó = that suitcase

Not necessarily.

In a simple sentence like this, leaving the classifier out is very normal:

• Va li có tay cầm và bánh xe.

But if you want to sound more specific or natural in some contexts, you can add one:

• Chiếc va li này có tay cầm và bánh xe.

For a suitcase, both cái and chiếc are possible, but chiếc often sounds a bit more natural for individual objects like this.

Yes, both va li and vali are seen.

Va li is the more traditional spaced spelling, because Vietnamese often writes each syllable separately.
Vali is also very common in everyday modern writing.

This word is a loanword, historically from French valise.

So if you see:

• va li
• vali

they mean the same thing.

Tay cầm means handle or grip.

Literally:

• tay = hand
• cầm = hold

So tay cầm is the part you hold with your hand.

This kind of literal combination is very common in Vietnamese vocabulary.

Bánh xe is the normal Vietnamese word for wheel.

Even though bánh often means cake, it can also refer to something round or disk-shaped. In bánh xe, it refers to the round wheel part.

So:

• bánh xe = wheel
• not anything food-related here

It is best learned as a fixed expression.

Because Vietnamese nouns usually do not change form for singular or plural.

So bánh xe can mean:

• wheel
• wheels

Context tells you which one is meant.

In this sentence, English naturally says wheels, because a suitcase normally has more than one. Vietnamese does not need to change the noun.

If you really want to make plurality clearer, Vietnamese can add words like:

• những
• a number, such as hai bánh xe

Và is the standard word for and.

So:

• tay cầm và bánh xe = handle and wheels

Với often means with, and in some casual situations it can connect nouns, but và is the safest and most standard choice here.

So for learners, và is the best word to use in this sentence.

Yes, it is very similar.

The structure is:

• Va li = suitcase
• có = has
• tay cầm = handle
• và = and
• bánh xe = wheels

So the pattern is:

subject + có + noun + và + noun

That is quite close to English The suitcase has a handle and wheels.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• va li ≈ vah lee
• có ≈ koh with a rising tone
• tay ≈ similar to tay
• cầm ≈ kuhm with a low falling tone
• và ≈ vah with a low falling tone
• bánh ≈ banh with a rising tone
• xe ≈ seh

A very rough full reading would be:

vah lee koh tay kuhm vah banh seh

The tones matter a lot in Vietnamese, so this kind of English-style guide is only approximate, but it can help as a starting point.