Thẻ hành lý trắng.

the baggage tag

Breakdown of Thẻ hành lý trắng.

• trắng: white

Questions & Answers about Thẻ hành lý trắng.

Is Thẻ hành lý trắng. a complete sentence, or is it just a phrase?

Most naturally, it is a noun phrase, not a full sentence: basically a label like white luggage tag.

As a standalone line, it sounds like something you might see on a list, form, label, or short note. If you wanted a fuller sentence such as This is a white luggage tag, you would usually say Đây là thẻ hành lý trắng.

How do the words break down?

A simple breakdown is:

• thẻ = tag, card
• hành lý = luggage, baggage
• trắng = white

So the structure is:

• thẻ hành lý = luggage tag / baggage tag
• thẻ hành lý trắng = white luggage tag

In other words, trắng modifies the whole noun phrase thẻ hành lý.

Why is hành lý after thẻ?

Because Vietnamese usually puts the main noun first, and then a noun that narrows or specifies it comes after.

So:

• thẻ = the main thing, a tag
• hành lý = what kind of tag, a luggage tag

This is a very common pattern in Vietnamese. English often does the reverse in compounds, so this can feel backwards to English speakers.

Why is trắng after the noun instead of before it?