Phong bì có tem và nhãn.

to have

Breakdown of Phong bì có tem và nhãn.

• và: and
• phong bì: the envelope
• tem: the postage stamp

Questions & Answers about Phong bì có tem và nhãn.

What does phong bì mean here?

Here, phong bì means envelope.

A useful note: phong bì can also mean bribe / money in an envelope in some contexts, but in this sentence, because of tem and nhãn, it clearly means a physical mailing envelope.

Why is phong bì two words if it means one thing?

Many Vietnamese nouns are made of two syllables written separately, even when they function as one vocabulary item.

So phong bì is one lexical item meaning envelope, even though it is written as two separate syllables:

• phong
• bì

This is normal in Vietnamese.

What does có mean in this sentence?

Có here means to have.

So:

• Phong bì có tem và nhãn = The envelope has a stamp and a label

In other contexts, có can also mean there is / there are or mark existence, but in this sentence it is best understood as has.

Why is the word order phong bì có tem và nhãn and not something like English word order?