"Đôi giày"

Translation: A pair of shoes

[Oshidonimlop]

Is there any particular reason as to why this is "a pair" and not "the pair"?

[Mr.ChrisKing]

Or just pair of shoes?

[colornbian]

"pair of shoes" worked for me

[deactivated user]

There is a grammar inconsistency or glitch relevant to the previous queries. On another exercise in this lesson "Một đôi giày" and "đôi giày" were both included in a multiple choice question as being correct for "A pair of shoes". In yet another exercise "đôi giày" is translated as "the pair of shoes". I suggest reporting this issue until it is resolved. ;-p

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

With "một" it should only be translated as "a..." or "one.." but without it - well - Vietnamese just doesn't use articles, so it could be translated either way depending on context. For this course, with a classifier and without "một" it is usually translated as "the...", but what constitutes as a classifier for this word? Is "đôi" a classifier, or should there be another word in front of "đôi giày"?

[chiasthmatic]

I’ve noticed that on these types of exercises where you’re typing what you hear, it doesn’t correct your accent marks. It would be nice if it did.