"Chúng tôi muốn những trái cam."

Translation: We want the oranges.

[minhnhatrang]

Can this not be translated as We want some oranges?

[HungNguyen926302]

Your answer is true!

[NickVu]

Wouldn't "some oranges" (any oranges) and "the oranges" (those specific oranges) have different meanings? Is the Vietnamese sentence ambiguous, or does it favor a certain translation?

[PippaJohns1]

On a previous example I thought qua was used for fruit rather than trai. Could someone please explain or have I remembered wrong? (excuse my spelling - I don't have a Vietnamese keyboard)

[LucasLandi17]

Quả is used as a classifier for small "sperical" objects like an orange. It will also be used for eggs. Trái is for fruits only

[7hljXuDx]

To me, a native Vietnamese, those "quả" and "trái" are totally the same. It's up to the region where you live. We can also use "trái" for eggs and balls, etc.. too.

[GinDaw]

If you have an Android, you can get a GBoard from the play store for free, and it can write in different languages.

[Hannah1257]

Could it be we want some oranges

[Chris-Owen]

Why is it incorrect to translate this as "some oranges"? My understanding from my Vietnamese friends is that Những just indicates more than one.

[Sumisuke]

What is những?

[Chris-Owen]

Read above. It just means more than one.

[minao-cutie]

I love this

[mhhuynh7]

How about, we want those oranges?

[CinJinMaanJyu]

That will be : chúng tôi muốn những trái/quả cam đó

[Frodsgnal]

I think this should have an exclamation point. "We want the oranges!"