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đây

Level ≈A1 (approx.) pronounparticle Top 1,000 most common
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đâylevelngang

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đây means here; this.

Meanings of đây in English

Pronoun

  1. this place here
    • Tôi là ai? Đây là đâu!?Who am I? Where is this!?
  2. this thing/person
    • Đây là phòng ngủ.This is the bedroom.
  3. this time now
    • cách đây vài nămA few years from now
  4. I, me (having a familiar, or condescending, rude tone)
    • Đây không rảnh nhé!I don't have time for this!

Particle

  1. Emphasizes the very thing or person here
    • Chính hắn đây chứ không ai khác.It's him and no one else.
  2. forms a question expressing uncertainty or doubt
    • Biết làm sao đây.Ah geez, what am I gonna do now?
  3. Sentence-final particle used to point out a place or an event the speaker wants to stress. The place or event can be seen at the moment of speaking.
    • Máy bay gặp tai nạn ở chỗ này đây.The airplane crashed right in this place.
  4. Sentence-final particle used to refer to the speaker's idea or feeling of existence or presence of something without certain proof
    • Chị ấy chắc có chuyện gì không vui đây.I believe she is unhappy with something.

Words with đây

cách đâyta đâytrước đây

Synonyms and antonyms of đây

Antonyms

đấy

Example sentences with đây

  • bạn làm gì ở đây thế ? What are you doing here?
  • Có lẽ Tom sẽ ở đây lâu. Tom will probably be here for a long time.
  • Nó có xa nơi đây không ? Is it far from here?
  • Tôi ở đây từ đó đến giờ. I was here all the time.
  • Sao cô ta lại ở đây chứ? Why is she here?
  • Chúng ta sẽ ở lại đây à? Will we stay here?
  • Đây là 1 lời nói đùa cợt. This is a pun.
  • Tôi sẽ ngủ ở đây tối nay. I'm going to sleep here tonight.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đây could be written as 低, 底. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đây mean in English?

đây (pronoun) means "here; this".

How do you pronounce đây?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəj˧˧]. Tones: đây — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.