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đấyrisingsắc

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đấy means there; that.

Meanings of đấy in English

Pronoun

  1. Northern Vietnam, informal there, that place, that ≈ đó

Particle

  1. Northern Vietnam sentence-final particle used in questions for asking in a more polite way
    • Anh đang chờ ai đấy?Who are you waiting for?
  2. Northern Vietnam sentence-final particle in statements to express affirmation
    • Máy bay của họ hạ cánh rồi đấy.Their airplane has in fact landed.

Example sentences with đấy

  • Bạn nợ ông ta cái gì đấy? What do you owe him?
  • Mẹ vợ tôi tốt bụng lắm đấy. My mother-in-law is kind.
  • Chiếc xe máy đấy là của ai? Whose motorcycle is that?
  • Câu ví dụ hay thật đấy nhỉ? The example sentence was splendid, wasn't it?
  • Nhớ làm bài tập về nhà đấy. Remember to do your homework.
  • Tom đang ở đằng sau bạn đấy. Tom is behind you.
  • Đã có rất nhiều đom đóm đấy. There were lots of fireflies.
  • Bạn có nhớ mua bơ không đấy? Did you remember to buy butter?

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, đấy could be written as 帝, 啼, 蒂, 帶. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Usage note: đấy

đấy means "there, that", and at the end of a sentence it adds emphasis or softens a question. It is typically Northern; the Southern equivalent is đó.

  • Question softener: Anh đi đâu đấy? — Where are you off to?
  • Emphasis: Ngon đấy! — It's good, you know! Cẩn thận đấy! — Be careful, mind!
  • Pointing: Cái đấy của ai? — Whose is that?

Without đấy, Anh đi đâu? can sound like an interrogation; with it, the question is friendly small talk.

On the phone: Alô, ai đấy? — Hello, who's this?

Pairs to know: đây (here, this — near me), đấy / đó (there, that — near you or already mentioned), kia (over there — far from both).

Frequently asked questions

What does đấy mean in English?

đấy (pronoun) means "there; that".

How do you pronounce đấy?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəj˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗəj˦˥]. Tones: đấy — rising tone (sắc).

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.