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đợi

Level ≈A1 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔɗəːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗəːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗəːj˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
đợiheavynặng

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đợi means to wait for; to await.

Meanings of đợi in English

Verb

  1. to wait for, to await
    • Hãy đợi đấy!Well, Just You Wait! (a cartoon series by Soyuzmultfilm)

Words with đợi

chờ đợimong đợingóng đợiđợi chờ

Example sentences with đợi

  • Anh ta đang đợi bạn ở nhà. He's waiting for you at home.
  • Chúng ta sẽ đợi Tom ở đây. We'll wait for Tom here.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ đợi Tom ở đây. We'll wait for Tom here.
  • Tất cả mọi người đều đã đợi. Everyone waited.
  • Tôi biết anh ấy đã đợi Mary. I knew he was waiting for Mary.
  • Tôi đang đợi bạn gái của tôi. I'm waiting for my girlfriend.
  • Chúng ta hãy cùng đợi và xem. Let us wait and see.
  • Tom đang đợi Mary ở sảnh đấy. Tom is waiting for Mary in the lobby.

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, đợi could be written as 𫁧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 待 (“to wait for”, SV: đãi).

Frequently asked questions

What does đợi mean in English?

đợi (verb) means "to wait for; to await".

How do you pronounce đợi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗəːj˨˩˨]. Tones: đợi — heavy tone (nặng).

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.