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có gì đâu

phrase
Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ zi˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]Huế [kɔ˨˩˦ jɪj˦˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]Saigon [kɔ˦˥ jɪj˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
córisingsắcgìfallinghuyềnđâulevelngang

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có gì đâu means nothing; nothing important.

Meanings of có gì đâu in English

Phrase

  1. colloquial nothing, nothing important ≈ không có gì
    • Có gì đâu, mới bị kiến cắn ấy mà.It's nothing, I just got bit by an ant.

Example sentences with có gì đâu

  • "Bạn có sao không?" "A!... À không, không có gì đâu." "You OK?" "Wha-... Yes, it's nothing."

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

Etymology

có + gì + đâu.

Frequently asked questions

What does có gì đâu mean in English?

có gì đâu (phrase) means "nothing; nothing important".

How do you pronounce có gì đâu?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ zi˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]; Saigon [kɔ˦˥ jɪj˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]. Tones: có — rising tone (sắc), gì — falling tone (huyền), đâu — 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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.