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chị ấy

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Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ ʔəj˧˦]Huế [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ ʔəj˨˩˦]Saigon [cɪj˨˩˨ ʔəj˦˥] browser voice
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chịheavynặngấyrisingsắc

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chị ấy means she.

Meanings of chị ấy in English

Pronoun

  1. Northern Vietnam she (who is somewhat older than the speaker) ≈ ảchỉ

Example sentences with chị ấy

  • Hiện tại chị ấy có vẻ ổn. She seems OK now.
  • Chị ấy là họ hàng của tôi. She is my relative.
  • Chị ấy lúc nào cũng rất bận. She is always busy.
  • Chị ấy không có bằng lái xe. She doesn't have a driver's license.
  • Chị ấy tính kết hôn năm tới. She plans to get married next year.
  • Chị ấy đóng quân ở Đức. She is stationed in Germany.
  • Đừng quê bảo chị ấy nhá. Don't forget to tell her that.
  • Chị ấy lớn tuổi hơn tôi. She's older than me.

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

Etymology

chị + ấy.

Frequently asked questions

What does chị ấy mean in English?

chị ấy (pronoun) means "she".

How do you pronounce chị ấy?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ ʔəj˧˦]; Saigon [cɪj˨˩˨ ʔəj˦˥]. Tones: chị — heavy tone (nặng), ấy — 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.