hỡi

Level ≈B2 (approx.) particle Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [həːj˦ˀ˥]Huế [həːj˧˨]Saigon [həːj˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hỡicreaky risingngã

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

hỡi means vocative particle; used for direct address.

Meanings of hỡi in English

Particle

literary vocative particle, used for direct address.
- Hỡi đồng bào!O my fellow countrymen!
- Hỡi người!O humanity! / O my once beloved!

Words with hỡi

hỡi ôi

Example sentences with hỡi

Hãy từ bỏ hy vọng, hỡi những người vào đây. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.
Hỡi Chúa của con, hỡi Chúa của con, tại sao ngài lại nỡ bỏ rơi con? My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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, hỡi could be written as 唉, 矣, 咳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does hỡi mean in English?

hỡi (particle) means "vocative particle; used for direct address".

How do you pronounce hỡi?

IPA: Hanoi [həːj˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [həːj˨˩˦]. Tones: hỡi — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.