mãi mãi

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adverb Top 3,000 most common

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

Syllables · tones

mãicreaky risingngã mãicreaky risingngã

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mãi mãi means for a very long time; always and always; forever.

Meanings of mãi mãi in English

Adverb

for a very long time; always and always; forever

Example sentences with mãi mãi

Anh muốn yêu em mãi mãi! I wanna love you forever!
Em muốn yêu anh mãi mãi! I wanna love you forever!
Tôi không muốn sống mãi mãi. I don't want to live forever.
Con người không bao giờ sống mãi mãi. Humans were never meant to live forever.
Tôi muốn sống mãi mãi. I want to live forever.
Ông trời sống mãi mãi. God lives forever.
Cuộc đời của Sami đã thay đổi mãi mãi. Sami's life was changed for ever.
Tôi sẽ mất mãi mãi để giải thích mọi thứ. It would take forever for me to explain everything.

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

Etymology

Reduplication of mãi (“(for) a long time”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mãi mãi mean in English?

mãi mãi (adverb) means "for a very long time; always and always; forever".

How do you pronounce mãi mãi?

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