# Đây: here it is / (wondering) in Vietnamese (B1)

> At the end of a sentence, đây (here) ties what you say to this very moment. Most often it announces that you're leaving: Thôi, em về đây. Right, I'm off.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/day-final/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**here it is / (wondering)**

Pattern: `[statement] + đây · [question] + đây?`

Level: B1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday · Medium: spoken

Typed without accents: day

At the end of a sentence, *đây* (here) ties what you say to this very moment. Most often it announces that you're leaving: *Thôi, em về đây.* Right, I'm off. *Chị đi đây.* I'm going now. You say it as you stand up or pick up your bag; it's the normal, friendly way to take your leave.

It also goes with something you're handing over or showing right now, like "here it is": *Cà phê của anh đây.* Here's your coffee. In Saigon you'll hear *nè* here just as often: *Cà phê của anh nè.*

At the end of a question, *đây* shows you're wondering or a little worried, asking yourself as much as anyone: *Làm sao đây?* What do I do now? *Tối nay mình ăn gì đây?* What shall we eat tonight? It often follows a problem: *Mất chìa khóa rồi, làm sao đây?*

Compare *đó* at the end (in Hà Nội, *đấy*), which points the listener at a fact, like "you know": *Trễ rồi đó.* It's late, you know. *Đây* is about you, here and now: *Trễ rồi, em về đây.* It's late, I'm off.

## Examples

- Thôi, em về đây. — Right, I'm off now.
- Cà phê của anh đây. — Here's your coffee.
- Mất chìa khóa rồi, làm sao đây? — I've lost the key. What do I do now?
- Tối nay mình ăn gì đây? — What shall we eat tonight?

## Words in this pattern

- [đây](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/day-here/#s_day_im_off): I'm off now

## Compare

- [You know, mind you: … đó / đấy at the end](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/do-day-statement/): (announcing, warning)
- [Look! Here! … nè, kìa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nay-final-look/): look! / here it is

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