# Ha / nhỉ: …, isn't it? in Vietnamese (A2)

> Ha at the end of a remark invites the other person to agree, like "…, isn't it?" or "…, huh?": Nóng quá ha? Hot, isn't it? Quán này ngon ha!

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nhi-ha/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**…, isn't it?**

Pattern: `[remark] + ha / nhỉ?`

Level: A2 (our estimate) · Register: everyday · Medium: spoken

Typed without accents: ha, nhi

Situations: [Messages and social media](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/?use=texting)

Saigon: ha; hen / hén | Hà Nội: nhỉ

*Ha* at the end of a remark invites the other person to agree, like "…, isn't it?" or "…, huh?": *Nóng quá ha?* Hot, isn't it? *Quán này ngon ha!* This place is good, huh? In Hà Nội it's *nhỉ*: *Nóng quá nhỉ?*

Use it when you share a feeling or an opinion you expect the other person to share: the weather, the food, a place, someone you both know. In Saigon you'll also hear *hen* or *hén*, which sound warm and chatty: *Hôm nay đông hen!* It's busy today, isn't it? The answer is usually just agreement: *Ừ, nóng lắm* to a friend, *Dạ, đúng rồi* to someone older.

*Ha* doesn't really ask. *Phải không* checks a fact you're not sure of; with *ha*, you already think it's true and want company in it. Keep it apart from *hả*, with the little hook on top, which reacts to news you've just heard: *Em nghỉ việc hả?* And *nha* (in Hà Nội, *nhé*) goes with suggestions and promises.

In Hà Nội, *nhỉ* also follows a question you ask yourself: *Anh ấy tên gì nhỉ?* What's his name again? In Saigon that's *ta*: *Ảnh tên gì ta?*

## Examples

- Saigon: Nóng quá ha? | Hà Nội: Nóng quá nhỉ? — Hot, isn't it?
- Ừ, nóng lắm. — Yes, really hot.
- Saigon: Quán này ngon ha! | Hà Nội: Quán này ngon nhỉ! — This place is good, isn't it?
- Saigon: Bé dễ thương ha! | Hà Nội: Bé đáng yêu nhỉ! — Isn't the little one adorable?
- Saigon: Hôm nay đông hen! | Hà Nội: Hôm nay đông nhỉ! — It's busy today, isn't it?

## Words in this pattern

- [ha](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ha-isn-t-it/#lx_ha_agree): isn't it?
- [hen](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hen-isn-t-it/#s_hen_isn_t_it): isn't it?
- [nhỉ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nhi-isn-t-it/#s_nhi_isn_t_it): isn't it?

## Compare

- […, OK? (soft suggestion): nha / nhé](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nhe-nha/): …, OK?
- [Checking a statement: …, phải không?](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/phai-khong-tag/): …, right?

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