đâu có

modest reply · denial

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: dau co

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. modest reply

    interjection

    not at all, oh, no

    The modest answer to a compliment.

    A1

  2. denial

    adverb

    Before a verb, it flatly denies something, like 'but I didn't!' or 'that's not true': em đâu có nói vậy!, I never said that! Casual and a little emphatic.

    A2Grammar: But I didn't! có … đâu, đâu có

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