đâu
where · anywhere · not at all
Typed without accents: dau
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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where
question wordIt goes where the answer would: Anh làm ở đâu?
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Where are you going?
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anywhere
question wordIn a negative it means anywhere; with cũng, anywhere at all: đâu cũng được (anywhere is fine).
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I'm not going anywhere today.
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not at all
particleAt the end of a negative sentence (không … đâu), it makes the no firmer or more reassuring: 'not at all', 'really not'.
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It's not expensive at all, go ahead and buy it.
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