đấy

that, there · question softener · you know · someone, something

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: day

Meanings

  1. that, there

    pronoun

    Heard more in the North; Saigon says đó.

    • Đấy là nhà tôi.

      That's my house.

    • Tôi ở đấy ba năm.

      I lived there for three years.

    Said everywhere: ấy.

    Said everywhere: đó.

    A1Hà Nội onlyto recognize

  2. question softener

    particle

    In Hà Nội, it can end a question with a question word to make it softer, as thế does. Saigon says vậy or đó.

    Also: thế.

    In Saigon you say vậy.

    A1Hà Nội onlyto recognizeGrammar: Softening a question: … vậy / thế?

  3. you know

    particle

    At the end of a statement, Northern đấy points the listener at it, like 'you know' or 'mind you'. In Saigon, đó.

    In Saigon you say đó.

    A2Hà Nội onlyto recognizeGrammar: You know, mind you: … đó / đấy at the end

  4. someone, something

    pronoun

    someone (ai đấy), something (gì đấy), somewhere (đâu đấy)

    After a question word: ai đấy someone, gì đấy something, đâu đấy somewhere. Saigon says ai đó, gì đó.

    Said everywhere: đó.

    A2Hà Nội onlyto recognize

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