đi

go · let's · wear · getting less

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: di

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. go

    verb

    to go, to leave

    The place follows straight on, with no word for "to": đi chợ, go to the market.

    A1Grammar: đi + place, no 'to': đi Hà Nội, đi chợ, đi làm

  2. let's

    particle

    At the end of a sentence, đi urges someone to go ahead: Ăn đi! (go on, eat!). With mình in front it means "let's": Mình đi ăn đi!

    A1Grammar: Go on, do it / let's: verb + đi

  3. wear

    verb

    to wear (shoes, socks), to put on (shoes)

    Hà Nội's word for shoes and socks; Saigon says mang giày.

    In Saigon you say mang.

    A2Hà Nội onlyto recognize

  4. getting less

    particle

    After a describing word, đi says something is changing, usually losing something: ốm đi (get thinner), già đi (get older), yếu đi (get weaker). Growing more often takes ra or lên: mập ra, nóng lên.

    A2to recognizeGrammar: Getting more or less: adjective + ra / lên / đi / lại

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