# hoài meaning in Vietnamese: on and on (A2)

> hoài means “on and on, all the time” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoai-on-and-on/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**hoài**: on and on

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hoai

## 1. on and on (adverb)

on and on, all the time, over and over

After the verb, often a complaint. In Hà Nội, *mãi*.

- Saigon: Ảnh nói hoài. | Hà Nội: Anh ấy nói mãi. — He goes on and on.
- Saigon: Em quên hoài. | Hà Nội: Em cứ quên mãi. — I keep forgetting.

Said everywhere: [mãi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mai-forever/#s_mai_forever).

Saigon only

Grammar: [On and on, at long last: mãi, mãi … mới](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/mai-on-and-on/)

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