hỏi

ask · hỏi tone

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: hoi

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. ask

    verb

    To ask a question; to ask for something, say xin.

    A1

  2. hỏi tone

    noun

    hỏi tone, dipping tone

    Marked with a small hook above the vowel, as in hỏi. In Saigon it sounds the same as the ngã tone, so the two are learnt as spelling.

    A1

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