kêu

order · call out · tell

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: keu

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. order

    verb

    Saigon's everyday word for ordering in a café or a restaurant; gọi works everywhere.

    A1Saigon only

  2. call out

    verb

    to call, to call out

    Calling out to someone, or calling them over. Hà Nội usually says gọi.

    A2

  3. tell

    verb

    to tell, to say

    Saigon's everyday word for telling someone to do something; Hà Nội says bảo. The person comes straight after it: kêu em làm.

    Said everywhere: bảo.

    A2Saigon onlyGrammar: Telling, making, asking someone to: kêu / bảo, bắt, nhờ + person + verb

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