kêu
order · call out · tell
Typed without accents: keu
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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order
verbSaigon's everyday word for ordering in a café or a restaurant; gọi works everywhere.
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I'll order two coffees, OK?
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Have you ordered yet?
A1Saigon only
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call out
verbto call, to call out
Calling out to someone, or calling them over. Hà Nội usually says gọi.
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Mom's calling me in to eat.
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Someone's calling you.
A2
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tell
verbto 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.
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Dad told me to come home early.
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Lan says she's busy tomorrow.
Said everywhere: bảo.
A2Saigon onlyGrammar: Telling, making, asking someone to: kêu / bảo, bắt, nhờ + person + verb
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