mãi

Meaning

1. forever

   adverb

   on and on, forever, for ages

   After the verb, like Saigon's hoài. Mãi mãi is 'forever', and mãi … mới 'only after ages'.

   • Tìm mãi mới thấy.

     I searched for ages before I found it.

   • Em sẽ nhớ chị mãi.

     I'll remember you forever.

   In Saigon you say hoài.

   Grammar: On and on, at long last: mãi, mãi … mới