này

this · look! here · in here

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: nay

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. this

    pronoun

    After a noun: cà phê này, this coffee. It comes last in the phrase: cái áo trắng này. To start a sentence, use đây: Đây là …

    A1Grammar: This, that after the noun: … này, … đó, … kia

  2. look! here

    particle

    Northern: at the end of a sentence, này points something out, 'here, look', as when you hand something over. Saigon says nè.

    In Saigon you say nè.

    A2Hà Nội onlyto recognizeGrammar: Look! Here! … nè, kìa

  3. in here

    pronoun

    here

    After a place word: ở dưới này, down here; trong này, in here; ngoài này, out here. On its own, 'here' is đây.

    A1

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