này
this · look! here · in here
Typed without accents: nay
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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this
pronounAfter 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 …
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look! here
particleNorthern: 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
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in here
pronounhere
After a place word: ở dưới này, down here; trong này, in here; ngoài này, out here. On its own, 'here' is đây.
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It's nice and cool in here, come in.
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