nghe

listen · friendly ending

A1 · estimate

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. listen

    verb

    to listen, to hear

    Nghe covers both; nghe thấy stresses actually hearing.

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  2. friendly ending

    particle

    Southern, like nha: it ends a reminder, a promise or a goodbye and makes it friendly, like '…, OK?'. Casual speech also says nghen.

    Also: nha.

    In Hà Nội you say nhé.

    A2Saigon onlyto recognizeGrammar: …, OK? (soft suggestion): nha / nhé

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