đây
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Meaning
8 senses · 4 meanings
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here
A word used to indicate the specific position or place where the speaker is.
vi Hãy ngồi xuống đây với tôi.
en Please sit here with me.
A word used to refer to an object or person near the speaker's location.
vi Đây là món quà tôi dành cho bạn.
en This is the gift I have for you.
A word used to refer to the present moment, the time that is happening now, as in từ đây (from now on).
vi Cho đến đây, mọi việc vẫn ổn.
en So far, everything is fine.
I
A self-referencing pronoun used in familiar contexts or with a proud, sometimes rude tone.
vi Đây không bao giờ làm việc đó.
en I would never do that.
here is ...; here ... is
A particle used to emphasize a specific object or person located in this place.
vi Chính là người này đây.
en It is this person right here.
A sentence-final particle used to emphasize a particular location or visible event.
vi Xe buýt đến rồi đây!
en Here comes the bus!
... I wonder?; ... now?
A particle placed at the end of a sentence to express doubt or uncertainty.
vi Anh định đi đâu đây?
en Where are you going?
A particle at the end of a sentence that shows the speaker's guess about something happening now or about to happen, often used with chắc 'probably' (e.g. Chắc trời sắp mưa đây, 'It's probably going to rain').
vi Chắc là có chuyện gì đây.
en There must be something going on.