nhây
IPA
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days courseA ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
Meaning
2 senses
▸
An adjective describing an action that is unnecessarily prolonged and causes annoyance.
vi Câu chuyện của anh ấy thật là nhây.
en His story is unnecessarily lengthy.
An alternative way of saying the word cù nhây commonly used in daily speech.
vi Đừng nhây nữa, hãy làm việc đi.
en Stop being annoying, just go to work.