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tôi

Pronunciation Northern /toj˧˧/ Central /toj˧˥/ Southern /toj˧˧/
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I
7 senses 3 meanings
Pronoun
I
Noun
slave
Verb
temper
Details
7 senses · 3 meanings

I

Pronoun · 4 senses
Sense 1 Pronoun
I or me

A polite way to refer to yourself when talking to someone in a formal way.

vi Tôi xin chân thành cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ của quý vị.

en I would like to sincerely thank you for your help.

Sense 2 Pronoun
I or me

A common way to refer to yourself when you are talking to your friends.

Sense 3 Pronoun
I or me

A standard pronoun for referring to oneself in a professional or official setting.

Sense 4 Pronoun
I or me

A personal pronoun sometimes used by a man when speaking to a woman he loves.

slave

Noun · 2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
slave or servant Occupations & WorkplaceTheme JobsTag

A person of low status who served another person in former society; a servant.

vi Trong xã hội cũ, thân phận kẻ tôi rất thấp hèn.

en In the old society, the status of a servant was very low.

Sense 2 Noun
royal servant

A person who serves a king, queen, or other powerful ruler within a kingdom.

temper

Verb · 1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to temper or anneal

To heat and then cool a material like metal to make it harder or stronger.

vi Người thợ rèn đang tôi thanh kiếm trong nước lạnh.

en The blacksmith is tempering the sword in cold water.

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