đây
Meaning
8 senses · 4 meanings
▸
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 current moment or the time an event occurs.
vi Cho đến đây, mọi việc vẫn ổn.
en Until now, everything is still 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.
emphatic particle
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 đã đến đây rồi.
en The car has arrived here already.
question particle
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 used at the end of a sentence to suggest existence without proof.
vi Chắc là có chuyện gì đây.
en There must be something going on.