cái gì
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cái (“something”) + gì (“what; whatever”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˦ zi˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ jɪj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːj˦˥ jɪj˨˩]
Audio (Ho Chi Minh City) (file)
Pronoun[edit]
- something
- ai, cái gì, con gì ― the who, the what thing, the what animal
Usage notes[edit]
Cái gì is an example of using the pronoun gì with a classifier, cái being the most generic classifier, which can be used for emphasis. Other combinations including con gì and quả gì.