đôi khi

Vietnamese

Etymology

đôi (“double; pair; a few”) +‎ khi (“the time (when)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ xi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɗoj˧˧ xɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɗoj˧˧ xɪj˧˧]

Adverb

đôi khi

1. sometimes; occasionally

   Synonym: thỉnh thoảng