đôi khi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
đôi (“double; pair; a few”) + khi (“the time (when)”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ xi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɗoj˧˧ xɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˧ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɗoj˧˧ xɪj˧˧]
Adverb edit
- sometimes; occasionally
- Synonym: thỉnh thoảng