cái gì
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editcái (“something”) + gì (“what; whatever”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˦ zi˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ jɪj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˦˥ jɪj˨˩]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Pronoun
edit- something
- ai, cái gì, con gì ― the who, the what thing, the what animal
Usage notes
editCái 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.