ra chơi

Vietnamese

Etymology

ra (“to go out”) +‎ chơi (“to play”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaː˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˧˧ cəːj˧˧]

Verb

ra chơi

1. (education) to go outside the class to play during recess

   giờ ra chơi ― recess

   Sao ngồi tù lù đó ? Không ra chơi à ?

   Why're you sitting forlorn there? Why not going out?