hãy

See also: hay, hây, and Hay

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ha(ː)j˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

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Adverb

hãy • (唉)

1. do; let's (mild imperative sentence-initial particle)

   Hãy cho biết ... ― Tell me ...

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Mandarin 還／还 (hái, “still; yet”).

Adverb

hãy

1. still; yet

   hãy còn trẻ

   still young