hỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam) hỳ
• (Central Vietnam) hỵ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɪj˨˩˦]

Particle

hỷ

1. (Central Vietnam) Used to create a tag question.

   Synonyms: he, hèo, hầy, hề, hửng

   Rứa hỷ?

   So, wasn't it?

   Phim ni hay hỷ?

   This movie really good, don't you think?

Usage notes

• Sometimes pronounced like hỳ, hỵ. There aren't related Northern Vietnamese nhỉ . Central Vietnamese suffix words have the consonant h- included hỷ, hỳ, hỵ, he, hè, hèo, hén, hây, hầy, hề, hủng, hửng, ha, hà, hả, há, hờ, hở. And non consotant h- included nghe, đa, chá, chẹ, nờ, nớ, nứ, nà, nạ, na, cà, vá, vớ, vé, ta, bây. Those haven't consonant nh-.

See also

• chơ, chớ