nhỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) nhể
• (Northern Vietnam) nhở
• (Northern Vietnam) nhờ

Pronunciation

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

Particle

nhỉ • (𠰚)

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

   Synonyms: hỷ, he, hèo, hầy

   Chắc hay lắm nhỉ?

   Must have been good, wasn't it?

   Bài này khó dữ nhỉ?

   This one's really tough, don't you think?

Usage notes

• Nhỉ is the most common form in writing, but in speech, the pronunciation might vary between nhỉ, nhể and nhở.

See also

• chơ, chớ, chứ