mấy hồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

mấy +‎ hồi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məj˧˦ hoj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məj˨˩˦ hoj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məj˦˥ hoj˨˩]

Adverb

mấy hồi

  1. (colloquial) in no time, for a little bit
    Mất bài thì làm lại mấy hồi.
    If you lose your homework, you can just do it again in no time.
  2. a definite amount of time, some time
    Hoa nở được mấy hồi thì bão tới.
    The flowers bloomed for some time then the storm came.
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