nơi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "noi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) nơi • (坭, 尼)

  1. place
    Synonyms: chỗ, chốn
    ở nơi công cộng ― in public
  2. (rare) Used to refer to (without explicitly stating) a romantic partner whom someone wants to marry.

Pronoun

nơi • (坭, 尼)

  1. where
    Đó là nơi tôi lớn lên.
    That's where I grew up.

Usage notes

  • As a noun, nơi is usually more formal than chỗ, which is more often seen in the colloquial register, while chốn is literary.

Derived terms

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