ngày mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngày (“day”) +‎ mai (“early morning”).

For the semantic relationship, compare Chinese 明日 (míngrì) and 明天 (míngtiān), Japanese 明日 (ashita).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaj˨˩ maːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaj˦˩ maːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋa(ː)j˨˩ maːj˧˧]
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Adverb

ngày mai

  1. tomorrow
  2. (literary) the future

Synonyms

  • (colloquial) mai
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