"đã/ cái" in Vietnamese: meaning, usage & examples (Southern dialect)

Definition

What it means

English

Words used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something needs to be done before doing something else (usually used in imperative sentences).

Tiếng Việt

Từ dùng ở cuối câu biểu thị ý cần phải hoàn thành điều gì đó trước khi làm một việc khác ( thường dùng trong câu cầu khiến)

Examples

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nghỉ ngơi một chút cái, một lát nữa chạy bộ tiếp

Rest a little, just later keep jogging
ăn cơm cái đã. học bài sau cũng được mà

let's eat first, to study after
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“đã/ cái” has more than one use

Same word, different jobs in a sentence. These are covered separately:

đã/ cái "Đã" and "cái" are informal particles used in Southern Vietnamese dialect to indicate a brief action or a quic…

Usage notes

'V + cái đã' / 'V + đã' at sentence end = 'do V first (before anything else)'. Used in imperatives and friendly suggestions. 'Nghỉ chút cái đã' = Let's rest first.

đã/ cái

What it means

In real Southern Vietnamese

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