What it means
"Khi nào" and "bao giờ" both mean "when" (interchangeable in the South). POSITION decides tense: at the FRONT it asks about the FUTURE ("Bao giờ bạn đi?" = when will you go), at the END it asks about the PAST ("Bạn đi khi nào?" = when did you go).
"Khi nào" và "bao giờ" đều nghĩa là "when" (miền Nam dùng lẫn nhau). VỊ TRÍ quyết định thì: đứng TRƯỚC hỏi TƯƠNG LAI ("Bao giờ bạn đi?"), đứng CUỐI hỏi QUÁ KHỨ ("Bạn đi khi nào?").
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