gọi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "goi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɔj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɔj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɔj˨˩˨]

Verb

gọi • (, )

  1. to call or hail
    gọi điện (thoại)to make a phone call
    gọi xe tắc xito call/hail a cab
    gọi mónto hail a waiting person and place a food order
  2. to call, name or dub
    cái gọi làthe so-called

Derived terms

See also