cái gì

Vietnamese

Etymology

cái (“something”) +‎ gì (“what; whatever”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˦ zi˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ jɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːj˦˥ jɪj˨˩]

Pronoun

cái gì

something
ai, cái gì, con gì
the who, the what thing, the what animal

Usage notes

Cái gì is an example of using the pronoun gì with a classifier, cái being the most generic classifier, which can be used for emphasis. Other combinations including con gì and quả gì.

Interjection

cái gì

what; what the heck

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