đằng này

Vietnamese

Etymology

đằng (“way; direction”) +‎ này (“this”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˨˩ naj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˦˩ naj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˨˩ na(ː)j˨˩]

Noun

đằng này

(literal) this way, over here

Pronoun

đằng này

(Northern Vietnam, familiar or humorous) I/me, your pal or gal
Synonyms: tớ, đây, mình

Antonyms: cậu, đằng ấy

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