Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ai

[ʔaːj˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) who

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ai đó

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Ai hỏi?Who asked?

Ai (mà) biết.Who knows? / How should I know?

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) whoever, anyone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bất kỳ ai

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Ai cũng được.Anyone is fine.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) someone, someone else

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một người nào đó, người khác

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What does “ai” mean?

(pronoun) who

Is “ai” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.