Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ấy

[ʔəj˧˦]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(determiner) that; those

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kia, những cái kia

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Connotation: humorous

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(particle) sentence-ending intensifying particle

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hạt nhân kết thúc câu nhấn mạnh

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Connotation: humorous

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) you, my buddy/gal

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bạn, người bạn

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Connotation: humorous

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

What does “ấy” mean?

(determiner) that; those

Is “ấy” formal or informal?

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