Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

gì

[zi˨˩]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) what; whatever

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cái gì, bất cứ cái gì

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

Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) anything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bất kỳ điều gì

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

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

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một cụm từ hỏi gần giống với What

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Common questions

What does “gì” mean?

(pronoun) what; whatever

Is “gì” formal or informal?

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