Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

gọi

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to call or hail

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gọi hoặc reo

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

gọi điện (thoại)to make a phone call

gọi xe tắc xito call/hail a cab

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to call, name or dub

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gọi, đặt tên hoặc đặt biệt danh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

cái gọi làthe so-called

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What does “gọi” mean?

(verb) to call or hail

Is “gọi” formal or informal?

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

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