Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ni

[ni˧˧]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(determiner) this

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

điều này

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

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) now

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bây giờ

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) yardstick; point of reference

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

định mức, điểm tham chiếu

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What does “ni” mean?

(determiner) this

Is “ni” formal or informal?

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