Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

tôi

[toj˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) slave; domestic servant

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nô lệ, người phục vụ

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Examples

𱙎妸挼碎誇咹誇黙Men and women want to own many servants, To show off their wealth and lifestyle.

Tôi... không biết nói sao nữa.I... don’t know what to say anymore.

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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

(noun) servant of a monarch

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người phục vụ của một vị vua

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Examples

nghĩa vua tôia good relationship between a king and his servants

tôi trunga loyal servant

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) I/me (used by someone with status equal or higher than his or her conversational partner, but doesn't want to sound too intimate to them)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi/bản thân tôi, dùng khi nói với người có địa vị tương đương

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

Examples

Không dám. Tôi sao sánh bằng chú được.Please, I can't compare to you, really.

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) I/me (used when talking to one's friends)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi/bản thân tôi, dùng khi nói với bạn bè

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

Examples

Bà ơi, cho tôi xin tờ giấy.Hey, can you lend me a sheet of paper?

Cái bà này lạ ! Làm sao tôi biết được !Aren't you a funny one? How the hell should I know?

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Common questions

What does “tôi” mean?

(noun) slave; domestic servant

Is “tôi” formal or informal?

tôi is generally informal.

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