mấy

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (Internet slang, text messaging)

Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *ɓǝlʔ.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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mấy (𠇍)

  1. some, an indefinite quantity greater than one

Usage notes

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  • Colloquially, mấy often replaces những and các as plural marker in many situations, but in formal writing, it rarely ever takes that role.
  • Plural marking is not always grammatically required in Vietnamese like in many Indo-European languages and can be omitted in many situations.
  • Sometimes deliberately spelled to convey informality on the Internet although the word is rarely (if ever) pronounced as such in real life.

Adverb

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mấy (𠇍)

  1. how much, how many
    Mấy giờ rồi?
    What time is it now?

See also

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