hay

/hei/

Thân thiện

Ông khách hay đến chơi.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Interesting; good; excellent: Used to describe something that is of high quality, enjoyable, or intellectually stimulating.
   • Well; skillfully: Used to describe an action performed with great skill or talent.

2. Adverb:

   • Often; frequently: Indicates a high frequency or habitual occurrence of an action.
   • Or: A conjunction used to connect alternatives or choices.

3. Verb:

   • To know; to learn of; to hear about: To become aware of information or news.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Quyển sách này rất hay. (This book is very interesting.)
  • Cô ấy hát rất hay. (She sings very well.)

• Adverb (often):

  • Anh ấy hay quên chìa khóa. (He often forgets his keys.)
  • Chúng tôi hay gặp nhau ở công viên. (We often meet each other in the park.)

• Adverb (or):

  • Anh muốn cà phê hay trà? (Do you want coffee or tea?)
  • Chúng ta đi hay ở? (Shall we go or stay?)

• Verb:

  • Tôi vừa mới hay tin. (I have just learned the news.)
  • Làm sao để hay chuyện này sớm hơn? (How to know about this sooner?)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hay" is highly context-dependent. Its meaning as "or" is primarily used in questions and alternative statements.
• As a verb meaning "to know", it is often used with news or information () and is somewhat literary or formal in modern usage.

Variants and Related Words

• Hay ho (adj): Interesting, appealing, often used in a slightly casual or emphatic way.

  • Buổi tiệc có gì hay ho không? (Was there anything interesting at the party?)

• Hay biết (v): To know, to be informed (a more formal variant of the verb hay).

  • Mong sớm hay biết kết quả. (Hope to know the result soon.)

Synonyms

• Interesting: hấp dẫn, thú vị.
• Often: thường xuyên, luôn.
• Or: hoặc.
• To know: biết, được tin.

Related Idioms

• Hay chữ: Learned, erudite (literally "good with words/letters").

  • Ông ấy là người hay chữ. (He is a learned man.)

• Nói hay hơn làm: To be better at talking than doing; all talk and no action.

  • Đừng tin anh ta, nói hay hơn làm đấy. (Don't trust him, he's all talk and no action.)

• Ăn hay làm chẳng nên: To be good at neither eating nor working; to be incompetent.

  • Thằng bé ăn hay làm chẳng nên. (That boy is good for nothing.)

Học thuật

trạng ngữ or; whether

adj

1. well; grad; interesting
   • quyển sách này rất hay
     This book is very interesting

verb

1. to lear; to hear of; to come to know of
   • vừa mới hay tin vợ
     to have just learned of news from wife frequently; constantly; often
   • hay quên
     to often forget