Vietnamese Word of the Day
thôi
/THOY/ • particle / interjection — 17th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: used to tell someone to stop or to indicate sufficiency ('that's enough'), or as a particle meaning 'only/just' or to soften/accept something (like 'alright' or 'okay').
Examples
- Thôi, đừng làm nữa.
(Stop, don't do it anymore.) - Thôi, đủ rồi, cảm ơn.
(That's enough, thank you.) - Thôi được, mình làm theo ý bạn.
(Alright, fine, I'll do it your way.)
Synonyms
- dừng
- đủ
- chỉ
Thôi is very common in spoken Vietnamese. Use it to tell someone to stop an action, to say something is sufficient, or to soften acceptance. Tone and context matter: it can sound polite or abrupt depending on how you say it. It often appears with other words like 'thôi nhé', 'thôi được', or 'thôi đi'.
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