Definition

1. Verb:

   • To call: To address someone by name or to attract their attention by speaking loudly or using a signal.
   • To summon / to order: To formally request or command someone to come or to be present.
   • To name / to designate: To give a name or title to someone or something.
   • To phone / to call: To contact someone by telephone.

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To consider / to regard as: To describe or characterize someone or something in a specific way, often indicating a relationship or quality.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ gọi con về nhà. (Mother calls the child home.)
  • Cô ấy gọi một ly cà phê. (She orders a cup of coffee.)
  • Người ta gọi thành phố này là "Thành phố Hoa". (People call this city the "City of Flowers.")
  • Tôi sẽ gọi cho bạn vào ngày mai. (I will call you tomorrow.)
  • Tôi gọi cô ấy là dì. (I call her aunt.)

Advanced Usage

• "gọi là": Used to introduce what something is named or considered to be, often with a tone of concession or qualification.
  • Cái bánh này gọi là ngon. (This cake is considered good.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gọi điện (v): to make a phone call.

  • Anh ấy gọi điện cho công ty. (He phones the company.)

• Gọi món (v): to order food (in a restaurant).

  • Chúng tôi đã gọi món rồi. (We have already ordered the food.)

Synonyms

• Call: to cry out or to telephone.
• Summon: to authoritatively call for someone.
• Name: to give a title or appellation.
• Order: to request something to be provided.

Related Idioms

• Gọi hồn: to conjure or call a spirit.

  • Nghi lễ này dùng để gọi hồn người đã khuất. (This ritual is used to call the spirit of the deceased.)

• Gọi của đặt tên: (related to the concept of) naming something based on its characteristics.

  • Gọi của đặt tên, con mèo này có bộ lông đen nên tôi gọi nó là Mun. (To name it accordingly, this cat has black fur so I call it Mun.)

verb

1. to call; to hail
   • gọi xe tắc xi
     to call a cab To name; to call