Definition

1. Verb:
   • To invite with warmth and insistence: The primary meaning of "mời mọc" is to ask someone to go somewhere or do something in a very earnest, warm, and often persistent manner. It implies a repeated or heartfelt urging beyond a simple invitation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy mời mọc tôi đi uống cà phê nhiều lần. (He warmly and persistently invited me for coffee many times.)
  • Mời mọc mãi mà cũng không đến. (I invited him insistently, but he still didn't come.)
  • Cô ấy mời mọc các bạn tham dự bữa tiệc. (She earnestly invited her friends to attend the party.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a nuance of hospitality and a strong desire for the other person's presence or participation. It is not typically used for formal or perfunctory invitations.

Variants and Related Words

• Mời (v): to invite. This is the neutral, standard term for inviting someone.
  • Tôi mời bạn đến dự sinh nhật. (I invite you to the birthday party.)

Synonyms

• To urge: to try earnestly or persistently to persuade.
• To entreat: to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
• To press: to offer or ask for something insistently.

Related Idioms

• While "mời mọc" itself is not part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to expressions of persistent hospitality or urging.

1. Invite with warmth, invite with insistence
   • Mời mọc mãi mà cũng không đến
     To invite (someone with insistence invain