Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To chat, to have a casual conversation: "nói gẫu" refers to the action of talking in a relaxed, informal, and often lengthy manner, typically about everyday, non-serious topics.
   • To gossip, to chit-chat: It can imply talking about trivial matters or engaging in light gossip.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Họ ngồi quán cà phê nói gẫu cả buổi chiều. (They sat at the coffee shop chatting [away] all afternoon.)
  • Đừng chỉ nói gẫu, hãy tập trung vào công việc. (Don't just chit-chat; focus on the work.)

Advanced Usage

• "nói gẫu phiếm": To chat idly, to make small talk.
  • Buổi gặp mặt chỉ toàn nói gẫu phiếm. (The gathering was just full of idle chatter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyện gẫu (n): Casual chat, chit-chat.
  • Đó chỉ là chuyện gẫu thôi, đừng lo. (That's just chit-chat, don't worry.)
• Buôn chuyện (v): To gossip (often with a slightly more negative connotation than "nói gẫu").
• Tán gẫu (v): A very close synonym, meaning to chat or have a casual talk.

Synonyms

• Trò chuyện: To converse, to talk (more general).
• Tán chuyện: To chat, to talk (similar to "tán gẫu").

Related Idioms

• Nói chuyện trên trời dưới đất / Nói chuyện đầu trời cuối đất: To talk about all sorts of things, to talk about everything under the sun (emphasizing the wide-ranging, casual nature of the conversation, similar to "nói gẫu").
  • Hai đứa nói chuyện đầu trời cuối đất mãi không hết. (The two of them talked about everything under the sun endlessly.)

1. Chat [away]