Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To speak thoughtlessly / to talk recklessly: The phrase "nói trây" means to speak without careful consideration, often impulsively or without regard for the consequences or appropriateness of one's words.
   • To blurt out / to speak out of turn: It can describe the act of saying something one shouldn't, often interrupting or speaking without proper authority or context.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Đừng có nói trây khi người lớn đang bàn công việc. (Don't speak recklessly when the adults are discussing business.)
  • Nó nói trây vài câu rồi bị mẹ mắng. (He blurted out a few words and got scolded by his mother.)
  • Cô ấy hay nói trây nên đôi khi gây hiểu lầm. (She often speaks thoughtlessly, so sometimes it causes misunderstandings.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a nuance of childish or undisciplined speech, implying a lack of maturity or respect for conversational norms.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói bậy (v): to speak vulgarly or inappropriately.

  • Không được nói bậy trước mặt trẻ con. (You must not speak vulgarly in front of children.)

• Nói hớ (v): to make a slip of the tongue, to say something unintentionally.

  • Cô ấy nói hớ nên rất ngại. (She made a slip of the tongue and was very embarrassed.)

Synonyms

• Blurt out: to say suddenly and without careful consideration.
• Speak out of turn: to speak at an inappropriate time.
• Jabber: to talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense.

Related Idioms

• Nói như vẹt: to parrot, to repeat words without understanding.

  • Đứa trẻ nói như vẹt những gì nó nghe được. (The child parrots everything it hears.)

• Nói trước quên sau: to be forgetful or inconsistent in speech.

  • Ông ấy già rồi, hay nói trước quên sau. (He's old and often says one thing then forgets it.)