ngầy
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Definition
- Verb:
- To annoy, to bother, to pester: "ngầy" means to disturb someone persistently, causing irritation or inconvenience. It is often used in a colloquial or regional context.
- To trouble, to worry: It can also imply causing someone mental distress or worry through persistent disturbance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đang làm việc lại có người đến ngầy. (To be troubled by someone while one is busy at one's work.)
- Cậu ta đến ngầy tôi suốt một buổi sáng. (He came to bother me all morning long.)
- Đừng ngầy bà ấy nữa, bà ấy đang mệt. (Stop pestering her; she's tired.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngầy ngà": This is a reduplicated form that intensifies the meaning, suggesting continuous, annoying disturbance.
- Đứa trẻ cứ ngầy ngà đòi mua đồ chơi. (The child kept pestering incessantly to buy a toy.)
- The word "ngầy" is primarily used in spoken Vietnamese and may carry a regional flavor. It is less common in formal writing.
Variants and Related Words
- Quấy rầy (verb): To disturb, to bother. This is a more standard synonym.
- Làm phiền (verb): To trouble, to inconvenience. A common and polite way to say "to bother".
- Phiền nhiễu (verb): To harass, to cause trouble. A stronger, more formal term.
Synonyms
- Làm phiền: to trouble, to bother.
- Quấy rầy: to disturb, to pester.
- Gây rắc rối: to cause trouble.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đến ngầy: To come and bother (someone).
- Nó cứ hay đến ngầy khi tôi học bài. (He always comes to bother me when I'm studying.)
Related Idioms
- Ngầy như ruồi: To pester like a fly (i.e., to bother someone relentlessly).
- Đứa bé cứ ngầy như ruồi hỏi đi hỏi lại một câu. (The child pestered like a fly, asking the same question over and over.)
- (địa phương) Annoy, trouble, worry
- Đang làm việc lại có người đến ngầyTo be troubled by someone while one is busy at one's work