nói trây
Definition
- 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.)