Definition

1. Interjection:
   • Calling out to each other noisily: "í ới" describes the sound or action of people calling back and forth to each other in a loud, often cheerful or attention-seeking manner. It emphasizes a noisy, reciprocal exchange of shouts or calls.
   • Shouting, yelling: It can also represent the general act of shouting or yelling, often from a distance.

Usage Examples

• Interjection:
  • Hai đứa trẻ í ới nhau từ đầu làng đến cuối xóm. (The two children were noisily calling out to each other from one end of the village to the other.)
  • Đừng í ới ở đây, làm ồn quá! (Don't shout back and forth here; it's too noisy!)

Advanced Usage

• "í a í ới" (reduplicative form, intensifying meaning): This form increases the sense of noise, commotion, and the back-and-forth nature of the calling.
  • Cả nhóm í a í ới trên đồi, ai cũng nghe thấy. (The whole group was noisily shouting to each other on the hill; everyone could hear them.)

Variants and Related Words

• Í ớt (less common variant): A similar, though less common, variant meaning to call out or shout.
• Gọi í ới: A compound phrase meaning "to call out noisily to each other."
• La í ới: A compound phrase meaning "to yell/shout back and forth."

Synonyms

• Gọi nhau: To call each other.
• La hét: To yell, to scream.
• Hò hét: To shout loudly (often in excitement).

Related Phrases

• Nói chuyện í ới: To talk in a loud, shouting manner (often over a distance).
  • Họ phải nói chuyện í ới vì nhạc quá to. (They had to talk by shouting because the music was too loud.)

1. Call each other (one another). noisily
   • í a í ới (láy, ý tăng)