hay chưa"
/haj˧˧ t͡ɕuə˧˧/
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A common Vietnamese casual greeting meaning "Have you done it yet?" or used to ask "How's it going? / Ready yet?"
Bạn chuẩn bị xong hay chưa?
Are you done preparing yet?
Etymology
"Hay" derives from Old Vietnamese meaning "to finish", while "chưa" means "not yet"; the phrase evolved into a common casual inquiry over time.
Memory Aid
Remember "hay" = done, "chưa" = yet: together they ask if something is done yet!
Collocations
đi chơi hay chưaăn cơm hay chưavề nhà hay chưa
Synonyms
xong chưađược chưa
Related Words
chào hỏixong rồichưa xong